Judy Chu
Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress.
Judy Chu | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office July 14, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hilda Solis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | 32nd district (2009–2013) 27th district (2013–2023) 28th district (2023–present) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 4th district | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2007 – July 14, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Chiang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jerome Horton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 49th district | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office May 21, 2001 – November 30, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gloria Romero | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mike Eng | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Judy May Chu July 7, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Mike Eng (m. 1978) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Monterey Park, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | House website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙美心 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵美心 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhào Měixīn | ||||||||||||||||||
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Chu was elected to the California Board of Equalization in 2007, representing the 4th district. She previously served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, on the Monterey Park City Council (with three terms as mayor) and in the California State Assembly. Chu ran in the 32nd congressional district special election for the seat vacated by Hilda Solis after Solis was confirmed as President Obama's Secretary of Labor in 2009. She defeated Republican candidate Betty Tom Chu and Libertarian candidate Christopher Agrella in a runoff election on July 14, 2009. Chu was redistricted to the 27th district in 2012, but still reelected to a third term, defeating Republican challenger Jack Orswell.