# Judy Chu

Judy Chu is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 28th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 28th district
- Serving since: 2009-07-16
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001080
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA32101

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001080 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

95% of Chu’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from California, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

## What Chu says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,866 classified statements: 1,537 posts on X, 207 press releases, 90 Congressional Record speeches, 32 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chu | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 6.6% | 114 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.4% | 27.5% | 44 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 76.3% | 73.2% | 82 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.7% | 9.8% | 55 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.1% | 22.7% | 96 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.9% | 48 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (House Democrats 13%); Emergency Management 16% (House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.34 (standard error 0.01), from 2,373 donors and 7,414 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.1% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 722. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 85 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1608: Expressing support for the designation of October 5, 2026, as the "National Beyond the Milky Way Day" and celebrating a transformative achievement in American… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1608
- H.R. 10651: End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10651
- H.Res. 1574: Expressing support for the recognition of September 27, 2026, to October 3, 2026, as "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1574
- H.Res. 1532: Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 13 through September 19, 2026, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week". (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1532
- H.Res. 1509: Recognizing the extraordinary resilience and courage of children and families fighting neuroblastoma and supports the incredible effort of clinicians and… (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1509
- H.R. 10045: Protect American Values Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10045
- H.R. 9699: Drug Deal Disclosure Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9699
- H.R. 9400: American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9400
- H.R. 9024: Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9024
- H.Res. 1324: Recognizing the 1885 Rock Springs Chinese Massacre. (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1324

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2114737701820027063
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2113659021362176368
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2113694108862603528
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2113738897327088099
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2113331643385823691
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2113368128168280133
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2113399098120503370
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2112943139849634116
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJudyChu/status/2112554013786841227

## Links

- Official site: https://chu.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJudyChu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJudyChu
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjudychu
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepJudyChu
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001080

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001080