October 5, 2022
10th Congressional District Candidates' Forum
Tenth Congressional District Candidates' Forum
IN PERSON at the
Manassas Park Community Center!
October 5, 2022, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Check C100 FB PAGE for another recording (quality is not as good as CSPAN)
October 5, 2022, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Candidates' Forum for Tenth U.S. House District Candidates
Jennifer T. Wexton* (D) and Hung Cao (R)
Co-sponsored by C100 and LWVPW-FA
At
Manassas Park Community Center (map below)
99 Adams St, Manassas Park, VA 20111
http://www.manassasparkcommunitycenter.com/
Moderated by Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, Director, Center for Leadership and Media Studies, University of Mary Washington, (bio here)
* Incumbent. Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot, as determined by the VA Department of Elections
C100 INFORMATION ABOUT CANDIDATE QUESTIONS HERE
HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL LINKS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING ON NOVEMBER 8TH
An interactive map that can help to determine where to vote and the new district lines
Virginia Voter Information – Citizen Portal
See Sample Ballot for Prince William County at: PWCVotes
Scroll down for candidates' biographies and their websites
MEET THE CANDIDATES & MODERATOR
Jennifer T. Wexton - D
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has been serving the people of Northern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley for two decades as a prosecutor, advocate for abused children, state Senator, and now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 10th District.
In her legal career, Jennifer served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County, prosecuting felony and misdemeanor criminal and traffic cases in all of the Loudoun Courts. She later served as a court-appointed guardian ad litem, representing abused or neglected children, as a special justice in mental commitment hearings, and as a substitute judge in proceedings in Loudoun County’s district courts.
Jennifer took her passion for protecting others to the state Senate, winning a special election in January 2014. In her five years in Richmond, Jennifer found bipartisan support for her legislation to make our children safer, combat the heroin and opioid epidemic, increase access to affordable healthcare, prepare our children for jobs of the future, ease traffic congestion, and bring more businesses to Northern Virginia.
Jennifer came to Congress with experience in legislating and a deep understanding of Virginia’s 10th district and the issues that matter most to our region’s families. In Congress, Jennifer has worked to make health care more affordable for our families, keep our kids safe from gun violence, and has fought to protect the interests of federal workers and contractors in our region. She has introduced 17 pieces of legislation in her first term, passing four bipartisan bills through the House, with her recently introduced Retirement Protection Act being signed into law as a part of the CARES Act Coronavirus response.
Jennifer lives in Leesburg with her husband, two sons, and two rescued Labrador retrievers.
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Hung Cao - R
Hung Cao is a retired Navy Captain who served in Special Operations for twenty-five years. He and his wife April are the parents of five beautiful children whom they homeschool. After their thirteenth move across the United States and around the world in the service of our nation, Hung and April made their home in Purcellville, Virginia where they have been active in their community and their church, Cornerstone Chapel for the last five years.
Hung is a refugee from Vietnam and immigrant to the United States. Hung’s family escaped in 1975 shortly before the fall of Saigon. After a brief stay in the United States, his family relocated to West Africa where he was educated in French schools before returning to Annandale, Virginia in 1982. Hung is a proud member of the inaugural graduating class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Moved by the opportunities afforded to his family, Hung vowed to serve his newly adopted country and was accepted to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Upon graduation, he served as a Deep Sea Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer. As a Navy Diver, he salvaged several plane wreckages including the recovery of John F. Kennedy Jr, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette. Hung deployed in combat to Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia serving alongside Special Forces and SEAL Teams.
Hung’s non-combat assignments included balancing the Navy’s $140 Billion budget at the Pentagon, writing Department of Defense policy, working with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in San Diego California, establishing a Sheriff’s bomb squad in Monterey, California, and participating in humanitarian and disaster relief in Pakistan. In his private time, Hung has served multiple non-profit organizations and gone on mission trips around the world. He and his family established a 501(c)3 which builds beeping Easter Eggs for children with visual impairments.
Hung returned from his last deployment to Afghanistan in January 2021. As he was retiring from the United States Navy in October, Kabul fell, eerily similar to his native Saigon, leaving hundreds of Americans stranded and abandoning our allies. These events and the issues that are crippling our nation prompted him to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia’s tenth Congressional District. Washington has forgotten that it works for the American people and needs a clear reminder, as Ronald Reagan said, that “we the people tell the government what to do; it doesn’t tell us”. Hung believes that Virginia needs a Representative who upholds the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, Moderator
Director, Center for Leadership and Media Studies, University of Mary Washington
Stephen J. Farnsworth, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the University Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, is the author or co-author of five books and lectures widely on the presidency, the mass media, U.S. public opinion and Virginia politics.