Chu, Judy, 1953-

CHU, Judy, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 7, 1953; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1974; Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, Calif., 1979; professor, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif., 1981-1988; professor, East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, Calif., 1988-2001; member of the Garvey, Calif., school district, 1985-1988; member of the Monterey Park, Calif., city council, 1988-2001; Mayor of Monterey Park, Calif.; member of the California state assembly, 2001-2006; member of the Calif. state board of equalization, 2006-2009; vice chair, 2009; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Hilda Solis, and reelected to the six succeeding Congresses (July 14, 2009-present).

<p>Judy Chu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2009. She represents the 27th Congressional District, which includes Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley of southern California.</p>

<p>Rep. Chu currently serves on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining to taxes, revenues, Social Security, and Medicare. In that Committee, Rep. Chu is a member of the Subcommittees on Health, giving her oversight over healthcare reform and crucial safety net programs, Worker and Family Support, and Oversight.</p>

<p>She also serves on the House Small Business Committee, which has oversight of the Small Business Administration, and is the Chair of the Small Business Oversight Subcommittee.</p>

<p>Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district since 2013. 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.</p>

<p>Chu was elected to the California Board of Equalization in 2007, representing the 4th district. She previously served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, on the Monterey Park City Council (with five 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. She defeated Republican candidate Betty Tom Chu and Libertarian candidate Christopher Agrella in a runoff election on July 14, 2009. Chu was redistricted to the 27th district in 2012, but still reelected to a third term, defeating Republican challenger Jack Orswell. On February 28, 2018, she officially inaugurated the painting "Yes We Can 2017" at the main library of Pasadena, California, a gift from the city's Vice Mayor and Councilmember, John J. Kennedy.</p>

<p>Chu was born in 1953 in Los Angeles. Her father, Judson Chu, was a World War II veteran born in California, and her mother, May, was a war bride originally from Jiangmen, Guangdong. Chu grew up in Los Angeles, near 62nd Street and Normandie Avenue, until her early teen years, when the family moved to the Bay Area.</p>