Wu defeated incumbent Trey Martinez Fischer on Thursday to become the next chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus.
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An expert on family law and juvenile justice, Wu immigrated from China at a young age and has been a prominent leader for House Democrats on immigration issues. He gave a viral speech on the House floor against Texas’ “sanctuary cities” ban in 2017 and organized against a bill last year to ban agents from and government of hostile foreign nations, including China, from buying Texas land.
During Thursday night’s closed-door meeting, Bryant was eliminated first. Down to Wu and Martinez Fischer, Bryant swung his support to fellow progressive caucus member Wu, who pulled ahead 35-24, according to sources with knowledge of the vote. However, Martinez Fischer dropped out to make the vote unanimous.
The progressive caucus played a role in Wu’s victory, but during the closed-door nomination process, support from longtime House Democrats Rep. Donna Howard of Austin and Rep. Senfronia Thompson of Houston showed his broader appeal. Those in favor of Wu had kind words for Martinez Fischer, but wanted a change in the status quo.
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