Chao Wu | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 9A district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 Servingwith Natalie Ziegler | |
Preceded by | Trent Kittleman |
Member of the Howard County Board of Education at-large | |
In office December 3,2018 –December 5,2022 | |
Preceded by | Bess Altwerger Sandra French Christine O'Connor Cynthia Vaillancourt |
Succeeded by | Jacky McCoy Linfeng Chen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1976or1977(age 46–47) Yingshan County,Hubei,China |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Clarksville,Maryland |
Education | University of Science and Technology of China (BE) National University of Singapore (ME) University of Maryland,College Park (PhD) |
Profession | Engineer,data scientist |
Website | Campaign website |
Chao Wu (born 1976 or 1977) [1] is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 9A in Howard and Montgomery counties. He was previously a member of the Howard County Board of Education from 2018 to 2022.
Wu attended the University of Science and Technology of China,where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 2001;the National University of Singapore,where he earned a master degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2003; [2] and the University of Maryland,College Park,receiving a Doctor of Philosophy degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2009. [3] [4] While at the University of Maryland,Wu served as president of the local Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) chapter. [5] As CSSA president,Wu campaigned against Tibetan independence and perceived biased content in The Diamondback towards the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [5]
After graduating,Wu worked in the private and public sectors,specializing in data science,machine learning,artificial intelligence,quantum computing,cybersecurity and enterprise risk management. [4] Wu represented the River Hill community of Columbia,Maryland on the Columbia Association's board of directors until 2018, [6] and served as a board member of the River Hill Village Association from 2012 to 2018. [7] During this time,Wu was instrumental in initiating Columbia's sister city agreement with Liyang. [5] [8]
In November 2017 Wu filed to run for the Howard County Board of Education. [7] He won the nonpartisan primary election on June 27,2018, [9] and later won election to the board on November 6. [3] In December 2020,Wu was elected as the Board of Education's chairperson,becoming the first Asian American to lead the board. [10] In October 2021,Wu was named to serve as a board member to the Maryland Association of Boards of Education. [11]
In February 2022 Wu filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates. [12] He won the Democratic primary on July 19,2022,and later won the general election on November 8,narrowly defeating incumbent state delegate Trent Kittleman with Natalie Ziegler. [13]
Wu was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023. [14] He is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. [15]
Wu lives in Clarksville,Maryland. [12] He is a father of two children. [16]
In June 2021 Wu voted against ending the school system's school resource officer program. The school board voted 5–3 to continue the program. [17]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Vicky Cutroneo | 20,602 | 14.1 | |
Bob Glascock | 17,503 | 12.0 | |
Robert Wayne Miller | 16,469 | 11.3 | |
Chao Wu | 15,600 | 10.7 | |
Jen Mallo | 13,545 | 9.3 | |
Sabina Taj | 13,326 | 9.2 | |
Anita Pandey | 10,041 | 6.9 | |
Danny Mackey | 9,980 | 6.9 | |
Carleen Pena | 8,301 | 5.7 | |
Saif Rehman | 7,582 | 5.2 | |
Mavourene Robinson | 5,828 | 4.0 | |
Timothy Hodgson Hamilton | 3,691 | 2.5 | |
Christopher Michael Hilfiger | 3,171 | 2.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Vicky Cutroneo | 58,426 | 15.1 | |
Chao Wu | 54,254 | 14.1 | |
Jen Mallo | 53,766 | 13.9 | |
Sabina Taj | 51,842 | 13.4 | |
Bob Glascock | 46,929 | 12.2 | |
Robert Wayne Miller | 43,847 | 11.4 | |
Anita Pandey | 38,109 | 9.9 | |
Danny Mackey | 36,923 | 9.6 | |
Write-in | 1,685 | 0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Natalie Ziegler | 5,308 | 41.8 | |
Democratic | Chao Wu | 3,942 | 31.0 | |
Democratic | Steven M. Bolen | 3,448 | 27.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Natalie Ziegler | 17,767 | 26.68 | |
Democratic | Chao Wu | 17,486 | 26.43 | |
Republican | Trent Kittleman (incumbent) | 17,373 | 26.26 | |
Republican | Jianning Zeng | 13,609 | 20.56 | |
Write-in | 44 | 0.07 |
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