CA-45 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleMayor
PartyRepublican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundLaw enforcement officer (retired)
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (anthropology; emphasis in biology)
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Notable personal detailsChuong Vo is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 45th Congressional District (2026). He previously served on the Cerritos City Council (2020–2025), including a term as mayor (2022–2023), and he is a retired law enforcement officer who served about 28 years with the Torrance Police Department. He studied anthropology (with an emphasis in biology) at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports a balanced approach to deficit reduction combining fiscal responsibility with targeted investments, advocates reforming the tax code to close loopholes and ensure corporations pay their fair share, and seeks to cut wasteful spending while maintaining critical services for working families.
Healthcare
The candidate has said he will work to lower insurance costs, protect Medicare and Social Security for current seniors, and target waste and fraud in federal programs; he emphasizes accountability and measurable outcomes for mental-health and addiction treatment funding. Policy statements on broader health reforms (for example, support or opposition to the ACA, a public option, or Medicare for All) are not specified on his campaign site.
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Immigration & Border
Supports secure borders and faster asylum decisions while also modernizing legal immigration to speed visa processing and allow employers and families to follow the law. Proposes finishing border technology and infrastructure and increasing resources and training for agents to enforce immigration safely and professionally. Emphasizes modernization of legal pathways to reduce multi-year delays for families and employers.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports backing law enforcement and strengthening public-safety tools such as body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, community policing, federal task forces to combat organized retail theft, and actions against the fentanyl supply chain. Emphasizes restoring safety and supporting police rather than proposing new broad firearm restrictions in available campaign materials.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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