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Assembly District 25

Democrat Kansen Chu currently represents Assembly District 25 and will not be termed out until 2026. Chu is expected to easily win re-election in 2016.

District Summary

Voter Registration
Total Voters - 194,776
Democrat - 44.27%
Republican - 18.43%
No Party Preference - 31.63%
Demographics
White - 24.21%
Latino - 19.67%
Black - 3.08%
Asian - 50.74%
Citizen Voting Age Population

Latino - 16.20%
Black - 3.64%
Asian - 39.20%
Counties
Santa Clara
Alameda
Major Cities
San Jose
Santa Clara
Fremont
Newark

District Vote History

2014
Assembly District 25
Kansen Chu (D) - 69%
Bob Brunton (R) - 31%

Governor
Jerry Brown (D) - 75%
Neel Kashkari (R) - 25%
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla (D) - 63%
Pete Peterson (R) - 37%
Proposition 46: MICRA
Yes - 39%
No - 61%
2012
Assembly District 25 
Bob Wieckowski (D) - 70% 
Arlyne Diamond (R) - 30%
U.S. President
Barack Obama (D) - 72%
Mitt Romney (R) - 25%
U.S. Senator
Diane Feinstein (D) - 75%
Elizabeth Emken (R) - 25%
Proposition 30: Income and Sales Tax Increase
Yes - 65%
No - 35%

Kansen Chu Biography 

Assemblymember Kansen Chu was elected in November 2014 to represent California’s 25th Assembly District, which includes the Alameda County communities of Fremont and Newark, and the Santa Clara County communities of Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara.

Kansen Chu has served on the San Jose City Council since June 2007. He was the first Chinese American to serve on the region’s City Council. During this time, he made public health and the environment top priorities, passing legislation to require citywide green building standards, ban the use of single-use plastic bags. He also promoted the installation of automatic heart defibrillators across San Jose.

While serving on the City Council, Chu worked with community members to create the North San Jose Neighborhood Plan, established the Berryessa Business Association, helped to start the Berryessa Farmers Market, and moved the long-awaited Commodore Park project forward. He serves on 21 local and regional governing committees and represents San Jose on the League of California Cities and Association of Bay Area Governments.

A long-time advocate for education, Chu was elected to the Berryessa School Board in 2002. As a school boardmember, he worked to bolster public education materials, strengthen curriculum and improve public access to school board meetings.

Born in Taiwan, Chu moved to the United States in 1976 as a graduate student. He has a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cal State Northridge, and worked as a Microdiagnostics Microprogrammer at IBM for 18 years. He also owned and operated Ocean Harbor Chinese Restaurant for 16 years.

Chu and his wife Daisy have been married for 35 years. They have two adult children, Ann and Walt, a son-in-law Steve Blomquist, and 21-month-old granddaughter Kimberly Chu Blomquist.
http://asmdc.org/members/a25/about/biography/biography

Kansen Chu Political History

2000: Ran Unsuccessfully for San Jose City Council 
2002-2006: Berryessa Union School Board Member
2007-2014: San Jose City Council Member
2014-Present: California State Assemblymember

Kansen Chu Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700)

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Kansen Chu Social Media

Personal Facebook, Assembly Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Kansen Chu Staff

Capitol Office 916-319-2025
Reichel Everhart - Chief of Staff ([email protected])
Florence Bernal - Legislative Director ([email protected])
Jalene Molina - Scheduler ([email protected])
Robert Mason - Legislative Aide ([email protected])

Fremont Office 510-440-9030
Alex Kobayashi - District Director ([email protected])
Karina Dominguez - Field Representative ([email protected])
Monthly Salary
$8,250
$6,830
$5,338
$2,834


$5,313
$4,725

Committee Membership

Human Services - Chair
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media - Member
Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy - Member
Labor and Employment - Member
Transportation - Member

2016 Election Outlook

Potential Candidates 
Kansen Chu (D) - Incumbent

District Map

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Source: California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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