Dave Min
Dave Min (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on December 7, 2020. His current term ends on December 2, 2024.
Min (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 47th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024.
Min also ran for re-election to the California State Senate to represent District 37. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Min completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Min was a Democratic candidate to California's 45th Congressional District in 2018. He lost the primary election on June 5, 2018. Click here to read more about the general election.
Biography
Dave Min lives in Irvine, California.[1] Min earned a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in 1999 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2002.[2] His career experience includes working as an enforcement attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a senior economic policy advisor for U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, a professor with the University of California at Irvine School of Law, and an economic policy director at the Center for American Progress.[1][3][4]
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 5, 2024, general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Scott Baugh (R) and Dave Min (D) are running in the general election for California's 47th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Katie Porter (D) ran for the U.S. Senate. Porter was re-elected in 2022 after defeating Baugh 52%-48% in the general election. She was first elected in 2018, defeating Republican incumbent Mimi Walters 52%-48%.
Politico said this race "could very well determine the balance of power in the House" in 2024.[5] Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) listed the race as one of their top priorities in the 2024 election cycle.[6][7]
Baugh is an attorney and former California Assembly member who served as the chairman of the Orange County Republican Party from 2004 to 2015.[8] Federal spending and debt are key issues for Baugh, who says he would "find solutions to bring down spending and reign in our national debt."[9] Baugh also says Min is too progressive to represent the 47th district. "[Min's] progressive policies are wrong for Orange County and voters will remember come November."[10]
Min was elected to the California Senate in 2020 and previously worked as an attorney and as a senior economic advisor to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).[11] Min's campaign has focused on abortion, gun violence, and climate change. Min said that as a state senator, he “passed 28 bills, including eight protecting domestic violence survivors” and “[took] on the gun lobby, Big Oil, and anti-choice MAGA extremists.” The California Democratic Party and Porter endorsed Min.[12]
Based on Q2 2024 reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Min raised $3.6 million and spent $2.0 million and Baugh raised $1.9 million and spent $0.2 million. To review all the campaign finance figures in full detail, click here.
Four major race ratings outlets rated this election Lean/Tilt Democratic or Toss-Up as of July 9.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Min was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee, Vice Chair
- Appropriations Committee
- Governmental Organization Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Utilities and Energy Committee
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, Vice Chair
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources and Water Committee, Chair
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee
2021-2022
Min was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
U.S. House California District 47
See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Dave Min and Scott Baugh are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 5, 2024.
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 | Dave Min (D)  | |
 | Scott Baugh (R) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Baugh (R) | 32.1 | 57,517 |
| ✔ | | Dave Min (D) | 25.9 | 46,393 |
 | Joanna Weiss (D) | 19.4 | 34,802 | |
 | Max Ukropina (R) | 14.8 | 26,585 | |
 | Long Pham (R) | 2.7 | 4,862 | |
 | Terry Crandall (No party preference) | 1.6 | 2,878 | |
 | Boyd Roberts (D) | 1.4 | 2,570 | |
 | Tom McGrath (No party preference) | 0.9 | 1,611 | |
 | Bill Smith (No party preference) | 0.6 | 1,062 | |
 | Shariq Zaidi (D) | 0.4 | 788 | |
| Total votes: 179,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Goffe (D)
- Weiming Chu (R)
- Harley Rouda (D)
- Julia Hashemieh (R)
- Steven Cotton (R)
- James Griffin (R)
- Mike Schaefer (D)
- Brian Burley (R)
- Lori Kirkland Baker (D)
- Dom Jones (D)
Polls
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We provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. We will regularly check for polling aggregation for this race from those sites and add polls here once available. To notify us of polls available on either outlet for this race, please email us.
