Young Kim - REP Challenger
Financial Strength
Raised ($): $2,902,498
Cash on Hand ($): $5,334
% of the total REP $ Raised: 100%
Cash on Hand v. Opponent (%):
Endorsements
Issue Scores
Gun Safety
1
Environment
1
Healthcare
10
Reproductive Rights
0
Conservative Ranking
Financial Strength
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Age: 68
Years in Office: 27
Assumed congressional office in 1993. Former Career: California State Senate. Education: California State University, Fullerton. Currently resides in Fullerton.
Challengers in CA 39
RAISED: $2,317,846
CASH ON HAND: $81,439
% OF TOTAL DEM $: 100%
SAME PARTY CHALLENGERS: 1
ENDORSEMENTS
Gil Cisneros will stand up to the insurance and pharmaceutical industries to lower healthcare costs, protect education funding, and work to create good-paying local jobs. He attended George Washington University on a ROTC scholarship. He received an MBA from Regis University and an MA in urban education policy from Brown University. He served 10 years as a naval officer, winning several medals. Gill is president of the Gilbert and Jack Cisneros Foundation, dedicated to strengthening public schools and creating educational opportunities for veterans. He is a member of the Southern California Advisory Council for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences at George Washington University, and the Brown University Diversity Council. He previously served on the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts for The Kennedy Center.Gil is married with twin boys. The son of a public school cafeteria worker and a Vietnam veteran, Gil was the first in his family to attend college. He is running for Congress to ensure that our children are provided with the same ladder of opportunity that the Navy provided him.