Representative · California's 40th district

Young Kim

Young Kim is a Republican representative for California's 40th district, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 5, and cast 453 of 468 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2021
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.7%5 of 675 · rank 338 of 43997%453 of 468 · rank 315 of 439550 became law38%145 of 378
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2221.2%15 of 1,222 · rank 309 of 44278%657 of 841 · rank 433 of 442391 became law43%140 of 324
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.8%8 of 997 · rank 256 of 44386%492 of 569 · rank 428 of 443201 became law57%232 of 407

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.26+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 178–247· Against party
  3. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  4. S. 2503: ROTOR ActYea
    Feb 24, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 264–133· Against party
  5. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 164–268· Against party
  6. H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
  7. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
  8. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

114 sponsored · 2 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced8474%
  2. Reported by committee76.1%
  3. Passed one chamber2118%
  4. Became law21.8%

Policy areas

  1. International Affairs41
  2. Finance and Financial Sector12
  3. Health10
  4. Education9
  5. Government Operations and Politics8
  6. Crime and Law Enforcement5
  7. Armed Forces and National Security4
  8. Commerce4

Latest activity

  1. H.Res. 1579 Expressing support for the recognition of September 2026, as "National Children's Emotional Wellness Month" and for increased public awareness regarding children's emotional health and wellness.
    Introduced· Health· Sep 24, 2026
  2. 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 tariff benefit.
    Introduced· Congress· Sep 17, 2026
  3. H.R. 3350 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building".
    Passed one chamber· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 14, 2026
  4. H.R. 9331 STOP Payments Fraud Act of 2026
    Reported by committee· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 1, 2026
  5. H.R. 5402 Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2026
    Reported by committee· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 1, 2026
  6. H.R. 9963 North Korean FAKER Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jul 27, 2026
  7. H.R. 9858 STRATA Act of 2026
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jul 22, 2026
  8. H.R. 5587 HEATS Act
    Passed one chamber· Energy· Jul 15, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 40th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$469.7M
Per resident
$610
Rank in California
29 of 52
Contract actions
12K
New awards: 8,101

By fiscal year

  1. 253.6MFY2017
  2. 374.9MFY2018
  3. 390.5MFY2019
  4. 347.8MFY2020
  5. 392.4MFY2021
  6. 428.6MFY2022
  7. 347.4MFY2023
  8. 669.7MFY2024
  9. 127.4MFY2025
  10. 469.7MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Air Force$98.7M21%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of Housing and Urban Development$75.3M16%
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$74.8M16%
  4. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$40.1M8.5%
    Department of Justice
  5. Defense Logistics Agency$39.8M8.5%
    Department of Defense
  6. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$27.2M5.8%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Department of the Navy$23.4M5.0%
    Department of Defense
  8. U.S. Marshals Service$15.2M3.2%
    Department of Justice

Top recipients

  1. CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC$73.7M16%
    1 award
  2. CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC$73.2M16%
    123 awards
  3. CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC$44.9M9.6%
    143 awards
  4. L3HARRIS INTERSTATE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION$42.7M9.1%
    1 award
  5. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$37.3M7.9%
    1 award
  6. BECKMAN COULTER, INC$22.9M4.9%
    379 awards
  7. SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.$21.9M4.7%
    3 awards
  8. PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION$15.6M3.3%
    387 awards
  9. RRDS INC$13.1M2.8%
    2,711 awards
  10. EXOANALYTIC SOLUTIONS INC$10M2.1%
    4 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$8.8M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.7M
From committees
$1.6M
385 committees
From contractor PACs
$154K
33 PACs · 9% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$10KMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$10KCHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac$10KSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization$6.6M
u.s. bancorpu.s. bancorp federal political action committee$10KU.S. BANCORPAI match · 99% · the same organization$8M
fair isaac corporationfair isaac corporation political action committee (fico pac)$10KFAIR ISAAC CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization-$698
samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee$8,000SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.7M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$7,500AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
jpmorgan chase & co.jpmorgan chase & co. federal political action committee$7,500JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.5M
the bank of the new york mellon corporationthe bank of new york mellon corporation federal pac (bny fedpac)$6,500BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (THE)AI match · 100% · the same organization$39.1M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$8.8M$1.6M$154K33 PACs · 9% of committee money
2024$9.2M$2.1M$274.5K64 PACs · 13% of committee money
2022$9.3M$1.5M$251K61 PACs · 17% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · California's 40th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · California's 40th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · California's 39th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
youngkim.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4111
Office
2439 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.