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  Wu, David
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2011-01-01  
 
NameDavid Wu
Address3810 SW Martins Lane
Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
EmailNone
Websitehttp://www.house.gov/wu/
Born April 08, 1955 (69 years)
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Apr 08, 2023 06:08pm
Tags Asian - Chinese - Taiwanese - Presbyterian -
InfoWu was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan to mainland Chinese parents who had settled in Taiwan due to the Chinese Civil War and moved to the United States with his family in 1961. He spent his first two years in the U.S. in Latham, New York where his family were the only Asian Americans in town.

Wu received a bachelor of science degree from Stanford University in 1977, and attended Harvard Medical School, but dropped out. Wu also received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale in 1982. He is married to Michelle Wu, and has one son, Matthew, and a daughter, Sarah.

Prior to being elected a U.S. Representative, Wu served as a clerk for a federal judge and co-founded a law firm, Cohen & Wu, which primarily served the high tech sector in Oregon's "Silicon Forest".

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 26, 2011 11:00am Announcement Rep. Wu resigning following sex allegations   Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 22, 2011 11:05pm Scandal Sources: Young woman accuses Oregon Rep. David Wu of aggressive, unwanted sexual encounter  Article RBH 
Mar 30, 2011 09:00pm News House Of David - David Wu doesn’t live in the 1st Congressional District.  Article Scott³ 
Feb 23, 2011 01:00pm News Rep. David Wu reveals painkiller drug use  Article Monsieur 
Feb 22, 2011 04:00pm News Rep. David Wu apologizes for tiger photos, behavior  Article COSDem 
Jan 18, 2011 09:00pm News U.S. Rep. David Wu loses staffers, political team amid complaints of public behavior  Article 00 

DISCUSSION
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RACES
  11/02/2010 OR District 1 Won 54.75% (+12.80%)
  05/18/2010 OR District 1 - D Primary Won 80.92% (+62.35%)
  11/04/2008 OR District 1 Won 71.50% (+53.96%)
  05/20/2008 OR District 1 - D Primary Won 77.91% (+61.16%)
  11/07/2006 OR District 1 Won 62.83% (+29.12%)
  05/16/2006 OR District 1 - D Primary Won 87.38% (+79.79%)
  11/02/2004 OR District 1 Won 57.76% (+19.45%)
  11/05/2002 OR District 1 Won 62.69% (+28.69%)
  11/07/2000 OR District 1 Won 58.28% (+20.29%)
  11/03/1998 OR District 1 Won 50.10% (+2.99%)
  05/19/1998 OR District 1 - D Primary Won 52.15% (+9.39%)
ENDORSEMENTS
OR US President - D Primary - May 20, 2008 D Barack Obama
OR US President - D Primary - May 18, 2004 D Howard Dean
US President - D Primaries - Jun 09, 2004 D Howard Dean
FEC COMMITTEES
C00329292 Education & Opportunity Fund II $ 774.06