Judy Chu

Judy May Chu, Ph.D. (Chinese name: 趙美心; pinyin: Zhào Měixīn) (born July 7, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Chu was previously Chair of the California Board of Equalization, representing the 4th District. She had also served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, the Monterey Park City Council (with terms as mayor) and the California State Assembly.

Chu ran in the 32nd congressional district special election for the seat that was vacated by Hilda Solis after she was confirmed as Barack Obama's U.S. Secretary of Labor in 2009.Blood, Michael P. , Huffington Post, 15 July 2009. She is the first Chinese American woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Merl, Jean. , Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2009. Chu was reelected in the 2010 United States midterm elections, defeating Republican challenger Edward "Ed" Schmerling.

Early life and education

Judy Chu is the second of four children of Judson and May Chu, who were married in 1948 in their ancestral home of Xinhui, Jiangmen, Guangdong....
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