Service history
18 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2009
- Representative CA-32 2009–present
Background
- background Born July 7, 1953; a member of the Democratic Party
- background Served on Garvey Unified School District Board, Monterey Park City Council (three terms as mayor), and California State Assembly
- role Elected to California Board of Equalization (4th district) in 2007
- achievement The first Chinese American woman elected to Congress
- role U.S. Representative for California since 2009 (initially 32nd district, redistricted to 27th in 2012, now 28th district)
Campaign finance
2014 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House CA-28 · 2026 General Election
- $1,168,164 raised
- $737,543 spent
- $1,687,909 cash on hand
| $1.17M | |
| $1.16M | |
| $788.31K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $723.40K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $64.91K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $373.59K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $2.88K |
| Other receipts | $3.39K |
| $737.54K | |
| Operating expenditures | $484.83K |
| Contribution refunds | $4.50K |
| Other disbursements | $248.21K |
| Cash on hand | $1.69M |
| Debts owed by committee | $1.48K |
Through December 31, 2014 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2014)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $2,502,171 | $1,910,357 | $591,814 |
| 2012 | $1,523,172 | $858,348 | $1,256,638 |
| 2014 | $1,168,164 | $737,543 | $1,687,909 |
| 2016 | $1,185,705 | $821,116 | $2,059,998 |
| 2018 | $1,401,842 | $937,483 | $2,524,361 |
| 2020 | $1,220,538 | $963,130 | $2,781,770 |
| 2022 | $1,587,239 | $1,022,616 | $3,346,393 |
| 2024 | $1,915,612 | $1,661,000 | $3,602,005 |
| 2026 | $930,123 | $857,832 | $3,674,296 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 655 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 39 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
7 tickers · 63 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Judy Chu. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (5)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Budget Committee
- Ways and Means Committee · oversees Finance, Health
- Health Subcommittee · oversees Health
- Oversight Subcommittee
- Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Chu, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — finance coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which oversees the finance sector, and disclosed 1 finance-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $50,000) in Oct 2018.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
Committees House Committee on Ways and Means · Member
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HRES 1483Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 10060Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 10045Protect American Values ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 9990Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 9959To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9898Transportation for Reentry ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9824Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9877To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9833Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9832To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9831Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9736Stop CHEATERS ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9758Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9745Orlin’s LawcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9699Drug Deal Disclosure ActsponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HRES 1428Expressing support for Reproductive Justice on the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HR 9627Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- NayMr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell ✓ Mr. E
- NayMr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell ✓ Mr. E
- Yeathe amendment offered by Ms
- NayMr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington ✓ Ms. Sewell Mr. E
- NayMr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington ✓ Ms. Sewell ✓ Mr.
- Yea(with a quorum being present).
- YeaFinal Vote Results
- Yeathe amendment offered by to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H
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