# Chuong Vo **Chuong Vo** is a retired law-enforcement officer and former Cerritos City Council member (2020–2025; mayor 2022–2023), and the 2026 Republican nominee for CA-45 (Orange County/Little Saigon). He advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary (~16%) to face Democratic incumbent [[Derek Tran]] — a co-ethnic Vietnamese-American matchup centered on the politically active Little Saigon electorate, in a district Proposition 50 pushed toward the Democrats (~D+8). See [[CA-45-2026]] for full race context. ## Related - [[CA-45-2026]] - [[Derek Tran]]