David Wu | |||||||
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st district | |||||||
| In office January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Furse | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Bonamici | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | April 8, 1955 Hsinchu, Taiwan | ||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||
| Spouse |
Michelle Reinmiller
(m. 1996; div. 2009) | ||||||
| Education | Stanford University (BS) Harvard University Yale University (JD) | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳振偉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴振伟 | ||||||
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David Wu (born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States as a child, David Wu was the first Taiwanese American[1] to serve in the House of Representatives. Wu announced that he would resign from office following resolution of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, days after an 18-year-old woman left a voicemail at Wu's campaign office accusing him of an unwanted sexual encounter.[2][3] Wu acknowledged the encounter and said it was consensual.
Wu submitted his resignation on August 3, 2011. A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to fill the vacancy in advance of the regular 2012 election.[4] Democrat Suzanne Bonamici defeated Republican challenger Rob Cornilles to win this special election.
Since his resignation, Wu has remained in the Washington, D.C. area. He has been raising money for local Democratic parties, and organizing student exchange programs between the Chinese and American space programs.[5]
- ^ "David Wu". The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ Pope, Charles; Janie Har; Beth Slovic (July 26, 2011). "Rep. David Wu boxed in by ethics investigation, forced to resign after pressure from colleagues". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ Shear, Michael D. (July 26, 2011). "Wu to Resign From Congress". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^ Chisholm, Kari (July 25, 2011). "If Wu resigns, what happens? (corrected and updated)". BlueOregon. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Nocera, Kate (July 16, 2014). "The Strange Case Of The Congressman Who Resigned And Never Left". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.