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Dave Min
37th district
Assumed office
December 7, 2020
Preceded byJohn Moorlach
Personal details
Born (1976-03-05) March 5, 1976 (age 48)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Jane Stoever
​
(m. 2005)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
Harvard University (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

David Kunnghee Min

California's 37th Senate district, which includes portions of Orange County.[3] He was an assistant law professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law before he became a senator.[4]

Min ran in the

Costa Mesa mayor and future Orange County Board of Supervisors member Katrina Foley in the primary and then by narrowly defeating incumbent Republican John Moorlach in the November election.[6]

Biography

Born in

University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and School of Art and Sciences, where he received his undergraduate degrees. Min attended Harvard Law School, where he got his J.D.[8]

Prior to his election to the California State Senate, Min was an assistant law professor at the

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Min passed the February 2022

California bar exam.[12]

Political career

After graduating from

United States Congress Joint Economic Committee[9] until becoming the associate director for Financial Markets Policy at the think tank Center for American Progress.[15][16] There, he supervised the Mortgage Finance Working Group.[17]

2018 congressional campaign

Min announced his House candidacy on April 5, 2017, challenging incumbent Rep. Mimi Walters in California's 45th congressional district.[18] Min stated he was inspired to run for Congress after President Donald Trump temporarily suspended immigration from certain predominantly Muslim countries, which he said was a "slap in the face" to the son of two immigrants.[19] Min said there is a new "groundswell of political consciousness" nationally among Korean Americans, with people starting to feel comfortable enough to enter politics.[20]

Min received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party at its State Convention in February 2018 after a contentious floor fight where he barely received the necessary 60% of the vote.[21][22]

Min criticized Walters for living outside of the district and for refusing to hold public or in-person town halls.[7] Min came in third place in the primary election behind Walters and Katie Porter.[5] Porter went on to win the general election.

2020 State Senate campaign

On January 9, 2019, Min announced his campaign against State Senator

California's 37th State Senate district.[23] In the primary election, Min defeated Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, thus advancing to the general election to face against Moorlach.[24]

Min narrowly defeated Moorlach in the fall of 2020 with 51.2% of the vote.[25] He assumed office on December 7, 2020. His term lasts four years.[26]

While in office, Min introduced legislation related to violence, including bills to expand protections for survivors of domestic abuse, study harassment on California's transit systems, make child custody cases private by default, and reduce gun shows and sales on state-owned property.[27][28][29][30][31]

Min also introduced legislation to facilitate the termination of

Bob Hertzberg, expressed concerns about the cost of Min's proposed legislation.[33]

2024 congressional campaign

Main article: 2024 California's 47th congressional district election

Min announced a second campaign for Congress in January 2023, running for

Orange County Register.[36]

Personal life

Min is married to Jane Stoever, a Clinical Professor of Law at

UC Irvine.[37]
She works on domestic violence issues.[38] They have three children.[7] On May 2, 2023, Min was arrested in Sacramento for
blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit and did not have his headlights on when he was pulled over for driving through a red light.[40] Min pleaded no contest, and was sentenced to three years informal probation.[36]

