Congressman David Wu

David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú Zhènwěi; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the state's 1st Congressional District (map). The district represents includes a small section of western Multnomah County, Oregon and all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop and Washington counties. Image File history File links US Congressman David Wu Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links US Congressman David Wu Source: http://www. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... As of the 2000 census, there are five Oregon congressional districts. ... Multnomah County (IPA: ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon, the smallest in area but the largest in population due to Portland, the county seat and largest city in Oregon. ... Yamhill County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Location in the state of Oregon Formed 1844 Seat Astoria Area  - Total  - Water 2,809 km² (1,085 mi²) 667 km² (18 mi²) 23. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...

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 Harvard Medical School, but dropped out. Wu also received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale in 1982. Wu is the first Taiwanese-American to be elected to the US Congress. He is married to Michelle Wu, and has one son, Matthew, and a daughter, Sarah. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Stanford redirects here. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Shield of Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a first degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries, most notably the United States. ... Yale redirects here. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Taiwanese American is an American of Taiwanese ancestry. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

Prior to being elected a US Representative, Wu 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." The Silicon Forest is a nickname for the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon and Southwest Washington. ...

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 is currently serving on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, as well as the House Committee on Science. Wu also serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Science Subcommittee on Environment Technology and Standards as well as the Space Subcommittee. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Elizabeth Furse (born October 13, 1936), U.S. Democratic Party politician, She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999, representing the 1st District of Oregon. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... // Leadership Senate House of Representatives States Members of the 106th United States Congress: Alabama Senators Richard C. Shelby (R) Jefferson B. Sessions III (R) Representatives 1. ...

In May 2006, Wu won the Democratic primary against three low-profile challengers with 87% of the vote, and, in November, will face state Rep. Derrick Kitts of Hillsboro, who was unopposed in the GOP primary. Hillsboro is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ...

Controversy

On October 12, 2004, The Oregonian, a state-wide Oregon newspaper, reported that during the summer of 1976, Wu, who had just completed his junior year at Stanford University, was accused of attempting to force an ex-girlfriend to have sex with him. According to the article, which appeared on the front page of the paper, Wu, then 21, was questioned by Capt. Raoul K. Niemeyer after the incident, who described Wu as having scratches on his face and neck and donning a stretched T-shirt. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 2, 2004 edition. ... Stanford redirects here. ...

From the article:

"Earlier [on the day of the alleged rape attempt], someone had interrupted a scuffle in the woman's dorm room, Niemeyer said. A Stanford professor said the woman told him the next day that Wu had angrily attacked her. An assistant dean who counseled the woman for two months said that the woman called it attempted rape and that Wu used a pillow to muffle her screams."

Wu was not arrested and the woman declined to press charges.

The story broke in the midst of a contentious 2004 race to represent Oregon's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Wu's opponent, Republican Goli Ameri, integrated the story into her campaign in the waning days of the election. Wu won the 2004 general election with 58% of the vote, compared to Ameri's 38%, and 4% for Deal Wolf, the Constitution Party candidate. [1] Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Goli Ameri Goli Ameri (in Persian:گلی عامری) (nee Goli Yazdi) is a Republican Iranian-American businesswoman who ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon. ... Goli Ameri Goli Ameri (in Persian:گلی عامری) (nee Goli Yazdi) is a Republican Iranian-American businesswoman who ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon. ... The Constitution Party is a conservative third party in the United States, founded as the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992. ...

References

• 2004 General Election Results

• "Ameri pummels Wu over incident" Portland Tribune, October 22, 2004

• "Wu faces rare primary fight but is expected to win easily. "The Oregonian", March 27, 2006

External links

• Official website
• Campaign Website
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post