Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Anh "Joseph" Cao
Anh Cao was a Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana, first elected to Congress in 2009, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (111th–111th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6433 Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions ActDec 20, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- H.R. 6432 Vietnam Democracy Promotion Act of 2010Nov 18, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.Res. 1577 Observing the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, saluting the dedication of volunteers who offered assistance…Jul 30, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- H.Res. 1331 Recognizing and appreciating the historical significance and the heroic struggle and sacrifice of the Vietnamese people for the cause of freedom and…Jul 26, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism ActJul 14, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3951 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office…Became law
- H.Res. 342 (111th) Expressing support for designation of May 2, 2009, as "Vietnamese Refugees Day".Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1079 (111th) Congratulating the National Football League Champion New Orleans Saints for winning Super Bowl XLIV and for bringing New Orleans its first Lombardi Trophy in…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 828 (111th) To recognize October 24, 2009, the 20th chartered flight of World War II veterans through Louisiana HonorAir, as "Louisiana HonorAir Day," and to honor the…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1302 (111th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day.52 cosponsors
- H.R. 3348 (111th) To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal…47 cosponsors
- H.R. 4047 (111th) To use historical averages to calculate the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for disaster affected States for purposes of the Medicaid Program.8 cosponsors
- H.R. 2484 (111th) Ratepayer Recovery Act of 20096 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Cao has won
Rep. Cao has won 1 U.S. House election (2008–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.7 to 2.7 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Louisiana’s 2nd district done while Rep. Cao served?
2009 to 2010 in LA-2: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 4.2 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Louisiana’s 2nd district during Cao’s time representing it (2009 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. LA-2 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2024 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Cao’s term so far (2009 and 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 21 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 21 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a Congress.gov note | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.