Mike Zhao (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022. Mike Zhao was born in Kunming, China. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Science & Technology of China in 1986 and a graduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1996. Zhao previously worked as a director of global planning at Siemens Energy, Inc. He co-founded and was president of the Asian American Coalition for Education.