Hubert Vo (, born 30 May 1956) is a Democratic member of the

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for House District 149. He is the first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas legislature.

Personal life

Vo was born in South Vietnam and left for the United States in 1975. Vo is a 1983 graduate of the

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with a

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degree. He is married and has three children.

Political career

Vo currently serves as a Democratic member of the

, representing the 149th District which contains part of Harris County including part of west

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and the suburbs of

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and Katy. Vo was elected in 2004, defeating the incumbent

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, Talmadge Heflin by the razor-thin margin of 20,695 to 20,662. Talmadge Heflin was the Republican nominee again in 2006, seeking a rematch with Hubert Vo in the election of Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Vo won re-election with 54% of the vote. The ''Houston Chronicle'' has reported numerous stories about apartment complexes owned by Vo. The complexes have been cited by the City of Houston for various building code violations. In the 2008 Presidential election primaries Vo initially endorsed Senator

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, but later spoke for Texas Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Obama. He won re-election in the 2010 election. In 2014, Hubert Vo endorsed a program that would allow food stamps to be used at restaurants such as Taste of Texas and Luby's. In 2016, Vo won re-nomination in the Democratic primary against challenger Demetria Smith, 4,442 votes (64.9%) to 2,406 (35.1%).

Current legislative committees

Hubert Vo has been a member of the following committees: *Economic and Small Business Development, Vice Chair *House Administration, Member *Insurance, Member *Public Safety, Member

References

External links

Campaign website
of Hubert Vo * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vo, Hubert 1956 births Living people 21st-century American politicians American politicians of Vietnamese descent Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives University of Houston alumni Vietnamese emigrants to the United States Asian-American people in Texas politics