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Wu married Michelle Maxine Wu in 1996 and the couple have two children. In December 2009, he filed for separation from his wife, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/congressman_wu_files_for_separ.html|title=Congressman Wu files for separation from wife|date=December 28, 2009|accessdate=December 29, 2009|work=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref>
Wu married Michelle Maxine Wu in 1996 and the couple have two children. In December 2009, he filed for separation from his wife, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/congressman_wu_files_for_separ.html|title=Congressman Wu files for separation from wife|date=December 28, 2009|accessdate=December 29, 2009|work=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref>


==Sexual assault accusation==
==Controversy==


Three weeks prior to the 2004 elections, ''[[The Oregonian]]'' published an article reporting that Wu had been accused of [[sexual assault|sexually assaulting]] an ex-girlfriend while attending Stanford.<ref>
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==Mental health==
==Mental illness==


In February 2011, ''[[Willamette Week]]''<ref>http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-26539-documents_show_congressman_david_wus_staff_“threatened_to_shut_down_his_campaign”.html</ref> and later ''[[The Oregonian]]'' reported that in the runup to the November 2010 election Wu began behaving erratically and that staffers "demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment."<ref name=oreg021811>{{cite news
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David Wu
吳振偉
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 1st district
Assumed office
January 3, 1999
Preceded byElizabeth Furse
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMichelle Wu (filed for separation)
ResidencePortland, Oregon
Alma materStanford University
Yale Law School
Occupationattorney
WebsiteDavid Wu at house.gov

David Wu (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: 吴振伟; pinyin: Wú Zhènwěi; born April 8, 1955) is the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

The district includes most of Portland west of the Williamette River, as well as all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, and Washington Counties. As an ethnic Han Chinese from Taiwan, Wu is the first Taiwanese American[1] member of Congress.

Early life, education and career

Wu's parents were from Suzhou in Jiangsu province in mainland China; they settled in Taiwan due to the Chinese Civil War. Wu was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The family moved to the United States in 1961.[2] He spent his first two years in the U.S. in Latham, New York, where his family were the only Asian Americans in town.[3]

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.[4] Wu did not complete his medical studies. Instead, he attended Yale Law School where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree 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."

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

Wu is a member of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of moderate Democrats in the House. He is also a member of the Executive Board for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and served as Chair from January 2001 to January 2004.

Political campaigns

Wu was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998, succeeding Democrat Elizabeth Furse. He narrowly defeated Republican Molly Bordonaro by a little over 7,100 votes. He won re-election in 2000, defeating state senator Charles Starr in the November election with 58% of the vote to 39% for Starr.[5] Although the 1st has long been thought to be more moderate than the neighboring 3rd District, Wu has usually been reelected without serious difficulty.

Wu won re-election in 2004 over Republican Goli Ameri, in 2006 over Oregon state representative Derrick Kitts and two minor party candidates, and in 2008 with no Republican candidate running, he captured 71% of the vote to win a sixth term over four minor party candidates. He faced his most difficult reelection test in 2010, defeating Republican challenger Rob Cornilles with 54 percent of the vote.

Abortion and stem cell research

In 2009, Wu received a 100 percent rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.[6]

Personal life

Wu married Michelle Maxine Wu in 1996 and the couple have two children. In December 2009, he filed for separation from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.[7]

Sexual assault accusation

Three weeks prior to the 2004 elections, The Oregonian published an article reporting that Wu had been accused of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend while attending Stanford.[8] Criminal charges were never filed, but the story prompted Wu to hold a press conference apologizing for "inexcusable behavior".[9]

Mental illness

In February 2011, Willamette Week[10] and later The Oregonian reported that in the runup to the November 2010 election Wu began behaving erratically and that staffers "demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment."[11] The erratic behavior that triggered the staff's departure was reported to be no single incedent but a pattern of behavior that included Wu's including emailing his staff photos of himself in a tiger suit.[12] After Wu won re-election, at least six of his staffers left, including his longtime chief of staff and his communications director.[13] In a statement, Wu acknowledged he has sought "professional medical care" for stress of being a single father and his political campaign.[11]

References

  1. ^ Schmitt, Eric (1999-07-28). "House Renews China's Trading Benefits". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-09-02.
  2. ^ Lydgate, Chris (1999-08-11). "A Question of Conscience". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2006-09-13.
  3. ^ Nishioka, Joyce (1999-07-15). "David Wu in the House!". Asian Week. Retrieved 2006-09-13. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ www.NationalJournal.com
  5. ^ 2000 U.S. House of Representatives Results. U.S. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  6. ^ "Representative David Wu (OR)". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. 1998-11--03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Congressman Wu files for separation from wife". The Oregonian. December 28, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Gunderson, Laura (October 12, 2004). "Allegation of Assault on Woman in 1970s in College Shadows Wu". The Oregonian.
  9. ^ Cole, Michelle (November 3, 2004), "Wu Cruises to 4th Term in Bitter Race", The Oregonian, archived from the original on November 3, 2004
  10. ^ http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-26539-documents_show_congressman_david_wus_staff_“threatened_to_shut_down_his_campaign”.html
  11. ^ a b "Rep. David Wu's staff confronted him over concerns about his mental health". The Oregonian. February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  12. ^ http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-26539-documents_show_congressman_david_wus_staff_%E2%80%9Cthreatened_to_shut_down_his_campaign%E2%80%9D.html
  13. ^ "Report: Congressman urged to get psychiatric help: Staffers became increasingly worried at Rep. Wu's erratic behavior". MSNBC. Associated Press. February 19, 2011.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 1st congressional district

1999–present
Incumbent
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Preceded by United States Representatives by seniority
164th
Succeeded by

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