2024 VA Senate race: on Homeland Security


Hung Cao: We need a strong military to keep pace with foreign threats

The four levers of national power are Diplomacy, Information, Military and Economy (DIME). . The Biden administration has been feckless in all aspects of DIME and now we need a strong military to keep pace with countries that could threaten our national security. That means developing new technologies in order to remain competitive.
Source: 2024 Virginia Senate campaign website HungForVA.com Jun 20, 2024

Hung Cao: Aid to Ukraine is depleting our national strategic reserves

Asked about the Ukraine war's effect on the U.S. economy and the proper U.S. response, Cao said, "My heart goes out to the Ukrainian people.... But right now we're borrowing $55 billion from China to pay for the war in Ukraine. Not only that, we're depleting our national strategic reserves."
Source: AP News on 2024 Virginia Senate race Oct 20, 2022

Hung Cao: Graduated US Naval Academy; deployed to Afghanistan

Q: Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A: Hung Cao was a refugee from Vietnam. He grew up in West Africa and returned to the U.S. in 1982. He with the first graduating class of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Hung graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a BS in Ocean Engineering. Hung holds a Master's in Applied Physics, and he is a MIT and Harvard Fellow.

Hung retired in October 2021 as Captain, dedicating 25 years in Navy Special Operations. He commanded various special operations units around the world. During his last combat deployment in 2020-2021 he was the Director of counter-Improvised Threats throughout Afghanistan.

Hung worked with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force for four years alongside law enforcement. Hung programmed and balanced the Navy's $140B annual budget. In Hung's final assignment, he led the Department of Defense in Sensitive Activities.

Source: Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: 2024 Virginia Senate race Nov 1, 2022

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GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
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LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
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GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
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HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
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