For Immediate Release
Mar 12, 2009
EMILY's List Announces Endorsement of Judy Chu in California's 32nd Congressional District
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, the nation's largest financial resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Dr. Judy Chu for the special election in California’s 32nd congressional district.
"With more than 20 years of public service and a strong record of working to improve women's lives, Dr. Judy Chu of California's Board of Equalization, is an impressive candidate for California's 32nd congressional district,” said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY's List. "While serving in the state Assembly, Chu authored a landmark tax amnesty bill that brought $4.8 billion in revenue to the state budget without raising taxes and passed vital legislation to protect victims of sexual assault and hate crimes. She will bring this record of service and problem-solving experience to Congress. EMILY's List is proud to support Dr. Judy Chu in the special election to fill Secretary Hilda Solis' seat in Congress."
As vice-chair of the Board of Equalization, Dr. Chu serves as one of California's 12 elected constitutional officers. She represents 8.5 million people in district four, which encompasses most of Los Angeles County. Prior to the state Assembly, Dr. Chu served on the Monterey Park City Council for thirteen years from 1988 to 2001, and served as mayor for three terms. Dr. Chu has been dedicated to education for decades, and was a community college professor of psychology for 20 years. She started in public service as a board member of the Garvey School District from 1985 to 1988. Dr. Chu has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and a B.A. in math.
"I am honored to receive the support of EMILY's List, a long time friend and ally of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis," said Dr. Judy Chu. "As a member of Congress, I will continue to protect our working class families and fight for jobs and the economy, access to affordable health care, and finally, supporting our veterans and bringing our troops home."
In the 2007-2008 cycle, EMILY's List raised more than $43 million to support its mission of recruiting and supporting women candidates, helping them build strong campaigns, and mobilizing women voters to turn out and vote. EMILY's List and its members directly contributed more than $9 million to EMILY's List candidates for federal and gubernatorial office. With more than 100,000 members across the country, EMILY's List is one of the largest political action committees in the nation. Since its founding in 1985, EMILY's List has worked to elect 79 pro-choice Democratic women to the U.S. House, 15 to the U.S. Senate, nine governors, and hundreds of women to the state legislatures, state constitutional offices, and other key local offices.
