Over 50 Orange County Local Officials Endorse Dave Min For Congress
Min Continues to Build Momentum with Endorsements from Rep. Katie Porter, ASPIRE PAC, and Commanding Coalition Of Local Elected Officials
IRVINE, CA —Today, over 50 local government officials from Orange County endorsed State Senator Dave Min in his campaign for U.S. Congress in the 47th Congressional District. This announcement comes less than a week after Senator Min first announced his Congressional candidacy last Wednesday and follows endorsements from current CA-47 Congresswoman Katie Porter as well as from Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Rising & Empowering Political Action Committee (ASPIRE PAC), the political arm of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, which represents 19 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Members of Congress.
“I am proud of the support we are building for our campaign for Congress,” said State Senator Min. “As an elected official, I have had a simple philosophy: keep your promises and serve your constituents. Whether it’s been ending gun shows at the Orange County Fairgrounds, fighting to stop offshore oil drilling, or serving the needs of our local small businesses, my staff and I have been hard at work trying to deliver on the principles that got me elected. I am humbled by the overwhelming support our campaign is receiving from our local partners, and I look forward to continuing our work together when I am in Congress.”
Senator Min, the only Korean-American in the state legislature has proven himself an incredibly effective legislative leader in the Senate, authoring 16 bills signed into law by the Governor, including leading legislation on hate crimes, gun violence prevention, family safety, and women’s reproductive rights. In the wake of the 2021 Huntington Beach Oil Spill, he stood up to the oil industry and led efforts to end offshore drilling. Min serves as Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and as Senate Vice Chair of the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. He previously chaired the Senate Cybersecurity Select Committee.
Before entering the State Senate, Min was a law professor at UC Irvine, where he taught and researched in the area of business law. He resides with his wife Jane, a UC Irvine law professor who specializes in domestic violence and family law, and their three children in Irvine.
California’s 47th is an open Congressional District in Orange County that includes the Cities of Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, and Seal Beach, and portions of Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Woods. Incumbent Katie Porter is vacating the seat to run for U.S. Senate. In 2022, Porter defeated former Assemblymember Republican Scott Baugh by 3.44% in this “toss-up” district. State Senator Dave Min currently represents over 80% of Congressional District 47 in Sacramento. In 2020, Min received over 158,000 votes within CA-47, defeating incumbent John Moorlach by 4.3%. 19% of the registered voters in CA-47 are of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, including one of the largest Korean-American populations in the country.
