Dan Wu
Dan Wu is an at-large member of the Lexington City Council in Kentucky. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Wu ran for election for an at-large seat of the Lexington City Council in Kentucky. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Wu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dan Wu's professional experience includes working as a small business owner. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1997.[1]
Wu has been affiliated with CivicLex, Human Rights Commission, LexArts, and KY Equal Justice Center.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Lexington City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lexington City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Wu (Nonpartisan)  | 20.9 | 42,435 |
| ✔ |  | James Brown (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 38,077 |
| ✔ |  | Chuck Ellinger II (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 36,215 |
 | Bill Farmer (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 34,710 | |
 | Richard Moloney (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 30,681 | |
 | Lillie Miller-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 20,462 | |
| Total votes: 202,580 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lexington City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lexington City Council At-large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chuck Ellinger II (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 19,021 |
| ✔ | | Dan Wu (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 18,568 |
| ✔ | | James Brown (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 17,699 |
| ✔ | | Bill Farmer (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 16,622 |
| ✔ | | Richard Moloney (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 13,669 |
| ✔ | | Lillie Miller-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 8,086 |
 | Arnold Farr (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 7,137 | |
 | Matt Miniard (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 2,070 | |
| Total votes: 102,872 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Wu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am an immigrant, a small business owner, a community leader, as well as a husband & father. I serve on the boards of CivicLex, Human Rights Commission, LexArts, & The Kentucky Equal Justice Center & I am the creator of civic engagement projects such as "I Am A Kentuckian" and "Immigrants & Refugees Belong Here." I have lived in Lexington for most of my life and I want to work to see it grow sustainably & equitably so it can continue to be an amazing city for everyone.
- Let's invest in housing that people can afford by supporting & investing in smart, sustainable infill development to create the foundation for a better life.
- Let’s invest in starting & growing small businesses through increasing access to capital, networks, & resources to ensure that our local entrepreneurs not only survive, but thrive.
- Let’s invest in collaborative, thoughtful public safety by partnering with wraparound services to make Lexington safer for everyone.
I am most passionate about housing/development, small business support, and public safety, as well as environmental sustainability and a just and equitable Lexington for all its residents.
City Council is the legislative body of Lexington Fayette Urban County Government & serves as a check on the office of the Mayor.
Yuri Kochiyama & Grace Lee Boggs for their work & allyship in the civil rights movement. My mom for immigrating to America & surviving so I could eventually thrive.
The ability to represent the underrepresented, the empathy to put yourself in others' shoes, the humility to know that you don't have all the answers.
I'm a lifelong learner, a quick study, an empathetic listener, and a pragmatic problem solver.
To serve the residents of this city & make it a great place to thrive for ALL its people.
I'd to leave Lexington more prosperous, culturally diverse, and equitable than I found it.
I remember watching the Space Shuttle Challenge explosion on live TV during school when I was 12.
I worked at Kroger bagging groceries for about a year when I was 15 or 16.
Yotam Ottolenghi's SIMPLE, it's a cookbook I use every week.
Janelle Monae - Make Me Feel
People often contact their district Council Members with issues but forget that they have 3 at-large Council Members that also serve them.
If that were the case, we'd have a very narrow range of views, experiences, & backgrounds to draw our public officials from and that wouldn't serve our increasingly diverse populations well.
Willingness to listen, learn & work with others. Intellectual curiosity to continuing expand ones knowledge about better ways to serve our residents.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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