Electoral history

2018

2018 California's 45th congressional district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mimi Walters (incumbent) 86,764 51.7
Democratic Katie Porter 34,078 20.3
Democratic Dave Min 29,979 17.8
Democratic Brian Forde 10,107 6.0
No party preference
 John Graham 3,817 2.3
Democratic Kia Hamadanchy 3,212 1.9
Total votes 167,957 100.0
General election
Democratic Katie Porter 158,906 52.1
Republican Mimi Walters (incumbent) 146,383 47.9
Total votes 305,289 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020
California's 37th State Senate district
election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Moorlach (incumbent) 132,275 47.3
Democratic Dave Min 78,293 28.0
Democratic Katrina Foley 68,952 24.7
Total votes 279,520 100.0
General election
Democratic Dave Min 270,522 51.1
Republican John Moorlach (incumbent) 258,421 48.9
Total votes 528,943 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Dave Min". March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dave Min Boosts Slim Lead over Katrina Foley for Second Spot on November Ballot in 37th State Senate District". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  3. ^ @DLCC (November 10, 2020). "BREAKING: @DaveMinCA just FLIPPED California's SD-37!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Cardine, Sara (February 10, 2021). "California lawmaker who once set sights on ending gun shows at O.C. fairgrounds now aims for statewide ban". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2018 California general election results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Democrat Dave Min declares victory over GOP incumbent John Moorlach in 37th Senate District". Orange County Register. November 4, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Namkung, Victoria (May 23, 2017). "'Policy Nerd' Dave Min Wants to Give Up Academia for a Seat in Congress". NBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "David Min". University of California, Irvine School of Law. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Coker, Matt (April 6, 2017). "David Min is Second Democrat UCI Law Professor to Challenge Rep. Mimi Walters". OC Weekly. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Sloan, Karen (April 6, 2017). "2 UC Irvine Law Profs Compete for Congressional Seat". Law.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Impact of Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Law". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "State Senator Among Lucky Few Who Passed California's February Bar Exam". The Recorder. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Hagen, Lisa (April 26, 2017). "Dems crowd primaries to challenge GOP reps". The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  14. ^ Dayen, David (February 27, 2018). "The Story Behind the California Democratic Party Convention's Floor Fracas". The Intercept. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  15. ^ Wisckol, Martin (April 5, 2017). "Dave Min, a UC Irvine law professor, will challenge Rep. Mimi Walters". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  16. ^ Dong-chan, Jhoo (April 13, 2017). "Korean-American law professor runs for US Congress". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  17. ^ Dayen, David (May 25, 2018). "In a California House Race, THe Democratic Party's Candidate is Going to War Against Elizabeth Warren's". The Intercept. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  18. ^ "Where Congressional Candidates from UCI Stand on Local and National Issues – New University". www.newuniversity.org. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  19. ^ Summers, Juana. "Outraged by Trump, these candidates of color are now running for office". CNN. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  20. ^ "California House Race Is a Test of Latino, Korean Influence". Associated Press. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  21. ^ Mai-Duc, Christine (February 25, 2018). "Dave Min gets Democratic endorsement for Congress after intense fight on the convention floor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  22. ^ Nwanevu, Osita. "California Is Not As Liberal As You Think". Slate Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  23. Orange County Register
    . Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "2020 California primary election results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  25. ^ "Democrat Dave Min declares victory over GOP incumbent John Moorlach in 37th Senate District". Orange County Register. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  26. ^ "2022 Election: New districts, new contenders for Orange County state seats". Orange County Register. March 17, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Proposed legislation aims to curb anti-Asian violence, harassment". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "AAPI Heritage Month: 100 ways Asian Americans and allies are fighting hate crimes, violence". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "Proposed law would make it tough for abusive parents to get unsupervised visits with their kids". Orange County Register. August 27, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  30. ^ Cardine, Sara (February 4, 2022). "Bill targeting gun shows, sales on state-owned fairgrounds reintroduced by O.C. senator". Daily Pilot. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  31. ^ "Domestic violence victims would get new protections under bills from State Sen. Dave Min". Orange County Register. February 17, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  32. ^ Willon, Phil (May 20, 2022). "California lawmakers kill plans to ban oil drilling in state-controlled waters". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  33. ^ Willon, Phil (April 27, 2022). "Push to limit California offshore oil after O.C. spill threatened by high taxpayers costs". Daily Pilot. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  34. ^ Nguyen, Lily (January 19, 2023). "State Sen. Dave Min announces bid for congressional seat in coastal Orange County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  35. ^ Gans, Jared (January 18, 2023). "Dave Min announces bid for Porter's California House seat, nabs her endorsement". The Hill. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  36. ^ a b "Convicted criminal Dave Min should drop out of Orange County congressional race". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  37. ^ "Jane K. Stoever". University of California, Irvine School of Law. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  38. ^ Bowman, Bridget (May 24, 2018). "Could Negative Campaigning in California Primaries Dampen Democratic Energy?". Roll Call. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  39. ^ White, Jeremy B. (May 3, 2023). "California lawmaker running for Congress is arrested for drunk driving". Politico. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  40. ^ Ramos, Richard (May 24, 2023). "CHP releases video of state Senator Dave Min's DUI arrest in Sacramento - CBS Sacramento". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

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