Young Kim
U.S. Representative, CA-40 since 2021. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 5.
U.S. Representative, CA-40Born 1962Financial analyst
- 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
- Elections
- 8
- 2014–2026
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
No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.
Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
Voting record
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.
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 | U.S. House, CA-40 | 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 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $10.1M
- Spent
- $11M
- Cash
- $911K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| YOUNG KIM FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Kim has held
- U.S. House, CA-40 · 2023–2027
- U.S. House, CA-39 · 2021–2023
- California State Assembly, District 65 · 2014–2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kim has run against
- Ken Calvert (R) · 2026 election, lost
- Joe Kerr (D) · 2024 election, won
- Asif Mahmood (D) · 2022 election, won
- Gil Cisneros (D) · 2020 election, won
- Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) · 2016 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 15 polls; Kim’s best result was 51% (California's 40th District, 2022).
Kim’s polls in the database →How we know Kim
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide K000397
- FEC H8CA39240
- Wikidata Q19662859
- Ballotpedia Young Kim (California)
- Vote Smart 151787
- GovTrack 456802
- OpenSecrets N00042386
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET