Young Kim
Young Kim | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gil Cisneros |
| Constituency | 39th district (2021–2023) 40th district (2023–present) |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 65th district | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Quirk-Silva |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Quirk-Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Choe Young-oak October 18, 1962 Incheon, South Korea |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles Kim (m. 1986) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BBA) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
Young Oak Kim (née Choe; born October 18, 1962) is a South Korean-born American Republican politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives from California since 2021.
Kim was first elected to Congress in 2020, beating Democratic incumbent Gil Cisneros in a rematch.[1]
In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, Kim, Michelle Steel, and Marilyn Strickland became the first Korean-American women elected to the United States Congress. Along with Steel and David Valadao, Kim was among the first three Republican candidates to beat an incumbent House Democrat in California since 1994.
References
- ↑ Staggs, Brooke (13 November 2020). "Republican challenger Young Kim unseats Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros in 39th District". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.