Young Kim represents California's 40th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving since January 2021. She is the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress from California. Kim serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with assignments to several subcommittees focused on international finance, national security, and Asia-Pacific relations. Prior to her congressional service, she worked as a community liaison and director for former U.S. Representative Ed Royce.

Name

Young Kim

Party

Republican

State

California

District

CA-40

Committees

National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee, Europe Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee

Key Fact 1

Young Kim is the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress from California.

Key Fact 2

She represents California's 40th Congressional District, which includes parts of Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties.

Key Fact 3

Kim serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Key Fact 4

Her committee assignments include the National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee.

Key Fact 5

She serves on both the Europe Subcommittee and the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Key Fact 6

Prior to Congress, Kim worked for over 20 years as a community liaison and director for former Representative Ed Royce.

Key Fact 7

She immigrated to the United States from South Korea at age 13.

Key Fact 8

Kim was first elected to Congress in 2020 and took office in January 2021.

Data from Congress.gov