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Revision as of 11:40, 9 November 2018

This article is about the California politician. For the PGA Tour golfer, see Kim Young (American golfer). For the Korean golfer, see Kim Young.

Young Kim
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 65th district
In office
December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016
Preceded bySharon Quirk-Silva
Succeeded bySharon Quirk-Silva
Personal details
Born (1962-10-18) October 18, 1962 (age 61)
Incheon, South Korea
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BBA)
Korean name
Hangul
김영옥
Hanja
金映玉[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Yeong-ok
McCune–ReischauerKim 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.

As of election night, Kim led her Democrat opponent for the U.S. House by five percentage points, though the race has not yet been called by major media outlets.[3] If her lead holds, Kim would become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress.[4]

Early life, education, and business career

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.[5]

She began studies at the University of Southern California in 1981, and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from that institution.[6]

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.[5]

Political career

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.[5] 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]

California Assembly

She was elected to the Assembly in 2014, defeating Democratic Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva. In 2016, in turn, Quirk-Silva defeated Kim in a rematch.[7]

2018 election to U.S. House

Main article: California's 39th congressional district election, 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.[8] However, 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.[9] Royce endorsed Kim the day after announcing his retirement.[5] Her opponent was Democrat Gil Cisneros. Polls showed a tight race throughout the campaign, with FiveThirtyEight rating the race as a toss-up.[4] Initial results on the night of the election showed Kim holding a 52.5%-47.5% lead.[3] As of November 8, Kim maintained a 51.3%-48.7% lead.[10][11] The race has not yet been called by major media outlets.

Some conservative media outlets like the Washington Examiner and Independent Journal Review accused the mainstream media of ignoring the historic nature of Kim's campaign and apparent victory because she is a Republican.[12][13]

Policy positions

Kim's platform for running for Assembly in 2016 included opposing changes to Proposition 13, which limited property tax.[14] 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"[15] but supports DACA protections[16] and "chain migration."[17][18] 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.'"[5] She supports student loan forgiveness if the borrowers is on the verge of bankruptcy.[16]

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.[19]

Kim favors reduced regulations and increased trade.[17] She is a fiscal conservative.[20]

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.[21]

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.[22]

Electoral history

2014 California State Assembly election

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014
California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Young Kim 21,593 54.7
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 17,896 45.3
Total votes 39,489 100.0
General election
Republican Young Kim 42,376 54.6
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) 35,204 45.4
Total votes 77,580 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2016 California State Assembly election

See also: California State Assembly election, 2016
California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 42,890 54.3
Republican Young Kim (incumbent) 36,028 45.7
Total votes 78,918 100.0
General election
Democratic Sharon Quirk-Silva 69,806 52.5
Republican Young Kim (incumbent) 63,119 47.5
Total votes 132,925 100

2018 United States House of Representatives election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Young Kim 78,201 51.3
Democratic Gil Cisneros 74,330 48.7
Total votes 152,531 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "加州眾議員韓裔候選人金映玉：有信心擠進初選前2名". World Journal. April 22, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d White, Jeremy B. "Assemblywoman Young Kim recalls parents' sacrifice to move to U.S." The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Election 2018: Republican Young Kim poised to be first Korean-American woman in Congress (Los Angeles Daily News)
  4. ^ a b California Republican Young Kim aims to become 1st Korean-American woman elected to Congress (ABC News)
  5. ^ a b c d e Fuchs, Chris. "Young Kim's Congressional campaign is a run two decades in the making". NBC. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Samuel Mountjoy (December 14, 2014). "Assemblywoman Young Kim takes oath of office at CSUF". The Daily Titan. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Christine Mai-Duc (November 17, 2016). "Assemblywoman Young Kim concedes in Orange County race against Sharon Quirk-Silva". LA Times. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Former assemblywoman Young Kim to run for Orange County supervisor in 2018 – Orange County Register". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  9. ^ TODAY, ASIA (January 11, 2018). "Former Korean-American Assemblywoman Enters Race for US Congress". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Young Kim With Slim Lead Over Gil Cisneros In House Race (CBS Los Angeles)
  11. ^ a b U.S. House of Representatives District 39 - Districtwide Results
  12. ^ Congressional candidate Young Kim, the self-made woman of color the media didn't fall in love with (Washington Examiner)
  13. ^ Young Kim Is About to Become the First Korean-American Congresswoman — But Some Still Aren’t Talking About It (IJR)
  14. ^ "Young Kim for Assembly District 65". Orange County Register. October 23, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  15. ^ Rands, Jane (April 13, 2018). "Meet Some Candidates Running to Replace Congressman Ed Royce". Fullerton Observer. Retrieved June 30, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ a b "The Craziest Race in the House". November 3, 2018.
  17. ^ a b "39th District: Young Kim and Gil Cisneros". LA Times.
  18. ^ Meg Cunningham (November 1, 2018). "California Republican Young Kim aims to become 1st Korean-American woman elected to Congress".
  19. ^ "Schools dispute Assembly candidate's transgender-law argument". Orange County Register. October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  20. ^ Christopher Palmeri (July 11, 2018). "Battle for House Control Runs Through California's Orange County". Bloomberg.
  21. ^ "About Young Kim". kimforcongress2018.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  22. ^ Park, Brian. "LA Riots Sped Growth of Fullerton's Korean Community". FullertonStories.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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