CHU, Judy

CHU, Judy
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1953–

Concise Biography

CHU, Judy, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 7, 1953; graduated from Buchser High School, Santa Clara, Calif., 1970; 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. 1990, 1994, and 1999; member of the California state assembly, 2001-2006; member of the California 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 eight succeeding Congresses (July 14, 2009-present).

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Judy Chu" in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900-2017. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Publishing Office, 2018.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Education and Labor
[1867–1883; 1947–1995; 2007–2011; 2019–2023]
40 through 47th Congresses; 80th through 103rd Congresses; 110th through 111th Congresses; 116th through 117th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Education; Labor; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Education and the Workforce)
111th (2009–2011)
111th (2009–2011)
Judiciary
[1813-Present]
13th Congress-Present
111th (2009–2011) – 114th (2015–2017)
111th (2009–2011) –
114th (2015–2017)
Oversight and Government Reform
[2007-2019; 2025-Present]
110th Congress-115th Congress; 119th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Operations; Government Reform and Oversight; Government Reform; Oversight; Oversight and Reform; and Oversight and Accountability)
111th (2009–2011)
111th (2009–2011)
Small Business
[1975-Present]
94th Congress-Present
112th (2011–2013) – 118th (2023–2025)
112th (2011–2013) –
118th (2023–2025)
Ways and Means
[1795-Present]
4th Congress-Present
115th (2017–2019) – 119th (2025–2027)
115th (2017–2019) –
119th (2025–2027)
Budget
[1974-Present]
93rd Congress-Present
117th (2021–2023);
119th (2025–2027)
117th (2021–2023);
119th (2025–2027)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
Small Business Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations
116th (2019–2021)
116th (2019–2021)
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