Gene Wu is the Democratic Leader of the Texas House, elected by his caucus in 2024, and has represented southwest Houston's District 137 since 2013.
Wu, who immigrated from China as a child, joined the 2021 walkout of House Democrats to block a vote on the state's new voting restrictions bill.
Wu’s take on Texas values
In July 2021 Wu joined the Texas House Democrats who left the state to block a quorum on a law which added new voting restrictions including banning drive-thru voting; the bill later passed without Democrats present. [Ballotpedia; campaign website]