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Rep. David Wu Formally Resigns From House

Ryan J. Reilly | August 3, 2011, 8:15PM

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Oregon Rep. David Wu (D) announced Wednesday evening that he has notified Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) of his resignation, effective from 11:59 p.m.

Wu, who has been accused of having an "unwanted" sexual encounter with the teenage daughter of a campaign donor, announced that he would resign following a vote on the debt ceiling, which took place this week.

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Rep. David Wu Takes Last Vote; 'God Speed To You All. Take Care.' (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | August 1, 2011, 8:45PM

Rep. David Wu released the video we told you he recorded earlier today and took his final vote as a member of Congress on the debt ceiling deal.

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Rep. David Wu To Release Resignation Web Video

Ryan J. Reilly | August 1, 2011, 6:55PM

Oregon Rep. David Wu (D) filmed a video on Monday evening in which he announces a timeline for his resignation over the allegation he had an unwanted sexual encounter with the young daughter of a campaign contributor, a spokesman told TPM.

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David Wu Resigns From Congress Over Teen Sex Scandal

Ryan J. Reilly | July 26, 2011, 12:16PM

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Rep. David Wu announced on Tuesday that he will resign from Congress, the week after a report came out that he was accused of unwanted sexual conduct with the teenage daughter of a campaign donor.

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Rep. Wu Says Won't Resign; Pelosi Calls For Ethics Investigation

Ryan J. Reilly | July 25, 2011, 9:50AM

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Rep. David Wu (D-OR) is resisting calls to resign following the revelation that he's been accused of an unwanted sexual encounter with a young woman who is the daughter of a high school friend and campaign donor, but an aide says he has decided not to seek reelection.

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Topics: David Wu, House Democrats, House Ethics Committee

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Steny Hoyer: Rep. Wu's Resignation 'Not Appropriate At This Time'

Melissa Jeltsen | March 1, 2011, 2:12PM

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) weighed in on the calls for Oregon Rep. David Wu's resignation today, saying they were "premature."

"I understand that he has said he is seeking mental health services and that's the appropriate step for him to take. If he had a broken arm, he'd get it fixed," he said. "I believe that mental illness and physical illness both are treatable, and we ought to treat them both as illnesses."

He added that while he has not spoken to Wu or his staff about the matter, he "would personally believe talks of resignation are not appropriate at this time."

Wu is facing growing pressure to resign after detailed reports emerged of the seven-term congressman's erratic behavior around last November's midterm elections. His bizarre conduct -- including emailing a photograph of himself dressed in a tiger suit to employees -- led staffers to stage multiple interventions and request he check into a psychiatric hospital.

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David Wu: With Medication and Counseling, I'm 'In A Good Place Now' (VIDEO)

Melissa Jeltsen | February 22, 2011, 10:05AM

David Wu, the democratic representative from Oregon whose erratic behavior resulted in a mass exodus of long-time staffers and pleas for him to check into a psychiatric hospital says he's "in a good place now," thanks to counseling and medication.

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Staffers Feared For Rep. David Wu's Mental Health, Staged Interventions

Melissa Jeltsen | February 21, 2011, 12:24PM

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Just days before the midterms and in the throes of a tough re-election campaign, Rep. David Wu (D-OR) was behaving so strangely that staffers staged multiple interventions and requested he check into a psychiatric hospital, The Oregonian and Willamette Week reported on Friday. Staffers went so far as to make inquiries about the availability of beds in Portland and Washington.