POLITICIAN

Young Kim

1962 - Today

Photo of Young Kim

Icon of person Young Kim

Young Oak Kim (née Choe, born October 18, 1962) is a South Korean-born American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for California's 40th congressional district, previously representing the 39th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Her district includes northern parts of Orange County. In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, Kim, Michelle Park Steel, and Marilyn Strickland became the first Korean-American women elected to the United States Congress. In 2018, Kim was the Republican nominee in California's 39th congressional district, narrowly losing to Democrat Gil Cisneros in the general election. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Young Kim is the 19,481st most popular politician, the 1,212th most popular biography from South Korea and the 107th most popular South Korean Politician.

Young Kim is an American politician known for being a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California's 39th congressional district. She is notable for being the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Young Kim by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Young Kim ranks 19,480 out of 19,576Before her are Shubhanshu Shukla, Rebecca Kadaga, Roxana Maracineanu, Gordon H. Smith, and Anna Kareyeva. After her are Marisela Morales, Jim McGreevey, Franziska Schenk, Julia Reda, Amina Mohamed, Karen Hækkerup, and Tamila Tasheva.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Young Kim ranks 1,082Before her are Dan Gilbert, Jeff Minter, Mike Rowe, David Magee, Theresa Andrews, and Lisa Blunt Rochester. After her are Adam Oates, Richard Gough, Jeff Turner, Joe Quesada, Deepa Sahi, and John Marshall Jones.

Others Born in 1962

Go to all Rankings

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Young Kim is not ranked in South Korea