Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Young Kim

U.S. Representative, CA-40 since 2021. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, CA-40Born 1962Financial analyst

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 5 yrs; Since 2021
Bills became law: 0; 58 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −7.9; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Financial ServicesNational Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
House Committee on Foreign AffairsEast Asia and Pacific · ChairEurope
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 58 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 3350 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin,…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 5587 HEATS Act
Energy · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 5248 PROFIT Act of 2026
International Affairs · Passed House Jun 2026

HR 7037 Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act
International Affairs · Passed House Jun 2026

HR 4233 ARMOR Act
International Affairs · Passed House Sep 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kim sits in the U.S. House

Kim is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Gabe Evans, Cliff Bentz, Mark E. Amodei

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Kim’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills39%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kim’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Kim	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kim was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20142016201820202022202420262028California State Assembly, District 65 U.S. House, CA-39 U.S. House, CA-40

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California's 40th District	Lost	D+7.9	R+12.6	−20.5
2024	U.S. House, CA-40	Won	R+10.5	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-40	Won	R+13.7	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-39	Won	R+1.2	—	—
2018	U.S. House, CA-39	Lost	D+3.1	—	—
2016	California State Assembly, District 65	Lost	D+6.5	—	—
2014	California State Assembly, District 65	Won	R+9.2	—	—
2014	California State Assembly, District 65 (primary)	Won	+9.4	—	—