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Member of the california state assembly
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Female
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18 October 1962(Incheon, South Korea)
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Biography
Introduction
Young O. Kim is an American politician who formerly served in the California State Assembly as a Republican representing the 65th Assembly District, encompassing parts of northern Orange County.
She was elected to the Assembly in 2014 after unseating Democratic Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva. In 2016, in turn, Quirk-Silva unseated Kim in a rematch. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, she was the Director of Community Relations and Asian Affairs for Congressman Ed Royce.
2014 California State Assembly
| California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Young Kim | 21,593 | 54.7 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 17,896 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 39,489 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Young Kim | 42,376 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva (incumbent) | 35,204 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 77,580 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2016 California State Assembly candidacy
| California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | 42,890 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | 36,028 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 78,918 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Young Kim (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Sharon Quirk-Silva | |||
| Total votes | ' | ' | ||