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{{short description|Chinese American politician and entrepreneur}}
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|office = [[Republican National Committee]]man <br> from [[Oregon]]
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|name = Solomon Yue Jr.
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|term_start = 2000
|image = 20170523Solomon Yue.jpg
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|office = [[Republican National Committee]]man<br>from [[Oregon]]
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|term_start = July 31, 2000
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|05|08}}
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|predecessor = [[Denny Smith]]
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| birth_place = Shanghai, China
|successor =
| citizenship = American
|1blankname = Chair
| education = MBA, Alaska Pacific University
|1namedata = [[Jim Nicholson (Secretary of Veterans Affairs)|Jim Nicholson]] → <br>[[Jim Gilmore]] → <br>[[Mark Racicot]] → <br>[[Ed Gillespie]] → <br>[[Ken Mehlman]] →<br>[[Mike Duncan]] → <br>[[Michael Steele]] → <br>[[Reince Priebus]] → <br>[[Ronna McDaniel]]
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| party = Republican
|alongside = [[Chris Barreto]]
| father = Solomon Yue, Sr.
|office1 = Member of the Executive Committee of the [[Oregon Republican Party]]<ref name=ArchivedGOPDirectory>{{cite web|url=http://www.gop.com//States/StateDetails.aspx?state=OR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214121713/http://www.gop.com//States/StateDetails.aspx?state=OR|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-02-14|title=GOP State Directory Oregon Republican Party|date=2006}}</ref>
|term_start1 = 1995
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|1blankname1 = Chair
|1namedata1 = Randy Miller → <br>Deanna Smith → <br>Perry Atkinson → <br>[[Kevin Mannix]] → <br>Vance Day → <br>[[Bob Tiernan]] → <br>[[Allen Alley]] → <br>Suzanne Gallagher → <br>[[Art Robinson]] → <br>Bill Currier
|office2 = Chairman of the [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk County]] Republican Party
|term_start2 = 2000
|term_end2 = 2002
|1blankname2 = Vice Chair
|1namedata2 = Scott Powell
|predecessor2 = Ron Finster<ref name=StatesmanJournal>{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.com/image/202302353|title=Yue Turns Attention to GOP Matters|author=Steve Law|date=2000-07-30|work=Statesman Journal}}</ref>
|successor2 = Scott Powell
|office3 = Precinct Committee Person<br>from Polk County's 178th Precinct<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.co.polk.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/elections/page/18361/pcp_rep_10-21-19.pdf|title=Precinct Committee Person Report|date=2019-10-21}}</ref>
|term_start3 = 1996<ref name=ArchivedGOPDirectory/>
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|birth_name = Yu Huaisong
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|5|7}}
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|birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[China]]
|nationality = [[United States|American]] (after 1992)<br>[[Chinese people|Chinese]] (before 1992)
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|spouse = {{marriage|Ourania Yue|1990|Oct 5, 2021|end=died}}
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|parents = Solomon Yue
|relatives = Grandfather: John Yue
|residence = [[Salem, Oregon]]
|alma_mater = [[Alaska Pacific University]] {{small|(BA)}}<br>[[University of Alaska Anchorage]] {{small|(MBA)}}
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'''Solomon Yue Jr.''' ({{zh|s=俞怀松}}, born May 8, 1959) is an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] activist and businessperson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|last2=Isenstadt|first2=Alex|title=RNC member accuses party of 'institutional tyranny'|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/solomon-yue-rnc-tyranny-222095|access-date=2020-11-29|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder and vice chairman and CEO of the voter advocacy group [[Republicans Overseas]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-28|title=Trump or Biden? China expects no favours either way|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53928783|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref> and the National Committeeman to the [[Republican National Committee]] for the [[Republican Party of Oregon|Oregon Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://republicansoverseas.com/leadership/|title=Leadership|work=Republicans Overseas|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
'''Solomon Yue Jr.''' ({{zh|s=俞怀松}}, born May 8, 1959) is an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] activist and businessperson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|last2=Isenstadt|first2=Alex|title=RNC member accuses party of 'institutional tyranny'|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/solomon-yue-rnc-tyranny-222095|access-date=2020-11-29|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder and vice chairman and CEO of [[Republicans Overseas]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-28|title=Trump or Biden? China expects no favours either way|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53928783|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref> and a [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeeman]] from [[Republican Party of Oregon|Oregon Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://republicansoverseas.com/leadership/|title=Leadership|work=Republicans Overseas|date=February 15, 2017 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== Early life and business activities ==
== Early life and business activities ==
An [[Chinese immigration to the United States|immigrant from China]], Yue became a businessman in the United States, based in [[Salem, Oregon]].<ref name=MapesMid>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/01/oregons_yue_in_middle_of_rnc_l.html Oregon's Yue in middle of RNC leadership fight], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (January 6, 2009).</ref><ref name=MapesSpat>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/05/tiernan-yue_spat_roils_oregon.html Tiernan-Yue spat roils Republican Party], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (May 26, 2010).</ref>
Yue was born in China and [[Chinese immigration to the United States|immigrated from China to the United States]] in 1980.<ref name=Petrizzo>Zachary Petrizzo, [https://www.thedailybeast.com/rnc-members-accuse-fellow-member-solomon-yue-of-being-a-chinese-spyjust-because-hes-chinese RNC Members Accuse Fellow Member of Being a Chinese Spy—Just Because He's Chinese], ''Daily Beast'' (September 3, 2022).</ref> He is a medical equipment wholesaler,<ref name=Petrizzo/> based in [[Salem, Oregon]].<ref name=MapesMid>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/01/oregons_yue_in_middle_of_rnc_l.html Oregon's Yue in middle of RNC leadership fight], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (January 6, 2009).</ref><ref name=MapesSpat>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2010/05/tiernan-yue_spat_roils_oregon.html Tiernan-Yue spat roils Republican Party], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (May 26, 2010).</ref>


== Republican Party activities ==
== Republican Party activities ==
Since 2000,<ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt>Shane Goldmacher & Alex Isenstadt, [https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/solomon-yue-rnc-tyranny-222095 RNC member accuses party of 'institutional tyranny'], ''Politico'' (April 18, 2016).</ref> Yue has been a [[Republican National Committee]] member from Oregon.<ref name=MapesMid/><ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt/> He is 10th in seniority among the 168 members of the RNC. As a Republican National Committeeman, Yue is known as a staunchly conservative grassroots supporter. In 2009, with attorney [[Jim Bopp]], an Indiana RNC committeeman,<ref name=MapesMid/><ref name=MapesFight>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/04/gop_fights_over_labeling_democ.html GOP fights over labeling Democrats as Socialists], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (April 23, 2009).</ref>they co-founded the RNC "conservative steering committee" and co-drafted a resolution against Republican President [[George W. Bush]]'s endorsement of the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008|federal rescue of the financial industry]] and [[Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010|auto industry]], and criticized then [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]] for his [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|economic stimulus plan]].<ref name=MapesMid/> Yue criticized Bush for his support of the [[Medicare Part D]] prescription-drug benefit.<ref name=MapesMid/> Yue later supported an RNC resolution that would require Republicans candidates to meet a [[purity test (politics)|purity test]] before obtaining party support,<ref name=MapesSpat/> and another resolution in 2009 that claimed that the Democratic Party was "dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals"<ref name=MapesFight/> and sought to require Republicans to label the Democratic Party as a "socialist" party.<ref name=MapesSpat/> Yue clashed with RNC chairman [[Michael Steele]] and [[Oregon Republican Party]] chairman [[Bob Tiernan]], who was known in Republican circles as Steele’s attack dog.<ref name=MapesFight/><ref name=MapesSpat/> Yue and Bopp spearheaded an internal party fight to oust Steele from the national chairmanship after Steele was caught using donor funds to take staffers to a California lesbian bondage-themed strip club.<ref>Jonathan Martin, [https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2010/12/as-rnc-conservatives-launch-dump-steele-effort-race-returns-to-fore-031712 As RNC conservatives launch Dump Steele effort, race returns to fore], ''Politico'' (December 26, 2010).</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Steele and the strippers |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/mar/29/michael-steele-voyeur-club-republican |url-status=live |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Foster's Daily Democrat |url=https://www.fosters.com/story/opinion/2010/04/01/his-imperial-highness-michael-steele/63208610007/}}</ref>In 2010, Tiernan accused Yue of stirring up discord within the RNC and Oregon Republican Party; Yue, in turn, accused Tiernan of requiring "absolute loyalty."<ref name=MapesSpat/>
Since 2000,<ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt>Shane Goldmacher & Alex Isenstadt, [https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/solomon-yue-rnc-tyranny-222095 RNC member accuses party of 'institutional tyranny'], ''Politico'' (April 18, 2016).</ref> Yue has been a [[Republican National Committee]] member from Oregon.<ref name=MapesMid/><ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt/> As a Republican committeeman, Yue is part of the party's right wing, closely allied with the archconservative [[Jim Bopp]], an Indiana RNC committeeman.<ref name=MapesMid/><ref name=MapesFight>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/04/gop_fights_over_labeling_democ.html GOP fights over labeling Democrats as Socialists], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (April 23, 2009).</ref> In 2009, Yue and Bopp co-founded an RNC "conservative steering committee" and co-drafted a resolution that accused Republican President [[George W. Bush]] of supporting "socialism" by endorsing the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008|federal rescue of the financial industry]] and [[Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010|auto industry]], and criticized then [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]] for his [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|economic stimulus plan]].<ref name=MapesMid/> Yue also criticized Bush for his support of the [[Medicare Part D]] prescription-drug benefit.<ref name=MapesMid/> Yue later supported an RNC resolution that would require Republicans candidates to meet a [[purity test (politics)|purity test]] before obtaining party support,<ref name=MapesSpat/> and another resolution in 2009 that claimed that the Democratic Party was "dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals"<ref name=MapesFight/> and sought to require Republicans to label the Democratic Party as a "socialist" party.<ref name=MapesSpat/> Yue clashed with RNC chairman [[Michael Steele]] and [[Oregon Republican Party]] chairman [[Bob Tiernan]], who opposed many of his proposals.<ref name=MapesFight/><ref name=MapesSpat/> Yue and Bopp spearheaded an internal party fight to oust Steele from the national chairmanship.<ref>Jonathan Martin, [https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2010/12/as-rnc-conservatives-launch-dump-steele-effort-race-returns-to-fore-031712 As RNC conservatives launch Dump Steele effort, race returns to fore], ''Politico'' (December 26, 2010).</ref> In 2010, Tiernan accused Yue of stirring up discord within the RNC and Oregon Republican Party; Yue, in turn, accused Tiernan of requiring "absolute loyalty."<ref name=MapesSpat/>


