Republican Young Kim Holds a Big Lead in District 40 House Race

Published on March 9, 2024

U.S. Rep. Young Kim, one of the first Korean-American women to serve in Congress, secured her spot in the November runoff election coming in first in the March 5 primary. Ms. Kim leads with 57 percent of the vote followed by Democrat candidate Joe Kerr, a former Orange County fire captain for over 30 years, who has 25.7 percent of votes. Tustin School Board Member Allyson Damikolas, who works as an engineer in Southern California, trails in last place at 17.2 percent, as of March 7 at 5 p.m. Ms. Kim serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee—where she is chairwoman of the Indo-Pacific Subcommittee and as a member of the Africa Subcommittee, among several other committees in finance, national security, and maternity. She has had nearly 30 bills pass with more than a dozen signed into law, according to her campaign website....

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