Judge Chu has a long history of activism in the Democratic Party. He organized President Barack Obama’s historic 2007 Presidential Campaign Rally at Auditorium Shores, and as our local Senate District Executive Committeeman, he was one of the youngest Rules Committee Chairs in the history of the Texas Democratic Party. He has also served as the President of the Central Austin Democrats, President of the Capital Area Asian American Democrats, President of University Democrats at UT Austin, and the Vice President of West Austin Democrats. A proud member of AFSCME Local 1624, Judge Chu has also been Chair of the Committee on Political Education for the Central Labor Council. With his knowledge of the various rules, procedures, and laws, Judge Chu currently serves as a parliamentarian for the Travis County Democratic Party.
Judge Chu is a proud graduate of Baylor Law School, and the University of Texas, where he received his B.A. in Government. Judge Chu lives in the Allandale neighborhood, with his wife, Kathryn, their daughter Vivia, and Peanut, an orange cat that they adopted at Austin Pets Alive. They found a home in our progressive community and have devoted themselves to making Texas a better place.