Political career
Wu attended the Charles Koch Institute and completed a one-year associate program. She was a member of the Republican Party,but switched her voting registration to the Libertarian Party in 2022. [4]
In April 2023,Wu announced her candidacy in the 2023 non-partisan election for mayor of Wichita. [8] She was endorsed by the Koch brothers' organization Americans for Prosperity (AFP),the Wichita Regional Chamber PAC, [9] the Wichita Fraternal Order of Police,and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. [4] [10] Wu raised $440,000,a record amount and number of contributors,and AFP spent an additional $192,000 on her behalf. [10]
Wu finished the primary election in first place and advanced to a runoff election with incumbent mayor Brandon Whipple. [11] She defeated Whipple in the general election,58% to 42% [12] making her the first Asian American mayor of Wichita,Kansas. [13] Newsweek called her win the Libertarian Party's "Biggest Ever Election Win", [14] but the Libertarian Party of Kansas does not recognize her as an official Libertarian candidate. [1] [2] [15] Wu was sworn into office on January 8,2024,in a ceremony at Wichita City Hall. [16]
In her first year,Wu's efforts increased salaries for police officers,instituted rules for reporting gifts,and increased the public's opportunities to attend and speak at meetings of the city council. However,several of her plans were stopped by city council. [17]
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