Betty tom chu biography

Betty Tom Chu is an American lawyer, politician and banker. She is known for being the first Chinese-American woman to pass the bar admission of State Bar of California. She was also the first Chinese-American woman to be the chief executive of a bank. Chu served as mayor of Monterey Park, California in , and held two elected terms on the city council between and Chu was born in San Diego , California.

Chu was an elected city council member of Monterey Park, California from , and again On June 11, , Chu abruptly resigned from the city council and stated this was due to "philosophical differences" with other council members.

Betty tom chu biography: Betty Tom Chu is an American

On June 5, , the California State Senate passed the Senate Joint Resolution 23 and , which is associated to formally apology for past California anti-Chinese legislation. This resolution passage is the work and request by The Apology for the Chinese Exclusion Act Committee, which Chu is one of the founding members. With the help of Congressman Ed Royce , she was able to successfully garner bipartisan support and the bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, Today Chu is actively involved in local and national politics.

She was married to Robert Chu until his passing.