Navy veteran Cao, candidate for US Senate, says he’s “not done fighting for us”

Professional experience: CACI Solutions Architect 2021-2022: Helped to design counter-drone solutions for the military and CACI VP 2022-present: Navy and Marine Corps Client Executive, interfacing CACI and Department of the Navy for IT solutions, electronic warfare, shipbuilding, service support .

Government experience: FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force: supported homeland security, augmented local and federal bomb squads, created and trained a bomb squad in Monterey CA, supported evidence dive recoveries; two years at the Pentagon defining warfighter requirements for new equipment, two years balancing Navy’s $140 Billion budget

Education: BS in Ocean Engineering from US Naval Academy, MS in Applied Physics from Naval Postgraduate School, National Security fellowship at MIT and Executive fellowship at Harvard University

Occupation: Vice President, CACI International

military experience: 1989-2021; US Naval Academy; US Navy Diver: recovered plane of John F. Kennedy Jr., multiple aircraft that crashed into the ocean, and other underwater missions. Commanded Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center training 1400 special operations divers from all five services each year; US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal: defused bombs for SEAL teams and Special Forces ODA in Iraq Afghanistan and Somalia. Commanded exploitation cell that reversed engineered IEDs and created countermeasures to protect our troops; In Iraq, he wrote thousands of arrest warrants, testified in Iraqi courts, and trained Iraqi judges on evidence collection and special operations: sensitive activities around the world with JSOC and SOCOM.

Family: married 25 years with five Children

Place of residence: Purcellville

Why are you running for election to US Senate?

“I am running for US Senate to save the country that saved my life. I spent twenty-five years in Navy Special Operations with combat in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, while Tim Kaine spent 30 years in elected office. The taxpayers signed the front of our paychecks for the same amount of time. The difference is this: Tim Kaine got rich while I got scars. In the US Senate, I will always put Virginia first and protect the Commonwealth.”

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“Secure the border, secure the border, and secure the border. Everything flows from there. It is a national security concern because we have millions of people who should not be here, including terrorists, gang members, and run-of-the-mill criminals. We’re paying a billion dollars a day to feed and house illegal aliens in this country.

“We’re taking care of them better than we’re taking care of Americans. There are thousands of Americans that are homeless right now due to Hurricane Helene, and we need to put them into hotels and get room service instead of giving it to illegal aliens. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Tim Kaine spent billions of taxpayer money for disaster relief to feed and house illegal immigrants, and now American families in need have been left out to dry. As your Senator, I will always fight for Virginia.”

Why are you the best candidate to represent Virginia in this senate seat?

“After 25 years serving our country in the Navy, I’ve been all over the world. I’ve seen communism first-hand and know what it’s like to lose your country. We’re losing ours today and trust me, there’s nowhere else to go.

“I’ve spent my life trying to repay my debt to America, and I’m not done fighting for us. Tim Kaine is a weak man in a dangerous world and along with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, he is destroying Virginia’s way of life. On November 5th, we will win and save both our country and the Commonwealth from Tim Kaine’s failures since taking office 30 years ago.”