Kansen Chu (Chinese: 朱感生; pinyin: Zhū Gǎnshēng born October 27, 1952) is a Taiwanese-born American politician.

[1][2] In 2019, Chu announced that he would not seek reelection for State Assembly in 2020, instead running for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

[3] On February 10, 2021, Chu was appointed to the Berryessa Union School District Board of Trustees to fill a vacant seat.

[4] Chu ran for the 24th Assembly district seat in the redrawn 2022 election, but was defeated in the primary by incumbent Alex Lee.

Chu earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology.

In his first year on the council (2007), Chu initiated landmark legislation to require citywide green building standards, ban the use of plastic bags, and mandate the installation of automatic heart defibrillators across San Jose.