Who succeeded Joseph Cao in Congress?
Cedric Richmond
Steve Scalise
John Neely Kennedy
Mitch Landrieu
Answer
Cedric Richmond succeeded Joseph Cao in Congress. Cao, a Republican, represented Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011, becoming the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress. Richmond, a Democrat, won the seat in a special election in 2011 and served until 2021. He was the first African-American to represent the district since Reconstruction.
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