Yue was a delegate to the [[2008 Republican National Convention]], where he praised the party's ticket of [[John McCain]] and [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>Harry Esteve, [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2008/08/oregon_delegates_say_gop_conve.html Oregon delegates say GOP convention will "energize people"], ''The Oregonian'' (August 31, 2008).</ref> He was Oregon [[superdelegate]] to the [[2012 Republican National Convention]], pledged, in accordance to Oregon state law, to [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2012/08/republicans_cancel_first_day_o.html Republicans cancel first day of national convention as Isaac approaches], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (August 25, 2012).</ref>
Yue was a delegate to the [[2008 Republican National Convention]], where he praised the party's ticket of [[John McCain]] and [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>Harry Esteve, [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2008/08/oregon_delegates_say_gop_conve.html Oregon delegates say GOP convention will "energize people"], ''The Oregonian'' (August 31, 2008).</ref> In the [[2012 Republican presidential primaries]], he endorsed [[Mitt Romney]], and was a [[superdelegate]] to the [[2012 Republican National Convention]].<ref>Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2012/08/republicans_cancel_first_day_o.html Republicans cancel first day of national convention as Isaac approaches], ''The Oregonian''/OregonLive (August 25, 2012).</ref>


In April 2016, as a member of the [[Republican National Committee]]'s rules committee, Yue proposed a change to the party's procedural rules that would make it more difficult for Republican leaders to place in nomination, at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]], the name of a candidate not already in the race. The debate over the proposal occurred as [[Donald Trump]] and [[Ted Cruz]] battled for the presidential nomination, raising the prospect of a [[contested convention]].<ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt/><ref name=Martin>Jonathan Martin, [https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/21/republicans-reject-effort-to-alter-rules-on-allowing-new-candidate-at-convention/ Republicans Reject Effort to Alter Rules on Allowing New Candidate at Convention], ''New York Times'' (April 21, 2016).</ref> Yue wrote a 1,300-word email accusing RNC Chairman [[Reince Priebus]] and other party leader of "institutional tyranny" over their opposition to his proposal.<ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt/> The rules committee rejected Yue's proposal to change the rules.<ref name=Martin/> Yue maneuvered to ensure Trump's nomination at the convention over the last-ditch objection of [[Never Trump movement|anti-Trump Republican]] holdouts.<ref>Ed O'Keefe & Dan Balz, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-moves-closer-to-the-base-and-away-from-the-broader-public-in-party-platform/2016/07/12/c02ef2f8-4840-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html GOP moves closer to the base, and away from the broader public, in party platform], ''Washington Post'' (July 12, 2016).</ref><ref>Kyle Cheney, [https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-never-trump-225664 Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention], ''Politico'' (July 17, 2016).</ref>
In April 2016, as a member of the [[Republican National Committee]]'s rules committee, Yue proposed a change to the party's procedural rules that would make it more difficult for Republican leaders to place in nomination, at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]], the name of a candidate not already in the race. The debate over the proposal occurred as [[Donald Trump]] and [[Ted Cruz]] battled for the presidential nomination, raising the prospect of a [[contested convention]].<ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt/><ref name=Martin>Jonathan Martin, [https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/21/republicans-reject-effort-to-alter-rules-on-allowing-new-candidate-at-convention/ Republicans Reject Effort to Alter Rules on Allowing New Candidate at Convention], ''New York Times'' (April 21, 2016).</ref> Yue wrote a 1,300-word email accusing RNC Chairman [[Reince Priebus]] and other party leaders of "institutional tyranny" over their opposition to his proposal.<ref name=GoldmacherIsenstadt/> The rules committee rejected Yue's proposal to change the rules.<ref name=Martin/> After Trump became the [[presumptive nominee]] of the Republican Party, Yue maneuvered to ensure Trump's nomination at the convention over the last-ditch objection of [[Never Trump movement|anti-Trump Republican]] holdouts.<ref>Ed O'Keefe & Dan Balz, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-moves-closer-to-the-base-and-away-from-the-broader-public-in-party-platform/2016/07/12/c02ef2f8-4840-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html GOP moves closer to the base, and away from the broader public, in party platform], ''Washington Post'' (July 12, 2016).</ref><ref>Kyle Cheney, [https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-never-trump-225664 Never Trump plots last stand at Cleveland convention], ''Politico'' (July 17, 2016).</ref>


After a pro-[[Donald Trump]] mob [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021]], Yue and most other Republican Party figures remained loyal to Trump, and sponsored a state Republican party resolution condemning the ten House Republicans who [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|voted in favor of Trump's impeachment]].<ref>David Sider, [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/27/post-trump-gop-462864 The GOP's answer to its post-Trump blues: More Trump], ''Politico'' (January 27, 2021).</ref><ref name=SaysUnaware>{{Cite web|author1=Andrew Kaczynski |author2=Drew Myers |title=Top Oregon RNC official says he was unaware of pro-Nazi host and White national activist they discussed during YouTube chat|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/29/politics/solomon-yue-on-white-nationalist/index.html|date=June 29, 2021|publisher=CNN}}</ref> Yue played a key role in getting the Oregon Republican Party to adopt a resolution claiming that the storming of the Capitol was a "false flag" intended "to discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans."<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Grynbaum|first1=Michael M.|last2=Alba|first2=Davey|author-link2=Davey Alba|last3=Epstein|first3=Reid J.|date=2021-03-01|title=How Pro-Trump Forces Pushed a Lie About Antifa at the Capitol Riot|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/us/politics/antifa-conspiracy-capitol-riot.html|access-date=2021-03-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In March 2021, Yue also appeared on a YouTube show hosted by Greyson Arnold, who has praised [[Nazi Germany]] and espoused racism and anti-Semitism; on the show, Yue praised far-right and white nationalist activist [[Nick Fuentes]], saying that Fuentes should have a role in picking Republican candidates.<ref name=SaysUnaware/> After his appearance attracted scrutiny, Yue said that he was unaware of the views of Arnold and Fuentes at the time of his appearance on the show.<ref name=SaysUnaware/>
After a [[pro-Trump]] mob [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 in a failed insurrection]], Yue and most other Republican Party figures remained loyal to Trump, and sponsored a state Republican party resolution condemning the ten House Republicans who [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|voted in favor of Trump's impeachment]].<ref>David Sider, [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/27/post-trump-gop-462864 The GOP's answer to its post-Trump blues: More Trump], ''Politico'' (January 27, 2021).</ref><ref name=SaysUnaware>{{Cite web|author1=Andrew Kaczynski |author2=Drew Myers |title=Top Oregon RNC official says he was unaware of pro-Nazi host and White national activist they discussed during YouTube chat|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/29/politics/solomon-yue-on-white-nationalist/index.html|date=June 29, 2021|publisher=CNN}}</ref> Yue played a key role in getting the Oregon Republican Party to adopt a resolution claiming that the storming of the Capitol was a "false flag" intended "to discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans."<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Grynbaum|first1=Michael M.|last2=Alba|first2=Davey|author-link2=Davey Alba|last3=Epstein|first3=Reid J.|date=2021-03-01|title=How Pro-Trump Forces Pushed a Lie About Antifa at the Capitol Riot|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/us/politics/antifa-conspiracy-capitol-riot.html|access-date=2021-03-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In March 2021, Yue also appeared on a YouTube show hosted by Greyson Arnold, who has praised [[Nazi Germany]] and espoused racism and anti-Semitism; on the show, Yue said that far-right and white nationalist activist [[Nick Fuentes]] should have a role in picking Republican candidates.<ref name=SaysUnaware/> After his appearance attracted scrutiny, Yue said that he was unaware of the views of Arnold and Fuentes at the time of his appearance on the show.<ref name=SaysUnaware/>


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Solomon Yue
Republican National Committeeman
from Oregon
Incumbent
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born (1959-05-08) May 8, 1959 (age 65)
Shanghai, China
CitizenshipAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Parent
  • Solomon Yue, Sr. (father)
EducationMBA, Alaska Pacific University

Solomon Yue Jr. (Chinese: 俞怀松, born May 8, 1959) is an American Republican Party activist and businessperson.[1] He is the founder and vice chairman and CEO of Republicans Overseas[2] and a Republican national committeeman from Oregon Republican Party.[3][1]

Early life and business activities

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Yue was born in China and immigrated from China to the United States in 1980.[4] He is a medical equipment wholesaler,[4] based in Salem, Oregon.[5][6]

