VIRGINIA — Former U.S. Senate candidate for Virginia, Hung Cao, was announced Thursday as the new United States Under Secretary of the Navy by President Trump on Truth Social.
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Cao came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam and served in the Navy for 25 years. He ran for U.S. Senate in Virginia, but ultimately lost to Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024.
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He also ran for Congress in Northern Virginia in 2022, but lost.
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