Politics | David Wu Rep. David Wu to Resign Oregon Democrat will step down after sex assault accusation By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 26, 2011 11:55 AM CDT Copied In this Oct. 2, 2010, photo provided by the Willamette Week newspaper, Rep. David Wu wears a tiger costume in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Willamette Week, File) Well, this was probably inevitable: Rep. David Wu has resigned days after being accused of sexual assault (and months after being accused of mental instability and random tiger-suit-wearing). The Oregon Democrat announced his resignation moments after the state's two Democratic senators called for it, the Oregonian reports. He promised to leave Congress as soon as the debt ceiling crisis is resolved. Read These Next It takes deep pockets to buy a $400M slice of Rodeo Drive. It's not great news for our neighborhood Wendy's restaurants. Jimmy Fallon's pasta sauces are now kaput thanks to Epstein files. Steve Bannon, Jeffrey Epstein, and a plot to 'take down' pope. Report an error