Anh Joseph Cao, a Republican, defeated the incumbent Democrat Representative William Jefferson
In recent years Jefferson has been fighting scandals and a federal indictment for money laundering, bribery and misusing his congressional office, which he denies. Last year the FBI reported finding $90,000 in marked bills in Jefferson’s freezer.
Cao came to the United States as a child in the 1975 evacuation of Saigon and earned degrees in law, physics and philosophy. His new district has only 11% registered Republicans, but with about 80% of the votes counted, Cao was winning 53-43.
Cao is also an immigration attorney, a proponent of the DREAM Act and of responsible, common sense immigration reform measures.
Chalk up a win for the good guys in the fight against the hate and rancor of the extremist right.
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