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Young Kim

Republican · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • role U.S. representative for California's 40th congressional district, after representing the 39th from 2021 to 2023
  • role Served in the California State Assembly, 65th district, from 2014 to 2016
  • achievement First South Korean-born Republican woman elected to the California State Legislature
  • achievement One of the first Korean-American women elected to the U.S. Congress in 2020
  • background South Korean-born businesswoman
  • background Born October 18, 1962

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 57
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 371 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 57 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Young Kim. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-40 · 2026 General Election

  • $8,837,239 raised
  • $8,893,142 spent
  • $1,680,490 cash on hand
$8.84M
$7.16M
$5.54M
Itemized (≥ $200)$3.54M
Unitemized (< $200)$2.00M
Party committees$10.00K
Other committees (PACs)$1.61M
Transfers from other committees$1.58M
Offsets to expenditures$19.81K
Other receipts$77.35K
$8.89M
Operating expenditures$8.63M
Contribution refunds$157.73K
Other disbursements$102.37K
Cash on hand$1.68M
Debts owed by committee$128.45K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Young Kim campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2018$2,907,666$2,902,332$5,334
2020$6,399,544$6,001,951$402,927
2022$9,333,901$9,337,350$399,479
2024$9,244,756$7,906,736$1,737,498
2026$8,837,239$8,893,142$1,680,490

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $166,350
  • FOUNDERS FUND $14,307
  • VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $13,200
  • EDWARD C. LEVY CO. $13,200
  • APOLLO $11,100
  • HUGGINS DRECKMAN INS $11,054
  • CAPITAL GROUP $10,000
  • UNI CAPS LLC $9,900
  • STARLIGHT INDUSTRIES $9,900
  • J.W. CHILDS ASSOCIATES $9,900

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $847,047 supporting · $4,538,872 opposing · 7 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $2,344,091 supporting · $4,404 opposing · 10 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10675To strengthen critical mineral, energy, manufacturing and technology supply chains, advance innovation and allied cooperation, enhance United States technological leadership and competitiveness, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10626HELP STATES ActcosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • HRES 1579Expressing support for the recognition of September 2026, as "National Children's Emotional Wellness Month" and for increased public awareness regarding children's emotional health and wellness.sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HRES 1585Expressing support for "National Public Lands Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to visit public lands on this fee-free day and recognize their spiritual and cultural value, as well as their contribution to the economy of the United States.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HRES 1563Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the certification requirement in the case of a congressional earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit.sponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1561Expressing support for the designation of the third week of September as "Fungal Disease Awareness Week" and encouraging efforts to improve awareness, diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, and prevention of fungal diseases in the United States.cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HRES 1549Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10249Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10283Congressional Pension Accountability ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10184Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 30, 2026
  • HRES 1497Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10114To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine, California, as the "Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building".cosponsoredAug 16, 2026
  • HR 10082Credit Union Investment Authority ActcosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 9963North Korean FAKER ActsponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9893Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HRES 1455Honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9858STRATA Act of 2026sponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9788FORMULA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 19, 2026
  • HR 9709Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9680Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HR 9583Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act of 2026sponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9434REG Act of 2026sponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9368Voter ID ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
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Committee assignments (7)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Kim most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Kim, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Kim connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Comments

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony