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Who Is US House Virginia District 10 Candidate Hung Cao? Wikipedia, Parents, Wife, & Net Worth

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Who Is US House Virginia District 10 candidate, Hung Cao? Please find out about his age, height, Wikipedia, parents, siblings, wife, kids, net worth, salary, and many more…

Thank You Hung Cao for your 25 years of service to the country. But this isn’t the reason for him to be in limelight. Hung Cao came to the limelight after was nominated for the General election for US House Virginia District 10.

He is out of social media. However, he has election campaign pages on various social media like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Who Is Hung Cao? Wikipedia Details

Hung Cao is a retired US Navy, who is running for the General election for U.S. House Virginia District 10. He was born in 1971 making him 50 years old. Hung was born in Vietnam. However, he holds an American nationality. He was brought to the USA at the age of five. 

Hung Cao has a Vietnamese ethnicity and has faith in Christianity.

Hung did his high school at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and graduated in 1989. Moreover, he did his BS in ocean engineering at United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1996. Finally, Hung did his MS in Applied Physics from Naval Postgraduate School and graduated in 2008.

With Naval background, at the age of 50, Hung has a muscular body with a height of 5 feet and 10 inches. 

Who Are Hung Cao’s Parents?

Hung Cao’s parents are immigrants from Vietnam, who fled to the USA just 14 hours before the Fall of Saigon. However, after a short stay in the USA, his parents moved to West Africa for seven years. Finally, his parents settled in Annandale, Virginia.

His father, Quan Cao, worked overseas in order to feed his children and died at the age of 84 in February 2022. Hung’s mother’s name is Ngoc-Tram Nguyen. His parents have been together for 61 years.

Hung isn’t the only child of his parents. He has four sisters, Thuy Lynch, Van Tran, Diep Duong, and Hai Eastman.

Is Hung Cao Married?

Hung Cao is a married man and has been together with his wife, April Lakata Cao, for 23 years. The couple married on 13 December 1998. The pair regularly moved across the country based on work of Hung. However, they settled in Purcellville, Virginia after 13 moves across the United States.

The pair is parents to five children, Gabriel, Grace, Evelyn, Claire, and Liam Cao.

What Does Hung Cao Do?

Currently, Hung Cao is nominated as the candidate for the General election for U.S. House Virginia District 10 from Republic Party which election is happening in November 2021. However, for the past 25 years, he served in the Navy since 1996.

 
 
 
 
 
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After graduation from US Naval Academy, he served as a Deep Sea Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer. As a Navy Diver, he salvaged several plane wreckages including the recovery of John F. Kennedy Jr, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette.

Hung has served the US in various countries like Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan. He last returned from Afghanistan, just before the Taliban captured it.

How Much Is Hung Cao’s Net Worth?

After 25 years of serving in NAVY, Hung Cao has an estimated net worth of $500,000. He has an average salary of $65,136 per year as the EOD officer in NAVY.

Hung Cao has a house in Purcellville, Virginia.