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David Wu Wikipedia

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David Wu (吳振偉, pinyin: W? Zh?nwěi) (born April 8, 1955) is a United States Democratic Party|Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing Oregon congressional district#First District|the state's first congressional district. His district includes a small section of western Multnomah County, Oregon and all of Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill, Columbia County, Oregon|Columbia, Clatsop County, Oregon|Clatsop and Washington County, Oregon|Washington counties.

Wu was born in Taiwan, 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 medical school at Harvard University. He received a law degree from Yale University|Yale in 1982. He is the first Taiwanese-American to be elected to the US Congress.

Prior to being elected a US Representative he 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."

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 serves on the Education and the Workforce, and Science committees. Wu was a delegate for Oregon at the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

His wife's name is Michelle.

In the U.S. House election, 2004|2004 election, he was challenged by Goli Ameri, a United States Republican Party|Republican Iran|Iranian-American. On October 12, 2004, Congressman Wu admitted that he had been disciplined for sexual misconduct by Stanford officials while a student at the school in 1976. Ameri chose to http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1099572916286170.xml exploit the issue heavily in her campaign, a decision that many cited as a factor in her surprising double-digit loss.

Many believe that Wu will face a strong Democratic challenger in the 2006 primary.

Last Modified:   2005-02-25