Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district.

A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting.

[3] She previously served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, on the Monterey Park City Council (with three terms as mayor) and in the California State Assembly.

[5] Chu was redistricted to the 27th district in 2012, but still reelected to a third term, defeating Republican challenger Jack Orswell.

Judson was born in Chico, California, to Chinese parents from Jiangmen, Guangdong and served during World War II in the 10th Army Corps in Okinawa.

[6][7][8] Chu grew up in South Los Angeles, near 62nd Street and Normandie Avenue, until her early teen years, when the family moved to the Bay Area.

[citation needed] Chu decided to run for the 2009 special election for the California's 32nd congressional district after U.S. Representative Hilda Solis was appointed to become President Barack Obama's United States Secretary of Labor.

[14] In the runoff election, she defeated Republican Betty Chu (her cousin-in-law and a Monterey Park City Councilwoman) 62%–33%.

In January 2011, she voted against a bill to reduce spending on non-security items to fiscal year 2008 levels.

[25] Chu opposed the "See Something, Say Something Act of 2011", which provides "immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response."

She said, "if a person contacts law enforcement about something based solely on someone's race, religion, ethnicity, or national origin, they would not receive immunity from civil lawsuits.

"[26][27] In June 2011, the House Ethics Committee began an investigation after receiving information suggesting that two of Chu's top aides had directed staffers to do campaign tasks during regular work hours.

The investigation found that Chu had sent two emails to her staff on how to respond to aspects of the Ethics Committee's inquiry.

[31] Chu later voted against a resolution "denouncing the horrors of socialism," and published an op-ed in the Whittier Daily News explaining it.

[33] In 2019, Chu was named "honorary chairwoman" of the Forums for Peaceful Reunification of China, an organization advocating for Chinese unification.

[34] Chu accused Turkey, a NATO member, of inciting the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.