# Young Kim

Young Kim is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 40th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 40th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000397
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CA39240

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000397 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Kim raised $10.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

## What Kim says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,543 classified statements: 2,199 posts on X, 219 press releases, 63 Congressional Record speeches, 62 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kim | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.1% | 111 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 18.7% | 15.1% | 58 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 76.2% | 67.7% | 46 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.6% | 8.9% | 46 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 49.0% | 37.4% | 34 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 3.0% | 151 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 19% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Republicans 19%); International Affairs 17% (House Republicans 9.2%); Taxation 14% (House Republicans 9.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.01), from 16,414 donors and 2,877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.8% (97.1%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 381. 24.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 45 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10880: To establish a pilot program for voluntary federal change of address notification service operated by the Administrator of General Services, and for other… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10880
- H.Res. 1613: Expressing support for the recognition of October 5th as "National Peroxisomal Disorder Awareness Day". (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1613
- H.Res. 1579: Expressing support for the recognition of September 2026, as "National Children's Emotional Wellness Month" and for increased public awareness regarding… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1579
- H.Res. 1563: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the certification requirement in the case of a congressional earmark or limited tax or… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1563
- H.R. 9963: North Korean FAKER Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9963
- H.R. 9858: STRATA Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9858
- H.R. 9583: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9583
- H.R. 9434: REG Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9434
- H.R. 9331: STOP Payments Fraud Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9331
- H.R. 9062: BOOST American Business Act (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9062

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $10.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 35% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 36% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114802347734114340
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114824391465074833
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114839494385934844
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114854596573348315
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114386511676252450
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114405877612757053
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114446904650350949
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114031664858870090
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2114099619462586440
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepYoungKim/status/2113661735609524227

## Links

- Official site: https://youngkim.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepYoungKim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepYoungKim
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repyoungkim
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepYoungKim
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000397

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000397