PERSON: Gene Wu

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress

Eugene Yuanzhi Wu is an American lawyer and politician who is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Since January 2025, he has served as chair of the Democratic caucus. He was formerly a prosecutor for Harris County.

Wu was born in Guangzhou in Guangdong province, China. Shortly after, his family immigrated to the United States and lived in Odessa, Texas, before moving to Sharpstown, a neighborhood in Southwest Houston. He attended Ed White Elementary, Fondren Middle School, and St. Thomas Episcopal School.

Wu received a B.S. from Texas A&M University, a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School for Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned a J.D. degree from the South Texas College of Law in Houston.

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