Congratulations to Joseph Cao on his win against corrupt Democrat William Jefferson (yes, the same guy who had the National Guard escort him to his house during Katrina so he could clean the cash out of his freezer).

Born in war-ravaged Vietnam, Cao fled to the United States when he was 8, learned English, earned degrees in physics and philosophy, and joined the Catholic seminary.

When his views on how best to serve the poor changed, Cao went to law school, began a practice specializing in immigration, settled in Venetian Isles and started a family.

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