Republican victories: 2008 Archives

Some good news! The first Vietnamese-American, a Republican, has been elected to Congress in Louisiana, defeating Democrat William Jefferson (he with the $100,000 in cash in his freezer) in the heavily black Second District of Lousiana in New Orleans. Lawyer Ahn "Joseph" Cao did the impossible.

“I’m speechless right now,” he said before thanking a litany of people who he said contributed to his victory. "I came over here when I was eight years old, I had absolutely nothing. I didn't speak any English. The American dream is alive and well."

Cao came to the United States as a child after the fall of Saigon in 1975 and went on to earn degrees in philosophy, physics and law.

Another Louisiania Republican won election to Congress to replace a retiring Republican. In the 4th Congressional District in western Louisiana, Republican John Fleming squeaked past Democrat Paul Carmouche in the race to replace retiring 10-term Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La.

Details here.