Election campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[13] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[14] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bericht | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Min | Democratic Party | $3,614,901 | $2,089,245 | $1,525,657 | As of June 30, 2024 |
| Scott Baugh | Republican Party | $1,933,119 | $220,644 | $1,725,981 | As of December 31, 2023 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[15][16]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[17]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[18]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[19][20][21]
| Race ratings: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| August 27, 2024 | August 20, 2024 | August 13, 2024 | August 6, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Endorsements
Min received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Min's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D)
- U.S. Rep. Andrew Kim (D)
- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D)
- U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin (D)
- U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D)
- U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D)
- U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D)
- State Sen. Ben Allen (D)
- State Sen. Bob Archuleta (D)
- State Sen. Angelique Ashby (D)
- State Sen. Toni Atkins (D)
- State Sen. Josh Becker (D)
- State Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D)
- State Sen. Anna Caballero (D)
- State Sen. Dave Cortese (D)
- State Sen. Bill Dodd (D)
- State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D)
- State Sen. Steve Glazer (D)
- State Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D)
- State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D)
- State Sen. John Laird (D)
- State Sen. S. Monique Limón (D)
- State Sen. Mike McGuire (D)
- State Sen. Josh Newman (D)
- State Sen. Steve Padilla (D)
- State Sen. Richard Roth (D)
- State Sen. Susan Rubio (D)
- State Sen. Henry Stern (D)
- State Sen. Tom Umberg (D)
- State Sen. Aisha Wahab (D)
- State Sen. Scott Wiener (D)
- State Asm. David Alvarez (D)
- State Asm. Jasmeet Bains (D)
- State Asm. Steve Bennett (D)
- State Asm. Marc Berman (D)
- State Asm. Mia Bonta (D)
- State Asm. Isaac Bryan (D)
- State Asm. Lisa Calderon (D)
- State Asm. Mike Fong (D)
- State Asm. Jesse Gabriel (D)
- State Asm. Mike Gipson (D)
- State Asm. Matt Haney (D)
- State Asm. Chris Holden (D)
- State Asm. Tasha Boerner Horvath (D)
- State Asm. Jacqui Irwin (D)
- State Asm. Ash Kalra (D)
- State Asm. Alex Lee (D)
- State Asm. Evan Low (D)
- State Asm. Josh Lowenthal (D)
- State Asm. Brian Maienschein (D)
- State Asm. Kevin McCarty (D)
- State Asm. Stephanie Nguyen (D)
- State Asm. Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)
- State Asm. Anthony Rendon (D)
- State Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
- State Asm. Luz Maria Rivas (D)
- State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D)
- State Asm. Miguel Santiago (D)
- State Asm. Pilar Schiavo (D)
- State Asm. Phil Ting (D)
- State Asm. Chris Ward
- State Asm. Buffy Wicks (D)
- State Asm. Lori Wilson (D)
- State Asm. Jim Woods
- State Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur (D)
- Mayor, Santa Ana Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Irvine Unified Board of Education Paul Bokota (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Irvine Unified Board of Education Lauren Brooks (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Municipal Water District of Orange County Randall Crane (Nonpartisan)
- Member, South Orange County Community College District Ryan Dack (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Tustin Unified School District Allyson Damikolas (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Orange Unified Board of Education Kris Erickson (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Leah Ersoylu (Nonpartisan)
- Member, South Orange Community College District Carolyn Inmon (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Irvine Unified Board of Education Jeff Kim (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Irvine City Council Tammy Kim (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Irvine Unified Board of Education Katie McEwen (Nonpartisan)
- Frmr. member, Orange Unified Board of Education Kathryn A. Moffat (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education Michelle Murphy (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Orange Unified Board of Education Ana Page (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Santa Ana City Council David Penaloza (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Santa Ana City Council Thai Viet Phan (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Saddleback Valley Unified School District Barbara Schulman
- Member, Saddleback Valley Unified School District Suzie Swartz (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Orange Unified Board of Education Andrea Yamasaki (Nonpartisan)
- Member, Irvine Unified Board of Education Cyril Yu (Nonpartisan)
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D)
- Frmr. California Treasurer John Chiang (D)
- California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D)
- California Insurance Comissioner Ricardo Lara (D)
- California Treasurer Fiona Ma (D)
- California Superintendent Of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond (D)
- Frmr. U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D)
- California Democratic Party
- AFSCME California
- Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
- California Federation of Teachers
- California Labor Federation
- California Teachers Association
- Los Angeles Police Protective League
- National Union of Healthcare Workers
- SEIU California State Council
- Service Employees International Union
- AAPI Victory Fund, Inc.
