Tag: Anh Cao
By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Sun Dec 07, 2008 at 10:21:10 AM EST
Tags: Anh Cao, William Jefferson (all tags)
Posted on Sun Dec 07, 2008 at 10:21:10 AM EST
Tags: Anh Cao, William Jefferson (all tags)
Indicted longterm LA Congressman William Jefferson has been defeated. The winner of the House seat for the district which includes New Orleans is Republican lawyer Anh Cao.
Cao emigrated from Vietnam when he was 8, after the fall of Saigon. This is his first elected office and he will be the first Vietnamese-American in Congress.
Turnout in Saturday's election, which was postponed due to Hurricane Gustav, was not high. While Jefferson's corruption charges are thought to have increased turnout in the white community and largely contributed to his defeat, and turnout among blacks was lower than usual, this is also interesting: [More...]
(26 comments, 298 words in story) There's More :: Permalink :: Comments
