In the U.S. House of Representatives elections held concurrently with the presidential election, following the election of Congressman Andy Kim as the first Korean-American senator, Republican Congressman Young Kim and Democratic Congressman Marilyn Strickland have been successfully reappointed to their third terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Congressman Michelle Steel, who is also running for her third term, is also continuing her lead. Reporter Kim Young-kyo reports. (Video editing: Lee Sang-do) #AndyKim #YoungKim #MarylynStrickland #MichelleSteel #voaNews #voa #voaNewsToday Korean-American female politician and Republican Congressman Young Kim has been reappointed to her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives elections held concurrently with the U.S. presidential election on the 5th. According to the Associated Press and local media, with 74% of the votes counted in California's 40th Congressional District as of the 7th, Congressman Kim has won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Joe Kerr with 43.6%. Born in Incheon, South Korea, Rep. Young Kim immigrated to the United States in 1975. He is a former aide to former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce. He is currently the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Indo-Pacific Subcommittee, and is the most active figure in diplomatic and security issues on the Korean Peninsula. In particular, Rep. Kim has been vocal on North Korean human rights issues, such as leading the early urging of the Biden administration to appoint a special envoy for North Korean human rights and introducing a bill to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act. Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland also won the election for Washington State’s 10th Congressional District by a comfortable margin over Republican candidate Don Hewitt. As a result, Rep. Strickland has also been elected to her third consecutive term in the House of Representatives since entering the House in 2020. Rep. Strickland, whose Korean name is “Soonja,” was born in Seoul in 1962 to a Korean mother and an African-American father who served in the military in Korea, and immigrated to the United States. Councilman Strickland, who entered politics by being elected as a city councilman in Tacoma, Washington, was elected mayor two years later and served as the first Asian-American and Korean-American mayor of Tacoma from 2010 to 2018. Councilman Strickland has focused his legislative activities on economic and veteran-related issues, serving on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Armed Services Committee. He has also been actively involved in issues related to the Korean Peninsula and Koreans, and in June 2021, he signed the Korean Peninsula Peace Act, urging diplomatic efforts to advance the Korean Peninsula peace process. In addition, last year, he proposed a resolution to designate November 22 as Kimchi Day and participated in activities to promote the traditional Korean attire, hanbok, and has been recognized for commemorating Korean culture and tradition and leading the development of the Korean community. As of the afternoon of the 7th, Republican Representative Michelle Steel, who is running for California’s 45th Congressional District, is narrowly ahead of Democratic candidate Derek Tran, who received 48.1% of the vote, with 51.9% of the votes counted, with 72% of the votes counted. Earlier, Democratic Representative Andy Kim was elected as the first Korean-American U.S. Senator, defeating Republican candidate Curtis Bashaw in the early hours of the 6th. Immediately after being elected, Representative Andy Kim said that he was proud to have this opportunity, which marks 50 years since his family immigrated to the United States, and that he was happy to be able to show that he is qualified to serve in the U.S. Senate and that the Korean-American community can win the most important position of power. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1982 to first-generation Korean immigrant parents and raised in southern New Jersey, Representative Kim, 42, gained national recognition after receiving much attention for his speech endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in August. Before entering politics, Rep. Kim served as the National Security Council Iraq Affairs Director in the Obama administration, and has served three consecutive terms as a member of the House of Representatives since being elected in 2018. This is Kim Young-kyo from VOA News. -------------------------------------------------- » More VOA Korean YouTube videos: / voakorea VOA is the nation’s largest international broadcaster, providing radio, television, web and mobile content in more than 100 countries and 49 languages ​​to an audience of 354 million people each week, including those in places where press freedom is limited or absent. Since its founding in 1942, VOA has been committed to delive