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House of Delegates, District 9A
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Chao WuOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Chao Wu

Candidate for House of Delegates, District 9A

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Data scientist
Lives in
Howard County
Campaign website
chaowu.org

Delegate since 2023; data scientist with a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland, and former Howard County Board of Education member (2018–2022) and chair.

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Photo: Official portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Documented positions

Education

  • Supports revising state school funding formulas for enrollment growth.

    Dr. Chao Wu | Maryland State Delegate, D9A

    Campaign website · Friends to Elect Chao Wu · chaowu.org

    “Improve education system and revise the state funding formulas to reflect the population growth”
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  • Sponsored bill requiring school student technology use policies.In office

    House Bill 163, 2026 session (primary sponsor).

    Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements”
    Report

Economy & jobs

  • Sponsored bill creating a data broker registry.In office

    House Bill 1089, 2026 session (primary sponsor).

    Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Consumer Protection - Data Broker Registry - Establishment”
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  • Sponsored automatic credits for telecommunications service outages.In office

    House Bill 1562, 2026 session (primary sponsor).

    Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act)”
    Report

Health & human services

  • Sponsored rules on insurers' use of artificial intelligence.In office

    House Bill 795, 2026 session (primary sponsor), the AI Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2026.

    Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence - Grievance Process and Reporting (AI Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2026)”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Chao Wu on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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