Hubert Vo

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Hubert Vo (Võ in Vietnamese) (born 30 May 1956) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149. He is the first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas legislature.

Vo was born in South Vietnam and emigrated to the United States with his family to leave the communist government of Vietnam. Vo and Republican California State Assemblyman Van Tran are the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected officials in the United States.

Vo currently serves as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 149th District which contains part of Harris County including part of west Houston and the suburbs of Alief and Katy. Vo was elected in 2004, defeating the incumbent Republican, Talmadge Heflin by the razor-thin margin of 20,695 to 20,662.[1]

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.

[edit] External links

• Campaign website of Hubert Vo
• Official biography at the Texas House of Representatives website.

Preceded by Talmadge L. Heflin

Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149 (Houston) 2005 – present

Incumbent

Persondata
NAME	Hubert Vo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Houston, Texas politician
DATE OF BIRTH	30 May 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Vietnam
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH