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Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)

  • District: 32nd District, East Los Angeles; El Monte; West Covina
  • Residence: Monterey Park
  • Born: July 7, 1953; Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Religion: Unspecified
  • Family: Husband, Mike Eng
  • Education: U. of California, Santa Barbara, attended 1970-73; U. of California, Los Angeles, B.A. 1974 (mathematics); California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, Ph.D. 1979 (clinical psychology)
  • Military Service: None
  • Political Highlights: Garvey School District Board of Education, 1985-88; Monterey Park City Council, 1988-2001 (mayor, 1994-95, 1999); sought Democratic nomination for Calif. Assembly, 1994, 1998; Calif. Assembly, 2001-06; Calif. Board of Equalization, 2007-09 ((chairwoman, 2008-09)); U.S. House, 2009-present
  • Elected: Elected: 2009 (1st full term)
  • Committee Assignments: Judiciary (Crime, Terrorism & Homeland Security; Intellectual Property, Competition & the Internet); Small Business (Agriculture, Energy & Trade; Contracting & Workforce - Ranking Member; Economic Growth, Tax & Capital Access)
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State Information: 32nd District, East Los Angeles; El Monte; West Covina

Election History
Year Election Candidate Votes Percent
2010 general Judy Chu (D) 77,759 71%
Edward Schmerling (R) 31,697 29%
2009 special Judy Chu (D) 16,194 61.8%
Betty Chu (R) 8,630 33%
Christopher Agrella (LIBERT) 1,356 5.2%
2009 general Judy Chu (D) 17,661 32.6%
Gil Cedillo (D) 12,570 23.2%
Emanuel Pleitez (D) 7,252 13.4%
Betty Chu (R) 5,648 10.4%
Teresa Hernandez (R) 4,581 8.5%
David Truax (R) 3,303 6.1%
Francisco Alonso (D) 1,097 2%
Benita Duran (D) 659 1.2%
Christopher Agrella (LIBERT) 654 1.2%
Stefan Lysenko (D) 246 0.4%
Nick Mostert (D) 244 0.4%
Rafael Nadal (D) 200 0.4%
2008 general Hilda Solis (D) 130,142 100%
2006 general Hilda Solis (D) 76,059 83%
Leland Faegre (LIBERT) 15,627 17%
2004 general Hilda Solis (D) 119,144 85%
Leland Faegre (LIBERT) 21,002 15%
2002 general Hilda Solis (D) 58,530 68.8%
Emma Fischbeck (R) 23,366 27.5%
Michael McGuire (LIBERT) 3,183 3.7%
Vote For President
Year Democrat Republican Independent
2008 Barack Obama: 68.2% John McCain: 29.8%
2004 John Kerry: 62% George W. Bush: 37%
2000 Al Gore: 64% George W. Bush: 30%

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