趙嘅老公伍國慶係現任加州州眾議員。而佢嘅遠房堂嫂係加州共和黨人趙譚美生（Betty Tom Chu），而家係蒙特利公園市市長。外甥遼梓源曾任美國海軍陸戰隊準下士，係阿富汗服役期間站崗時瞓著覺，畀同袍肢體虐打達3個半小時，不堪羞辱而喺2011年4月3日持槍自殺身亡。趙話佢嘅外甥係一個愛國嘅士兵，佢話必須將加害者繩之於法。
Zhao's husband, Wu Guoqing, is a current California state congressman. His distant cousin-in-law is Betty Tom Chu, a Republican of California who is now the mayor of Monterey Park. His nephew, Liao Ziyuan, a former Brigadier Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, fell asleep while standing guard while serving in Afghanistan, and was physically beaten by his comrades for three and a half hours, and died of humiliation on April 3, 2011. Mr. Zhao said his nephew was a patriotic soldier and said the perpetrators must be brought to justice.