Young Kim

Young Oak Kim is a South Korean-born American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, her district includes northern parts of Orange County. Kim was of the first Korean-American women elected to the United States Congress in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, along with Michelle Park Steel (R-CA) and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA). Kim and Steel are also the first Korean-Americans elected to Congress from California since Jay Kim.