Judy Chu

Judy Chu
Judy Chu
Member of the; U.S. House of Representatives; from California
	Incumbent
	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
Personal details
Born	Judy May Chu; July 7, 1953 (age 70); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mike Eng (m. 1978)
Residence(s)	Monterey Park, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA); Alliant International University (MA, PhD);
Website	House website
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	趙美心
Simplified Chinese	赵美心
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Měixīn
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Měixīn
Wade–Giles	Chao4 Mei3-hsin1
IPA	[ʈʂâʊ mèɪɕín]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jiuh Méihsām
Jyutping	Ziu6 Mei5 sam1
Canton Romanization	Jiu6 Méi5 sem1
	Judy Chu's voice Judy Chu speaks in support of the Respect for Marriage Act; Recorded December 8, 2022

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.

^ ^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)
^ "Judy Chu trounces rivals in congressional race". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
^ Cite error: The named reference BOE_about was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Larrubia, Evelyn (2008-12-23). "Solis' House seat draws interest of prominent politicians". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
^ Blood, Michael P. Democrat captures US House seat in LA county, Huffington Post, 15 July 2009.