Patty Kim | |
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![]() Kim at a press conference in 2022 | |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 15th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2025 [1] | |
Preceded by | John DiSanto |
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 103rd district | |
In office January 1,2013 [2] –January 7,2025 | |
Preceded by | Ron Buxton |
Succeeded by | Nate Davidson |
Personal details | |
Born | [3] | July 29,1973
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Sider |
Residence(s) | Harrisburg,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Profession | Legislator |
Website | Rep. Patty Kim |
Patty H. Kim (born July 29,1973) is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 103rd district,serving since 2013. She previously served on the Harrisburg,Pennsylvania City Council.
Kim was born on July 29,1973. [3] Kim graduated from Langley High School in 1991 and Boston College in 1995. [3] Kim's father immigrated from Korea after the Korean War. [4] [5]
Prior to her career in elected office,Kim was a television reporter [4] as well as a television production assistant;associate producer,and news anchor. [3]
Kim served on the Harrisburg City Council from 2006 to 2012,serving two terms. [3] She served as vice president of the council. [6]
In 2011,Kim announced that she would run for state House District 103 the next year,challenging incumbent Ron Buxton,a fellow Democrat,in the primary election. [6] Buxton ultimately decided to not run for reelection. [7] In the 2012 primary,Kim defeating Roy Christ,Karl Lewis Singleton,and Gloria E. Martin-Roberts,receiving 28.81% of the vote;Christ received 28.03%,Singleton 24.4%,and Martin-Roberts 18.76%. [8] She ran unopposed in the general election. [9]
In the 2014 election,Kim defeated Gina L. Roberson in the Democratic primary,receiving 78.42% of the vote to Roberson's 21.58%. [10] Kim ran unopposed in the 2014 general election. [11]
In 2016,Kim defeated opponent Richard Soto in the Democratic primary, [12] receiving 89.41% of the vote to Soto's 10.58%. [13] She ran unopposed in the 2016 general election. [14]
In the 2018 election,Kim ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. [15] In the November 2018 general election,Kim defeated Republican nominee Anthony Thomas Harrell,receiving 83.98% of the vote to Harrell's 16.02%. [16]
In the 2020 election,Kim defeated opponent Kelvin Maxson in the Democratic primary, [17] receiving 84.95% of the vote to Maxson's 15.05%. She ran unopposed in the 2020 general election. [18]
In the 2022 election,Kim defeated opponent Heather MacDonald in the Democratic primary, [19] receiving 87.37% of the vote to Macdonald's 12.63%. In the November 2022 general election,Kim defeated Republican nominee David D Buell,receiving 89.1% of the vote to Buell's 10.9%. [20]
In the 2024 election,Kim defeated Republican Nick DiFrancisco to become the representative for Pennsylvania Senate District 15. [21]
Over several sessions in the state House,Kim was a leader in efforts to increase in Pennsylvania's state minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. [22] [23] Kim also sponsored legislation that would expunge the criminal records of persons convicted of non-violent crimes who do not commit another crime for at least seven years. [12]
Kim,who is Korean American,is the first Asian-American to serve in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [4]
In 2015,Kim recruited six other House Democrats from inner-city districts across the state to go to block parties to reach out to voters to increase awareness for more education spending in state budget. [24]
In 2019,Kim supported calls by Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse for a state-appointed receiver to assume control of the long-troubled Harrisburg School District,which has been plagued by financial mismanagement,poor academic performance,and high employee turnover. [25] [26]
In 2019,Kim was the sole Democrat in the state House to support a pension reform proposal that would switch a traditional pension plan for state workers to a 401(k)-style plan. [27]
Kim currently sits on the Appropriations,Education,Finance,Insurance,and Local Government committees. [28]
On October 19,2023,Kim announced her campaign for Pennsylvania's 15th State Senate district,held by Republican John DiSanto. Kim also announced she would not seek reelection to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [29]
Kim is married to John Sider;they have two children. [5]
Kim is a major supporter and sponsor of the Tri-Community Basketball Association. [30]
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