Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Young Kim is a Republican representative from California who has served in the U.S. House since 2021 and currently represents California’s 40th District. Congress.gov records her service in the 117th through 119th Congresses.
Kim’s official House biography describes her as an immigrant from South Korea, a former small-business owner and community leader, and one of the first Korean American women to serve in Congress.
In the 119th Congress, Kim serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees and on the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party. Her office identifies her as chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific. This review keeps those institutional roles separate from claim-specific fact checks.
Editorial research reviewed: August 20, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- California · District 40
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- October 18, 1962
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-4111
- Office
- 2439 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0540
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chair, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific — 119th Congress
- Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Member, House Financial Services Committee
- Member, House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Foreign Affairs Committee
- House Financial Services Committee
- House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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