24 Facts About Judy Chu

Judy May Chu was born on July 7,1953 and is an American politician serving as the US representative for.

Judy Chu was elected to the California Board of Equalization in 2007, representing the 4th district.

Judy Chu previously served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, on the Monterey Park City Council and in the California State Assembly.

Judy 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.

Judy Chu defeated Republican candidate Betty Tom Chu and Libertarian candidate Christopher Agrella in a runoff election on July 14,2009.

Judy Chu was redistricted to the 27th district in 2012, but still reelected to a third term, defeating Republican challenger Jack Orswell.

Judy Chu grew up in South Los Angeles, near 62nd Street and Normandie Avenue, until her early teen years, when the family moved to the Bay Area.

Judy Chu taught psychology in the Los Angeles Community College District for 20 years, including 13 years at East Los Angeles College.

Judy Chu's first elected position was as a board member for the Garvey School District in Rosemead, California in 1985.

In 1988, Judy Chu was elected to the city council of Monterey Park, California.

Judy Chu ran for the California State Assembly in 1994, but lost the Democratic primary to Diane Martinez; in 1998, she lost the primary to Gloria Romero.

Judy Chu was elected to the State Assembly on May 15,2001, following a special election after Romero was elected to the State Senate.

Judy Chu was elected to a full term in 2002 and reelected in 2004.

Judy Chu decided to run for the 2009 special election for the California's 32nd congressional district after US Representative Hilda Solis was appointed to become President Barack Obama's United States Secretary of Labor.

Judy Chu was heavily favored due to the district's heavy Democrat tilt.

In 2009, Judy Chu voted to increase the debt ceiling to $12.394 trillion.

In 2011, Judy Chu voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011, which incrementally raised the debt ceiling.

The investigation found that Judy Chu had sent two emails to her staff on how to respond to aspects of the Ethics Committee's inquiry.

The Committee found no evidence that Judy Chu was aware of her staff's actions, it did find that the emails represented actions that interfered with the committee's investigation of the matter, and on December 11,2014, it formally reprimanded Judy Chu for interfering with its investigation of her office.

Judy Chu was one of several Democratic politicians who were targeted.

In 2015, The Intercept published an investigative work by Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton, assisted in part by the work of independent researcher Joanne Stocker, indicating that Judy Chu received $11,150 from the People's Mujahedin of Iran between January 2009 and September 2012, when the MEK was listed a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

On December 6,2017, Judy Chu was arrested during a protest outside of the US Capitol.

In 2019, Judy Chu was named "honorary chairwoman" of the Forums for Peaceful Reunification of China, an organization opposed to Taiwanese independence.

Judy Chu described her nephew as a patriotic American and said that those responsible must be brought to justice.