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| '''David Wu''' ({{zh-tp|t=吳振偉|p=Wú Zhènwěi}}; born ], ]) is a ] member of the ] for ], representing the state's ] (). The district represents includes a small section of western ] and all of ], ], ] and ] counties. | '''David Wu''' ({{zh-tp|t=吳振偉|p=Wú Zhènwěi}}; born ], ]) is a ] member of the ] for ], representing the state's ] (). The district represents includes a small section of western ] and all of ], ], ] and ] counties. Wu is the first and only ] to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. | ||
| ==Background== | |||
| Wu was born in ], and moved to the ] with his family in ]. He received a ] degree from ] in ], and attended ], but dropped out. Wu also received a ] degree from ] in ]. Wu is the first ] to be elected to the ]. He is married to Michelle Wu, and has one son, Matthew, and a daughter, Sarah. | Wu was born in ], and moved to the ] with his family in ]. He received a ] degree from ] in ], and attended ], but dropped out. Wu also received a ] degree from ] in ]. Wu is the first ] to be elected to the ]. He is married to Michelle Wu, and has one son, Matthew, and a daughter, Sarah. | ||
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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 "]." | ||
| ==Congressman== | |||
| Wu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in ], replacing fellow Democrat ], and began serving in ] with the ]. He is currently serving on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, as well as the House Committee on Science. Wu also serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Science Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards as well as the Space Subcommittee. | Wu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in ], replacing fellow Democrat ], and began serving in ] with the ]. He is currently serving on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, as well as the House Committee on Science. Wu also serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Science Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards as well as the Space Subcommittee. | ||
| He currently is a member of the Executive Board for the ] and served as Chair from January 2001 to January 2004. Congressman Wu is also a member of the ] (NDC), a group of moderate Democrats in the House. | |||
| In May 2006, Wu won the Democratic primary against three low-profile challengers with 87% of the vote, and, in November, will face state Rep. ] of ], who was unopposed in the GOP primary. | In May 2006, Wu won the Democratic primary against three low-profile challengers with 87% of the vote, and, in November, will face state Rep. ] of ], who was unopposed in the GOP primary. | ||
| ==Controversy== | ===Controversy=== | ||
| On ], ], ], a state-wide Oregon newspaper, reported that during the summer of 1976, Wu, who had just completed his junior year at ], was accused of attempting to force an ex-girlfriend to have sex with him. According to the article, which appeared on the front page of the paper, Wu, then 21, was questioned by Capt. Raoul K. Niemeyer after the incident, who described Wu as having scratches on his face and neck and donning a stretched T-shirt. | On ], ], ], a state-wide Oregon newspaper, reported that during the summer of 1976, Wu, who had just completed his junior year at ], was accused of attempting to force an ex-girlfriend to have sex with him. According to the article, which appeared on the front page of the paper, Wu, then 21, was questioned by Capt. Raoul K. Niemeyer after the incident, who described Wu as having scratches on his face and neck and donning a stretched T-shirt. | ||
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David Wu (Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú Zhènwěi; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the state's 1st Congressional District (map). The district represents includes a small section of western Multnomah County, Oregon and all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop and Washington counties. Wu is the first and only Chinese American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Background
Wu was born in Taiwan (ROC), and moved to the United States with his family in 1961. He 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. Wu is the first Taiwanese American to be elected to the US Congress. 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."
Congressman
Wu was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998, replacing fellow Democrat Elizabeth Furse, and began serving in 1999 with the 106th Congress. He is currently serving on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, as well as the House Committee on Science. Wu also serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Science Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards as well as the Space Subcommittee.
He currently is a member of the Executive Board for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and served as Chair from January 2001 to January 2004. Congressman Wu is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of moderate Democrats in the House.
In May 2006, Wu won the Democratic primary against three low-profile challengers with 87% of the vote, and, in November, will face state Rep. Derrick Kitts of Hillsboro, who was unopposed in the GOP primary.
Controversy
On October 12, 2004, The Oregonian, a state-wide Oregon newspaper, reported that during the summer of 1976, Wu, who had just completed his junior year at Stanford University, was accused of attempting to force an ex-girlfriend to have sex with him. According to the article, which appeared on the front page of the paper, Wu, then 21, was questioned by Capt. Raoul K. Niemeyer after the incident, who described Wu as having scratches on his face and neck and donning a stretched T-shirt.
From the article:
"Earlier , someone had interrupted a scuffle in the woman's dorm room, Niemeyer said. A Stanford professor said the woman told him the next day that Wu had angrily attacked her. An assistant dean who counseled the woman for two months said that the woman called it attempted rape and that Wu used a pillow to muffle her screams."
Wu was not arrested and the woman declined to press charges.
The story broke in the midst of a contentious 2004 race to represent Oregon's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Wu's opponent, Republican Goli Ameri, integrated the story into her campaign in the waning days of the election. Wu won the 2004 general election with 58% of the vote, compared to Ameri's 38%, and 4% for Deal Wolf, the Constitution Party candidate.
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| Preceded byElizabeth Furse | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st congressional district 1999–present |
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