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Candidates › CA-45 race › 2025–2026
R Republican nominee for U.S. House, CA-45
Has not served in Congress
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Government’s first job is keeping families safe. I’ll always back law enforcement and work to strengthen trust with standards that work for both local and federal authorities: body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, and proven community-policing tactics. We’ll hit organized retail theft with federal task forces and take on the fentanyl supply chain, from Chinese precursor suppliers to Mexican cartels, so dealers and suppliers face real consequences.
I’ll push to: increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking; expand data-sharing against organized theft; fully fund training and equipment so officers and federal agents can do the job safely and professionally.
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Families feel it in their wallets: at the pump, the grocery store, and in their insurance bills. I’ll vote to cut wasteful spending that fuels inflation, protect Social Security and Medicare for today’s seniors, and apply a mayor’s discipline to every dollar: targeting fraud and duplication rather than just ask taxpayers to pay more.
I’ll push to: audit waste and fraud across all agencies; streamline permits and infrastructure that lower costs; protect earned benefits for seniors while safeguarding long-term solvency by cracking down on fraud and abuse.
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The federal government spends billions with too little to show. Funding must come with accountability and outcomes: treatment, shelter, and recovery that move people off the streets, while enforcing no-camping rules near schools and parks. And we’ll treat fentanyl like the public-safety emergency it is.
I’ll push to: audit grants and contracts; strip funding from ineffective programs; prioritize mental-health and addiction treatment beds tied to measurable results; and crack down on fentanyl traffickers and pill-press operations.
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Parents should be partners in education. Let’s raise reading, math, and science performance, expand CTE and STEM pathways, and keep classrooms focused on learning, not politics. My wife Traci is a classroom teacher, I know teachers need more support. I’ll support better funding for tutoring and proven literacy programs, so every child learns to read on time and graduates ready for college or a good career.
I’ll push to: expand CTE and STEM programs; increase federal support for evidence-based reading instruction; and ensure parents have a real voice in their children’s education.
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We’re a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. I know firsthand the importance of immigration and doing it the right way. I’ll support secure borders and faster asylum decisions, paired with better training and resources for agents so enforcement is effective, safe, and professional. We don’t need more racial profiling; we do need agents to have the right tools, techniques, and accountability. We must also modernize legal immigration so employers can hire lawfully, and families follow a fair, orderly process.
I’ll push to: finish border technology and infrastructure; speed up asylum and visa processing; and modernize legal immigration so families and employers can follow the law without years of delay
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No more sweetheart deals. I’ll fight to end congressional insider stock trading. I’ll demand transparent budgets, tough audits, and stronger ethics rules, because taxpayer dollars should go to results, not insiders. That’s how I’ve led locally, and it’s how I’ll lead in Washington.
I’ll push to: ban stock trading by members of Congress; require full budget transparency; and strengthen penalties for ethics and lobbying violations.
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I support Israel because it is unequivocally in the national security interests of the United States.
Across the world, America should be strong and smart: help allies with technology, training, and equipment; keep aid accountable; and reserve U.S. forces for extraordinary circumstances like saving American lives. We do not need boots on the ground and endless wars that cost too many American lives and treasure.
I’ll push to: strengthen alliances through technology and intelligence sharing; require oversight and results for foreign aid; and keep U.S. troops out of open-ended foreign conflicts.
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Taiwan is a free, democratic society and a vital U.S. partner, and America has both a moral and strategic obligation to help ensure it can defend itself against aggression from the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. policy under the Taiwan Relations Act has helped preserve peace for decades, and that commitment must remain clear and credible. A strong Taiwan is essential to regional stability, global supply chains, and American national security, which is why I support strengthening Taiwan’s defensive capabilities and deepening economic and technological ties. In Congress, I will stand firmly with the people of Taiwan and push back against CCP aggression, coercion, and intimidation.
I will also push to: oppose the Vietnamese Communist Party’s attempts to gain influence in America. That’s why I support protecting Westminster and Garden Grove’s public assets from influence by the Vietnamese Communist government and its affiliates and I support banning them from acquiring, leasing, or renting city property in those cities or anywhere in California.
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FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00922427
81¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 6 reports ($762K of $937.5K). Cash on hand went from $82.3K on Dec 31, 2025 to $175.5K on Oct 14, 2026.
| Report | Raised in the period | Spent in the period | Cash on hand at its close |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025 | $91,765 | $9,501 | $82,264 |
| APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026 | $230,129 | $85,954 | $226,439 |
| PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through May 13, 2026 | $84,052 | $128,681 | $181,809 |
| JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026 | $89,817 | $196,750 | $74,876 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026 | $348,229 | $127,298 | $295,807 |
| PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 | $93,477 | $213,828 | $175,456 |
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
76 endorsers listed on Chuong Vo’s own campaign site: 1 party, 72 officials, 3 people.
This is the campaign's claim, checked by an editor against its page; the endorsers have not confirmed it to us. Each name opens the campaign’s page with that name highlighted.
OC Supervisor
OC Supervisor
State Senator
Mayor, Fountain Valley
Mayor, La Palma
Mayor, Seal Beach
Mayor Pro Tem, La Palma
Mayor, Garden Grove
Former Congressional Candidate, CA-45
Former Congressional Candidate, CA-45
Esq. · Member, OC Board of Education
Advanced · 24,591 votes (15%) · 2 of 6 · Full results ↗
Lost · 122,513 votes (47%) · 2 of 2 · Full results ↗
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the campaign’s; the record marking is ours.
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,539 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $332.1K.
The 5 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 6 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $23.5K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Total reported receipts $937,469
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
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87% of the money placed by state came from inside California: $287.5K of $332.1K.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 499 contributions · 87% | $287,537 |
| 243 contributions · 2.9% | $9,483 |
| 64 contributions · 1.4% | $4,637 |
| 9 contributions · 1.1% | $3,650 |
| 103 contributions · 0.9% | $2,943 |
| 47 contributions · 0.9% | $2,851 |
| 9 contributions · 0.8% | $2,712 |
| 52 contributions · 0.8% | $2,698 |
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 28 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an employer · 1,294 contributions · 35% of ranked | $110,178 |
| 4 contributions · 4.4% of ranked | $14,000 |
| 2 contributions · 2.2% of ranked | $7,000 |
| 2 contributions · 2.2% of ranked | $7,000 |
| 2 contributions · 2.2% of ranked | $7,000 |
| 2 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $6,000 |
| 2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked | $5,000 |
| 2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked | $5,000 |
A further $14,176 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($247,420) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
The campaign also refunded $5,168 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Total itemized disbursements $632,164
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 170 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
13 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $9,925 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 17 payments · 38% of all spending | $288,603 |
| 11 payments · 21% of all spending | $158,269 |
| 1 payment · 6.6% of all spending | $50,000 |
| 12 payments · 3.8% of all spending | $28,662 |
| 13 payments · 3.1% of all spending | $23,459 |
| 9 payments · 1.3% of all spending | $9,756 |
| 5 payments · 1.3% of all spending | $9,671 |
| 3 payments · 1.1% of all spending | $8,233 |
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an occupation · 1,297 contributions · 33% of ranked | $110,878 |
| 21 contributions · 11% of ranked | $37,000 |
| 6 contributions · 4.4% of ranked | $14,750 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 6 contributions · 3.9% of ranked | $13,000 |
| 8 contributions · 3.8% of ranked | $12,760 |
| 11 contributions · 3.4% of ranked | $11,250 |
| 10 contributions · 2.9% of ranked | $9,750 |
| 3 contributions · 2.6% of ranked | $8,500 |
A further $476 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($247,420) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.