Young Kim

Background

Born

Incheon, South Korea, October 18, 1962

Education

B.B.A., business administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1985

Career and public service

Business owner; financial analyst; staffer, U.S. Representative Ed Royce, 1993-2012; member, California State Assembly, 2014-16

Elected

Elected to the 39th District for the 117th Congress on November 3, 2020; elected to the 40th District for the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024

In the words of the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗, published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office. It is a public-domain government record.

Earlier federal campaigns

2023–2024

U.S. House, California, district 40 · REP · Incumbent · raised $9.2M FEC ↗

2021–2022

U.S. House, California, district 40 · REP · Incumbent · raised $9.3M FEC ↗

2019–2020

U.S. House, California, district 39 · REP · Challenger · raised $6.5M FEC ↗

2017–2018

U.S. House, California, district 39 · REP · Open seat · raised $2.9M FEC ↗

From the Federal Election Commission's candidate files for each cycle, under this candidate's FEC ID (H8CA39240). Office, party code and incumbent or challenger status are as registered; registering with the FEC does not mean the candidate was on the ballot. A run under a different FEC ID, such as for another office, is not listed.

Debates

No debate video for this race has been posted by a station or debate commission we have found, as of Nov 5, 2026. See every 2026 debate →

Record in office

Serves in

House

In Congress since

2021

Recorded votes cast

2,846

Roll calls attended

99%

Committees now

• House Committee on Financial Services
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs: East Asia and Pacific (Chair)
• House Committee on Financial Services: National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Europe
• House Committee on Financial Services: Financial Institutions

Newest bills sponsored

• H.Res. 1640 · Expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Financial Planning Month".
• H.R. 10880 · Tell the Government Once Act
• H.Res. 1613 · Expressing support for the recognition of October 5th as "National Peroxisomal Disorder Awareness Day".
• H.Res. 1579 · Expressing support for the recognition of September 2026, as "National Children's Emotional Wellness Month" a…
• H.Res. 1563 · Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the certification requirement in the case …

From the roll-call record of Young Kim and congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress. Open the full voting record, bills and lobbying →

On the floor

• Sep 16, 2026 · House National fraud enforcement division act of 2026 Mrs. KIM. Madam Speaker, I am proud to stand today in strong support of the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act. In California, we have lost at least $180 billion to fraud across State programs. That is money meant … Congressional Record, H5941-H5947 ↗ · Full House floor video of that day ↗
• Sep 1, 2026 · House Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, I grew up in the shadow of war in South Korea. My family fled poverty and a bitter lack of opportunity, and my mother- in-law crossed the DMZ multiple times to rescue loved ones who were trapped u… Congressional Record, H5401-H5408 ↗
• Aug 20, 2026 · Extensions of Remarks Recognizing the korea foundation Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Korea Foundation for its steadfast support of the Peace Corps Korea Revisit Program. This initiative has enabled more than 500 former Peace Corps Korea Volunteers to … Congressional Record, E797 ↗
• Jul 22, 2026 · House Stop insider trading act Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, over 80 percent of Americans believe Members of Congress shouldn't be trading stocks and benefiting off insider information. Yet, while Americans have made their [[Page H5150]] position clear, som… Congressional Record, H5143-H5153 ↗

Quoted exactly as printed in the Congressional Record (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Floor video is the House Clerk's own upload of the full day's session.

Hearing video from their committees

• Mar 17, 2026 · House Financial ServicesUpdating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st CenturyWatch the official video ↗
• Sep 17, 2025 · House Financial ServicesTask Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Less Mandates. More IndependenceWatch the official video ↗

Hearings of committees and subcommittees Young Kim sits on, from the committees' own uploads listed by Congress.gov. Whether they spoke is shown in the video, not here.

Financial disclosures and stock trades

Young Kim’s financial disclosure reports and STOCK Act trade reports are published by Congress. Search them yourself on the official sites: House financial disclosures (Clerk of the House) ↗ and Senate financial disclosures (Secretary of the Senate) ↗. Power & Politics does not copy or republish these reports.

Bills they sponsored that became law

2 since the 92nd Congress (1971), the earliest our sponsor records cover:

• H.R. 3608 (Public Law 118-112) · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28081 Marguerite Parkway in Mission …
• H.R. 6630 (Public Law 117-298) · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, C…

Bills they cosponsored

383 in the 119th Congress; the newest:

• H.R. 8105 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 819 West Washington Boulevard in Los… · cosponsored Oct 29, 2026
• H.Res. 1641 · Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Her… · cosponsored Oct 26, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 2598 · IDEA Full Funding Act · cosponsored Oct 15, 2026
• H.Res. 1618 · Recognizing the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel, honoring the victims a… · cosponsored Oct 6, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 10031 · READ Act · cosponsored Oct 5, 2026

From the official bill status records published by GovInfo (public domain); withdrawn cosponsorships are left out.

Campaign money

Total raised

$10,148,196

Total spent

$10,973,617

Cash on hand

$910,973

From individuals

$6,501,909

Debts owed

$152,319

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: YOUNG KIM FOR CONGRESS. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

Spent to support

$847,047

Spent to oppose

$4,538,872

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Nov 5, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

Official website

youngkim.house.gov ↗ · Contact form ↗

Washington office

2439 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
(202) 225-4111

District offices

• 108 North Riverview Drive, Suite 150, Anaheim, CA · (714) 984-2440
• Mission Viejo City Hall, 200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · (949) 268-6706

Accounts

Facebook · Instagram · Truth Social · X · YouTube

Offices and phone numbers as listed in the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗; accounts and contact form as linked from the member's official website, checked Oct 11, 2026. Offices can move; the official website has the latest.