Judy Chu

Judy Chu
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
July 14, 2009
Preceded byHilda Solis
Constituency32nd 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 byJohn Chiang
Succeeded byJerome Horton
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 49th district
In office
May 21, 2001 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byGloria Romero
Succeeded byMike Eng
Personal details
Born
Judy May Chu

(1953-07-07) July 7, 1953 (age 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1978)
Residence(s)Monterey Park, California, U.S.
Education
WebsiteHouse website
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese趙美心
Simplified Chinese赵美心[1]
Hanyu PinyinZhào Měixīn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Měixīn
Wade–GilesChao4 Mei3-hsin1
IPA[ʈʂâʊ mèɪɕín]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJiuh Méihsām
JyutpingZiu6 Mei5 sam1
Canton RomanizationJiu6 Méi5 sem1

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.[2][1]

Chu was elected to the California Board of Equalization in 2007, representing the 4th district.[3] 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.[4] She defeated Republican candidate Betty Tom Chu and Libertarian candidate Christopher Agrella in a runoff election on July 14, 2009.[5] Chu was redistricted to the 27th district in 2012, but still reelected to a third term, defeating Republican challenger Jack Orswell.

  1. ^ a b 美首位华裔女国会议员赵美心回广东省亲. chinanews.com Guangdong (in Simplified Chinese). 2011-09-04. – See image (Archive)
  2. ^ "Judy Chu trounces rivals in congressional race". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOE_about was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Larrubia, Evelyn (2008-12-23). "Solis' House seat draws interest of prominent politicians". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
  5. ^ Blood, Michael P. Democrat captures US House seat in LA county, Huffington Post, 15 July 2009.