Kansen Chu | |
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| 朱感生 | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 25th district | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Wieckowski |
| Succeeded by | Alex Lee |
| Member of the San Jose City Council from District 4 | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Reed |
| Member of the Berryessa Union School District Board of Trustees | |
| In office February 10, 2021 – 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1952 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Daisy Chu |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | San Jose, California |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge (MS) |
| Occupation | Computer programmer, restaurant owner, politician |
Kansen Chu (Chinese: 朱感生; pinyin: Zhū Gǎnshēng born October 27, 1952) is a Taiwanese-born American politician. A Democrat, Chu was a member of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2020, for the 25th District, which encompasses parts of the South and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.[1][2]
In 2019, Chu announced that he would not seek reelection for State Assembly in 2020, instead running for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. He lost to Otto Lee in the general election.[3]
On February 10, 2021, Chu was appointed to the Berryessa Union School District Board of Trustees to fill a vacant seat. His current term ends in 2022.[4]
Chu ran for the 24th Assembly district seat in the redrawn 2022 election, but was defeated in the primary by incumbent Alex Lee.[5]
In the 2024 election, Chu is running for 4th district of the San Jose City Council on which he previously served as councilmember from 2007 to 2014.[6]
- ^ "Assemblymember Kansen Chu /Legislative Technology & Innovation Caucus". catechcaucus.legislature.ca.gov. California, U.S.: California State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ Archive, ABC7. "Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Salutes: Kansen Chu /ABC7 San Francisco Archive /abc7news.com". abc7news.com. New York, U.S.: ABC News. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Election 2020 Santa Clara County Election Results". KQED. December 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "NOTICE OF BOARD APPOINTMENT". Board Member Information. Berryessa Union School District. February 11, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Current Assembly District 24 Candidate Kansen Chu on mental health in schools". 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Meet Kansen Chu".