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U.S. House, District 28: who gets your vote?

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Judy Chu

Judy Chu

U.S. House · California District 28

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
April A. Verlato

April A. Verlato

Running for U.S. House · California District 28

NationalRepublican

Judy ChuCurrent repApril A. VerlatoChallenger

Job fit

Judy Chu

Offices held

  • Chu was first elected to the Board of Education for Garvey School District in 1985. 1

April A. Verlato

Education

  • Southwestern School of Law 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Judy Chu

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

April A. Verlato

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Judy Chu

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsindustry associationslabor unionscompaniesOther kinds of donors
small donors$37Klarge donors$513Kindustryassociations$104Klabor unions$100Kcompanies$88KOther kinds ofdonors$94K$936K raised
$37,1564Small individual donors
$513,1924Large individual donors

April A. Verlato

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Checks

Judy Chu

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 2 since 2024. 5

April A. Verlato

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography | Representative Judy Chu · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About - April Verlato for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-08-19 used in: Checks