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Judy Chu

Party
Democrat
Latest Office Held:
US House, CA
Latest Office Sought:
US House, CA
State Candidancy or Office Held:
See also: State profile for Judy Chu

Judy May Chu (Chinese name: 趙美心; pinyin: Zhào Měixīn) (born July 7, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is the United States Representative for California's 32nd congressional district, and the first Chinese American woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. A member of the Democratic Party, she was previously Vice Chair (and a past Chair) of the California Board of Equalization, representing the 4th District. She had also served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, the Monterey Park City Council with terms as Mayor and the California State Assembly.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$3,330,276 Received
Information

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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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covers through Q3 2012

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    67% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

    in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Employees
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  • Bundled Lobbyist Contributions

    Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.
    Bundler Amount
    Psychologists For Legislative Action Now (Plan) $24,009
View all campaign finance data for Judy Chu Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$3,261,000 Allocated
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.

For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.

View all earmarks data for Judy Chu Sources: OpenSecrets.org