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Chuong Vo

RCerritos City Council member (2020-2025)

Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary as the leading Republican candidate.

Chuong Vo is the Republican candidate in the 45th District. He is a retired Torrance Police Department officer and former Cerritos City Council member.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

    Says he will always back law enforcement and push to fully fund training and equipment so officers and federal agents can do their jobs safely.[4]

  • MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Says he supports secure borders and faster, better-resourced asylum and enforcement processing, while also calling for modernizing legal immigration so families and employers can follow an orderly process.[4]

In their words — priorities

  • Public safety, including support for law enforcement and targeting organized retail theft and fentanyl trafficking.[4]
  • Lowering the cost of living by cutting wasteful federal spending while protecting Social Security and Medicare.[4]

Background

  • Worked as a law-enforcement officer with the Torrance Police Department from 1999 to 2025.[3]
  • Served on the executive board of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority between 2021 and 2025.[3]
  • Served on the Cerritos City Council from 2020 to 2025.[1]

Campaign money

Raised $496K · spent $421K · $75K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Campaign website ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Derek Tran · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Derek Tran · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 3.Chuong Vo · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 4.Chuong Vo campaign website, quoted on Ballotpedia · Chuong Vo for Congress (via Ballotpedia) Candidate's own words