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David Wu (born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party . Wu was born in Taiwan , immigrated to the United States as a child, and graduated from Stanford University .
Incumbent Democrat David Wu has represented Oregon's 1st congressional district since 1998 and was re-elected to a seventh term in 2010, defeating sports marketing consultant Rob Cornilles, who won the Republican primary. [5] In 2008, Wu won with 71% of the vote.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman David Wu has represented this liberal-leaning district based in northwestern Oregon and part of Portland. This year, Congressman Wu, seeking his fourth term, crushed Republican candidate Derrick Kitts in the general election to win another term in Congress.
A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to replace the most recent incumbent David Wu, who created a vacancy in the office with his resignation effective August 3, 2011. The winner of the election, Suzanne Bonamici, served the remainder of Wu's two-year term.
Democratic incumbent David Wu has represented Oregon's 1st congressional district since 1998 and is the Democratic nominee in 2008, defeating Will Hobbs and Mark Welyczko in the primary. [3] Hobbs, a political novice, earned some attention late in the race, by winning the endorsements of major newspapers The Oregonian and Willamette Week.
Oregon's 1st congressional district is represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici, the winner of a January 2012 special election held after Representative David Wu resigned following allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter following the resolution of the 2011 U.S. debt ceiling crisis. [5] [6] The district has a PVI of D+6.
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The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November ... David Wu : 149,215 : 62.69% ... David Brownlow 3,495 1.49% write-ins: