Young Kim (politician)

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Member-elect of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from California's 39th district
Assuming office
January 3, 2019
Succeeding Ed Royce
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 (1962-10-18) October 18, 1962 (age 56)
Incheon, South Korea
Political party Republican
Education University of Southern California (BBA)
Korean name
Hangul 김영옥
Hanja 金映玉 [1]
Revised Romanization Gim Yeong-ok
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏng'ok

Young O. Kim (born October 18, 1962) is a American politician who formerly served in the California State Assembly as a Republican representing the 65th Assembly District, encompassing parts of northern Orange County. She is the first Korean-American Republican woman to become a state legislator in California. [2] In 2018 Kim was the Republican Party candidate for representative of California's 39th congressional district.

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Early life and education

Kim was born in Incheon, South Korea, and spent her childhood in Seoul. She and her family left South Korea in 1975, living first on Guam, where she finished junior high school. [3]

Seoul Special City in Seoul Capital Area, South Korea

Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. With surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, Seoul forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area. Seoul is ranked as the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world and is larger than London and Paris.

Guam Island territory of the United States of America

Guam is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost point and territory of the United States, along with the Northern Mariana Islands. The capital city of Guam is Hagåtña and the most populous city is Dededo. The inhabitants of Guam are called Guamanians, and they are American citizens by birth. Indigenous Guamanians are the Chamorros, who are related to other Austronesian natives of Eastern Indonesia and Philippines and Taiwan.

She began studies at the University of Southern California in 1981, and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from that institution. [4]

University of Southern California Private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States

The University of Southern California is an American private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880, it is the oldest private research university in California. USC has historically educated a large number of the nation's business leaders and professionals. The university has also used its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. An engine for economic activity, USC contributes US$8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California.

Career

Business

After graduating from USC, Kim worked as a financial analyst for First Interstate Bank and then as a controller for JK Sportswear Manufacturing. [2] Kim also started her own business in the ladieswear field. [3]

Politics

Kim's husband met Ed Royce, then a state senator, while promoting a nonprofit, the Korean American Coalition. [2] Royce ended up hiring Kim to work for him. When Royce was elected to the U.S. House, she continued to work for him, putting in a total of 21 years as the congressman's community liaison and director of Asian affairs. [3] During much of that time she also appeared regularly on her own television show, “LA Seoul with Young Kim,” and her own radio show, “Radio Seoul,” on which she discussed political issues affecting Korean Americans. [2]

Ed Royce American politician

Edward Randall Royce is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Royce served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as a member of the California Senate from 1982 to 1993.

California Assembly

She was elected to the Assembly in 2014, unseating Democratic Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva. In 2016, in turn, Quirk-Silva unseated Kim in a rematch. [5]

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Sharon Quirk-Silva American politician

Sharon Quirk-Silva is an American politician who is a Democrat serving in the California State Assembly, representing the 65th Assembly District, encompassing parts of northern Orange County.

U.S. House race, 2018

In 2017, Kim announced she would be running for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, a nonpartisan office, in the 4th district, which includes the cities of Fullerton, Placentia, La Habra, and Brea, plus portions of Anaheim and Buena Park. [6] In January 2018, immediately after Royce announced his retirement, Kim publicly declared that she would instead enter the race to succeed Royce as the representative for California's 39th congressional district. [7] Royce endorsed Kim the day after announcing his retirement. [3]

Policy positions

Kim's platform for running for Assembly in 2016 included opposing changes to Proposition 13, which limited property tax. [8] Her 2018 congressional platform includes opposition to the Affordable Care Act, support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, and support for "the anti-sanctuary city stance taken by the County Board of Supervisors" [9] but supports DACA protections [10] and "chain migration." [11] [12] In 2018, NBC News reported that the issues important to Kim included “creating jobs and keeping taxes low", "beef up education funding in science, technology, engineering and math", and reforming the immigration system to "ensure those brought to the U.S. 'as children without legal documentation are treated fairly and with compassion.'" [3] She supports student loan forgiveness if the borrowers is on the verge of bankruptcy. [10]

Kim opposed a California law "requiring schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice and participate in sports by their gender identity rather than their anatomical gender." She opposed the law over concerns that new school facilities could need to be constructed, additional spending could be required, students could change their identity "on a whim", and that male-to-female transgender students would have an unfair advantage in sports. She has said transgender individuals "deserve to be respected" but that she does not believe that LGBT individuals were born with their identities or orientations. Kim also opposes same-sex marriage. [13]

Kim favors reduced regulations and increased trade. [11] She is a fiscal conservative. [14]

Personal life

Kim and her husband, Charles, have been married since 1986. They have four children. Her oldest child, Christine, graduated from UC Irvine; the others, Hannah, Alvin, and Kelly, attended Cal State Fullerton. [15]

Charles has served as President of Inter-Community Network, a non-profit based in La Habra that promotes good relations between local government and the Korean community. He was also a founder of the Korean American Coalition and the Black-Korean Alliance. [16]

Electoral history

2014 California State Assembly election

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Young Kim21,59354.7
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent)17,89645.3
Total votes39,489100.0
General election
Republican Young Kim42,37654.6
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent)35,20445.4
Total votes77,580100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2016 California State Assembly election

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 42,89054.3
Republican Young Kim (incumbent)36,02845.7
Total votes78,918100.0
General election
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva69,80652.5
Republican Young Kim (incumbent)63,11947.5
Total votes132,925100

2018 United States House of Representatives election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Young Kim78,20151.3
Democratic Gil Cisneros 74,33048.7
Total votes152,531100.0
Republican hold

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  5. ↑ Christine Mai-Duc (2016-11-17). "Assemblywoman Young Kim concedes in Orange County race against Sharon Quirk-Silva". LA Times. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
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  13. ↑ "Schools dispute Assembly candidate's transgender-law argument". Orange County Register. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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  17. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives District 39 - Districtwide Results
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