Republican Party activities

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Since 2000,[7] Yue has been a Republican National Committee member from Oregon.[5][7] As a Republican committeeman, Yue is part of the party's right wing, closely allied with the archconservative Jim Bopp, an Indiana RNC committeeman.[5][8] In 2009, Yue and Bopp co-founded an RNC "conservative steering committee" and co-drafted a resolution that accused Republican President George W. Bush of supporting "socialism" by endorsing the federal rescue of the financial industry and auto industry, and criticized then President-elect Barack Obama for his economic stimulus plan.[5] Yue also criticized Bush for his support of the Medicare Part D prescription-drug benefit.[5] Yue later supported an RNC resolution that would require Republicans candidates to meet a purity test before obtaining party support,[6] and another resolution in 2009 that claimed that the Democratic Party was "dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals"[8] and sought to require Republicans to label the Democratic Party as a "socialist" party.[6] Yue clashed with RNC chairman Michael Steele and Oregon Republican Party chairman Bob Tiernan, who opposed many of his proposals.[8][6] Yue and Bopp spearheaded an internal party fight to oust Steele from the national chairmanship.[9] In 2010, Tiernan accused Yue of stirring up discord within the RNC and Oregon Republican Party; Yue, in turn, accused Tiernan of requiring "absolute loyalty."[6]

Yue was a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention, where he praised the party's ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.[10] In the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, he endorsed Mitt Romney, and was a superdelegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention.[11]

In April 2016, as a member of the Republican National Committee's rules committee, Yue proposed a change to the party's procedural rules that would make it more difficult for Republican leaders to place in nomination, at the 2016 Republican National Convention, the name of a candidate not already in the race. The debate over the proposal occurred as Donald Trump and Ted Cruz battled for the presidential nomination, raising the prospect of a contested convention.[7][12] Yue wrote a 1,300-word email accusing RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and other party leaders of "institutional tyranny" over their opposition to his proposal.[7] The rules committee rejected Yue's proposal to change the rules.[12] After Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Yue maneuvered to ensure Trump's nomination at the convention over the last-ditch objection of anti-Trump Republican holdouts.[13][14]

After a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 in a failed insurrection, Yue and most other Republican Party figures remained loyal to Trump, and sponsored a state Republican party resolution condemning the ten House Republicans who voted in favor of Trump's impeachment.[15][16] Yue played a key role in getting the Oregon Republican Party to adopt a resolution claiming that the storming of the Capitol was a "false flag" intended "to discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans."[17] In March 2021, Yue also appeared on a YouTube show hosted by Greyson Arnold, who has praised Nazi Germany and espoused racism and anti-Semitism; on the show, Yue said that far-right and white nationalist activist Nick Fuentes should have a role in picking Republican candidates.[16] After his appearance attracted scrutiny, Yue said that he was unaware of the views of Arnold and Fuentes at the time of his appearance on the show.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Goldmacher, Shane; Isenstadt, Alex. "RNC member accuses party of 'institutional tyranny'". POLITICO. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Trump or Biden? China expects no favours either way". BBC News. August 28, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Leadership". Republicans Overseas. February 15, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Zachary Petrizzo, RNC Members Accuse Fellow Member of Being a Chinese Spy—Just Because He's Chinese, Daily Beast (September 3, 2022).
  5. ^ a b c d e Jeff Mapes, Oregon's Yue in middle of RNC leadership fight, The Oregonian/OregonLive (January 6, 2009).
  6. ^ a b c d e Jeff Mapes, Tiernan-Yue spat roils Republican Party, The Oregonian/OregonLive (May 26, 2010).
  7. ^ a b c d Shane Goldmacher & Alex Isenstadt, RNC member accuses party of 'institutional tyranny', Politico (April 18, 2016).
  8. ^ a b c Jeff Mapes, GOP fights over labeling Democrats as Socialists, The Oregonian/OregonLive (April 23, 2009).
  9. ^ Jonathan Martin, As RNC conservatives launch Dump Steele effort, race returns to fore, Politico (December 26, 2010).
  10. ^ Harry Esteve, Oregon delegates say GOP convention will "energize people", The Oregonian (August 31, 2008).
  11. ^ Jeff Mapes, Republicans cancel first day of national convention as Isaac approaches, The Oregonian/OregonLive (August 25, 2012).
  12. ^ a b Jonathan Martin, Republicans Reject Effort to Alter Rules on Allowing New Candidate at Convention, New York Times (April 21, 2016).
  13. ^ Ed O'Keefe & Dan Balz, GOP moves closer to the base, and away from the broader public, in party platform, Washington Post (July 12, 2016).
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