Sean Chu
Sean Chu | |
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| City of Calgary Councillor | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Gael MacLeod |
| Constituency | Ward 4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taiwan |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Alma mater | Mount Royal College |
| Website | Official website |
Sean Chu is a municipal politician who currently serves as Councillor of Ward 4 in Calgary, Alberta. He was elected in the 2013 municipal election.
Personal life
Chu was born in Taiwan, and moved to Calgary in 1985.[1]
Awards
While working for the Calgary Police Service, Chu received both the Calgary Police Service Distinguished Service Medal and the 20 years Service Medal. His contribution to community initiatives has been recognized with both the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Alberta Centennial Medal.[1]
Education and career before politics
Chu spent three years in military service in Taiwan before moving to Canada.
After his arrival in Canada, Chu attended Mount Royal College.
Prior to being elected Sean was a member of the Calgary Police Service. During his 21 years of service Sean worked as a member of the motorcycle Unit, District #1 and the Diversity Resources Team for Community Outreach.[1]
Electoral record
Chu first entered Canadian politics in 2008 with an unsuccessful run to represent Calgary Buffalo at the provincial level. Running as a member of the PC party, Chu finished second.
His next attempt at office was an unsuccessful run to represent Ward 4 in 2010. During that election, he came in second to Gael MacLeod with 21% of the vote, to her 25%.[2]
2013 municipal election
Chu was elected to represent Ward 4 by capturing 43% of the votes, defeating incumbent Gael MacLeod, who took 40%.[3]
Social media controversies
Chu is a frequent user of Twitter and has made several statements on the platform for which he has later apologised.
- Chu apologized after sending out, and later deleting, two tweets that berated a city employee over a presentation around a planned downtown bike lane.[4]
- Tweeted that recent cold weather and the fact a ship is stuck in ice near Antarctica seem to have quieted climate change "alarmists."[5]
- Comparing the Irish vote to allow same-sex marriage to "our own social revolution to screw the dt (downtown) businesses. Cycletracks."[6]
Amanda Wilkie defamation lawsuit
In April 2015 Chu's former campaign manager, Amanda Wilkie, launched a lawsuit for $275,000 alleging that Chu made defamatory comments about her when he spoke to a mutual acquaintance in November 2013 and on other occasions.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "About Councillor Sean Chu". City of Cagary. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Calgary municipal election, 2010 official results" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Calgary municipal election, 2013 official results". City of Calgary. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Sean Chu apologizes for disrespectful, profane bike lane tweets". CBC News - Calgary. CBC. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "Calgary councillor stands by 'global warming alarmist' tweet". CBC. 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ MacGregor, Lisa (May 24, 2015). "Calgary City Councillor Sean Chu faces backlash over tweet". Global Calgary. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ Slade, Daryl (May 1, 2015). "Former campaign manager sues Sean Chu for defamation". Calgary Herald. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
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