David Wu

David Wu
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011
Preceded byElizabeth Furse
Succeeded bySuzanne Bonamici
Personal details
Born (1955-04-08) April 8, 1955
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Michelle Reinmiller
(m. 1996; div. 2009)
EducationStanford University (BS)
Harvard University
Yale University (JD)
Signature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese吴振伟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Zhènwěi

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 and immigrated to the United States, where he graduated from Stanford University, attended Harvard Medical School, and graduated from Yale Law School. He was the first Taiwanese American to serve in the House of Representatives. Wu announced that he would resign from office following resolution of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, days after reports surfaced that an 18-year-old woman had left a voicemail at Wu's campaign office accusing him of an unwanted sexual encounter. Wu acknowledged the encounter and said it was consensual.

Wu submitted his resignation on August 3, 2011. A special election was held on January 31, 2012, to fill the vacancy in advance of the regular 2012 election. Democrat Suzanne Bonamici defeated Republican challenger Rob Cornilles to win this special election.

Since his resignation, Wu has remained in the Washington, D.C. area. He has been raising money for local Democratic parties, and organizing student exchange programs between the Chinese and American space programs.