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Kansen Chu's Biography

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Full Name:

Kansen Chu

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Daisy; 2 Children: Ann, Walt

Birth Place:

Taiwan

Home City:

San Jose, CA

BS, Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology

Masters, Electrical Engineering, California State University, Northridge

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 24, 2022

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 25, 2014-2020

Member, San Jose City Council, 2007-2014

Former Chair, Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Homelessness Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Improving Bay Area Transportation Systems Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Insurance Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on the Arts, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Labor and Employment Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Foster Care, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on Hate Crimes, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the State of Hate, California State Assembly

Former Member, Transportation Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly

President, Owner, Ocean Harbor Chinese Restaurant, 1989-2007

Former District Director, Former State Assemblymember Cohn, 2006

Microdiagnostics Microprogrammer, International Businesses Machines Corporation (IBM), 1978-1996

Board of Directors, Shin Shin Education Foundation, 2003-present

Board Member, Association of Bay Area Governments, present

Board Member, Cities Counties School Partnership, present

Member, Downtown Lions Club, present

Board Member, Housing, Community, and Economic Development Policy Committee, League of California Cities, present

Board Member, League of California Cities, present

Member, Neighborhood Accountability Board, County Restorative Justice Program, present

Member, San Francisco Estuary Project, Association of Bay Area Governments, present

Commissioner, Santa Clara County Mental Health Board, present

Member, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Advisory Board, present

Member, Santa Clara County Valley Habitat Plan, present

Member, Santa Clara Valley Water Commission, present

Member, Treatment Plant Advisory Committee, present

Former Advisory Board Member, Asian Law Alliance

Former Member, California State Superintendent Delaine Eastin’s Education Round Table

Former Council Liaison, Human Rights Commission

Former Member, Neighborhood Services and Education Committee, San Jose City

Former Chair, North San Jose Neighborhoods Planning Taskforce

Former Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Former Member, Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee, San Jose City

Former Member, Recycled Water liaison Committee

Former Member, Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County

Former Member, San Jose Arena Authority

Former Member, Santa Clara County Airport Land Use Commission

Founder, Second Harvest Food Bank Chinese New Year Food Drive

Board of Trustees, Berryessa Union School District, 2002-2007

Advisory Board Member, Californians for Justice, 2005-2007

Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Metro Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Metropolitan Board, 1998-2007

Board of Directors, Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, 1998-2007

Advisory Board Member, Vision New America, 2002-2007

District Representative, Former State Senator Alquist, 2004-2005

Board Member, Berryessa Neighborhood Accountability Board, 2003-2004

Board of Directors, KNTV Channel 11 Community Board, 1997-1999

Chair of the Board, Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino Japanese War, 1996-1998

Commissioner, Private Industry Council, 1995-1997

Lord of Longevity, Santa Clara County Self-Help for the Elderly, 1996

President, Organization of Chinese American-Silicon Valley, 1995

Awards:

Freedom From Hunger Award from Second Harvest Food Bank; Champions for Children from Inspire Family Learning Center (formally SJB Child Development Center); Freedom Fighter Award from the San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP; U.S. Congressional Resolution for Community Service from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo; U.S. Congressional Award in Recognition of Outstanding and Invaluable Service to the Community from Former Congressman Norm Mineta; Virtuous Public Official Award from the American Muslim Voice Foundation; Partnership in Community Award from Asian Law Alliance; Resources for Families and Communities in Santa Clara County Certificate of Appreciation; Reaching Our Communities, Reaching the World Award from New Harvest Christian Fellowship; Inducted into the Silicon Valley Fatherhood Hall of Fame; Community Leadership Father Award from Building Peaceful Families; Community Champion Award from Dr. Benson DC & Berryessa Chiropractic; 2013 Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council Citizen of the Year Award; Portraits of Success from Hispanic Development Corporation; 2011 Mover of Mountains Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley; Selected as Top Community Dad by Building Peaceful Families (BPF); Dr. Jose Rizal Community Hero Award from Filipino-American Senior Opportunities Development Council; Excellent Community Service Award from Santa Clara County Sheriff; State of California Resolution for Significant Contribution to Community from the Honorable Elaine W. Alquist; Commanding General's Award from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

Names of Grandchildren:

Kimberly, Conner

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