16 Facts About Kansen Chu

Kansen Chu is a Taiwanese-born American politician.

In 2019, Kansen Chu announced that he would not seek reelection for State Assembly in 2020, instead running for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

Kansen Chu lost to Otto Lee in the general election.

On February 10,2021, Kansen Chu was appointed to the Berryessa Union School District Board of Trustees to fill a vacant seat.

Kansen Chu ran for the 24th Assembly district seat in the redrawn 2022 election, but was defeated in the primary by incumbent Alex Lee.

Kansen Chu earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology.

Kansen Chu earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Northridge.

In 1978, Kansen Chu became a microdiagnostics microprogrammer at IBM, where he worked for 18 years.

In 1989, Kansen Chu became an owner of a Chinese restaurant, until 2007.

In 2002, Kansen Chu began his political career as a member of Berryessa Union School District board of education.

Kansen Chu was the first Taiwanese-American elected to the San Jose City Council.

In 2002, Kansen Chu was elected to the Berryessa Union School Board.

Kansen Chu has served on the Berryessa Union School Board for 5 years, Santa Clara Valley Metro YMCA, Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, Shin Shin Education Foundation, and Advisory Board of Californians for Justice.

Kansen Chu has served on the Santa Clara County Mental Health Board, Private Industry Council under Job Training Partnership Act, Neighborhood Accountability Board of Berryessa, the KNTV Channel 11 Community Board, Asian Law Alliance, and many other advisory commissions and boards.

Kansen Chu continues to serve on the board of Vision New America, dedicated to advancing youth involvement in civics and government.

On May 13,2019, Kansen Chu announced that he would be a candidate for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2020.