David Wu
USINFO | 2013-08-14 14:27

 

David Wu
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011
Preceded by Elizabeth Furse
Succeeded by Suzanne Bonamici
Personal details
Born April 8, 1955 (age 58)
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Michelle Wu (m. 1996–d. 2009)
Residence Portland, Oregon, United States
Alma mater Stanford University
Yale Law School
Occupation Attorney
Religion Presbyterian


David Wu (traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; simplified Chinese: 吴振伟; pinyin: Wú Zhènwěi; born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

As a child of immigrants from Taiwan, Wu was the first Chinese American and Taiwanese-American to serve in the House of Representatives. In the wake of accusations that he made unwanted sexual advances on the teenage daughter of a campaign donor and friend, Wu announced that he would resign from office following resolution of the debt ceiling crisis; he submitted his resignation on August 3, 2011.A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to fill the vacancy in advance of the regular 2012 election. Democrat Suzanne Bonamici defeated Republican challenger Rob Cornilles to win this special election.

Early life, education, and law career
Wu was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan. His parents were from Suzhou in Jiangsu province and settled in Taiwan due to the Chinese Civil War. The family moved to the United States in 1961.Wu 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 for a time, sharing an apartment with future-United States Senator Bill Frist. Wu did not complete his medical studies. Instead, he attended Yale Law School where he was awarded a Juris Doctordegree in 1982. Next, he served as a clerk for a federal judge and then co-founded the law firm of Cohen & Wu. The firm focused on representing clients in Oregon's high-tech development sector, centered on "Silicon Forest."

Elections
Wu was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998, succeeding Democrat Elizabeth Furse.
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