- Aspire PAC
- California Environmental Voters
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Democrats Serve
- Equality California
- Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
- Reproductive Freedom For All
- Sierra Club
California State Senate District 37
See also: California State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Senate District 37
Incumbent Josh Newman and Steven S. Choi are running in the general election for California State Senate District 37 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Josh Newman (D) | |
 | Steven S. Choi (R) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 37
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 37 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Newman (D) | 30.1 | 67,109 |
| ✔ | | Steven S. Choi (R) | 21.7 | 48,364 |
 | Crystal Miles (R) | 14.0 | 31,132 | |
 | Guy Selleck (R) | 10.1 | 22,546 | |
 | Alex Mohajer (D) | 8.3 | 18,550 | |
 | Anthony Kuo (R) | 7.1 | 15,739 | |
| Leticia Correa (D) | 2.7 | 6,000 | |
| Stephanie Le (D) | 2.0 | 4,532 | |
| Gabrielle Ashbaugh (D) | 2.0 | 4,396 | |
| Jenny Suarez (D) | 1.4 | 3,191 | |
| Jacob Niles Creer (D) | 0.7 | 1,606 | |
| Total votes: 223,165 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ali Kowsari (R)
- Dave Min (D)
2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 37
Dave Min defeated incumbent John M. W. Moorlach in the general election for California State Senate District 37 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Min (D) | 51.1 | 270,522 |
 | John M. W. Moorlach (R) | 48.9 | 258,421 | |
| Total votes: 528,943 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 37
Incumbent John M. W. Moorlach and Dave Min defeated Katrina Foley in the primary for California State Senate District 37 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. W. Moorlach (R) | 47.3 | 132,275 |
| ✔ | | Dave Min (D) | 28.0 | 78,293 |
 | Katrina Foley (D) | 24.7 | 68,952 | |
| Total votes: 279,520 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 45
Katie Porter defeated incumbent Mimi Walters in the general election for U.S. House California District 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katie Porter (D) | 52.1 | 158,906 |
 | Mimi Walters (R) | 47.9 | 146,383 | |
| Total votes: 305,289 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 45
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 45 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mimi Walters (R) | 51.7 | 86,764 |
| ✔ | | Katie Porter (D) | 20.3 | 34,078 |
| Dave Min (D) | 17.8 | 29,979 | |
 | Brian Forde (D) | 6.0 | 10,107 | |
| John Graham (Independent) | 2.3 | 3,817 | |
 | Kia Hamadanchy (D) | 1.9 | 3,212 | |
| Total votes: 167,957 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Ramsay (D)
- Eric Rywalski (D)
- Ron Varasteh (D)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dave Min completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Min's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a native Californian, son of Korean immigrants, husband, father of three children in public schools, and former UC Irvine School of Law Professor running for Congress to protect our Democracy, defend our basic rights, and give everyone a fair shot at the American Dream. I have been endorsed by the California Democratic Party, Congresswoman Katie Porter, Teachers, Police, gun violence prevention groups, organized labor, and over 60 local leaders. I have 100% ratings from Planned Parenthood and Sierra Club, and an ‘F’ rating from the NRA.
I began my career holding Wall Street accountable by prosecuting corporate fraud at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I have testified six times before Congress and led efforts to expand economic opportunity. As a California State Senator, I’ve passed 28 bills, including eight protecting domestic violence survivors, and I’ve taken on the gun lobby, Big Oil, and anti-choice MAGA extremists. I’ve been a champion for:
- Reproductive freedom, authoring a proposition to add abortion and contraception access to the California Constitution. 100% rating from Planned Parenthood. - Ending gun violence, passing bills prohibiting gun shows on all state property. F rating from the NRA - Climate rescue, authoring legislation to end offshore oil drilling and end our reliance on fossil fuels. 100% rating from Sierra Club
- Abortion and contraception access
- Gun violence prevention
- Taking bold action to address the climate crisis
Aside from the priorities listed above, I am also uniquely concerned with expanding the rights of domestic violence survivors. In partnership with my spouse, Jane Soever–who is the Director of the UCI Domestic Violence Clinic and the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence–we have passed eight first-in-the-nation bills which work to protect and expand the autonomy of survivors. I am also focused on halting the rising trend of hate in our country, of all sorts: anti-Asian, anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-trans, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and all forms of marginalization. I felt compelled to run for office back in 2018, after bullying became the official policy platform of the Republican Party. As a man of color, I understand what it’s like to be pushed to the periphery. In Congress, I will be a vocal proponent of equity, unity, and a sense of welcome.
I do. It’s one thing for candidates to speak to certain values–it’s another to put political capital on the line for a tough vote. With a 100% from Planned Parenthood and Sierra Club, recognition as a Labor Champion with the CA Labor Federation, and an ‘F’ from the NRA, I’ve done more than talk the talk. I have passed 28 bills into law in the California State Senate, and have the requisite experience to be an effective legislator in US Congress.
Maintaining and expanding abortion and contraceptive access, preventing gun violence, and halting the impacts of the climate crisis.
The California Democratic Party
The California Labor Federation
CA State Attorney General Rob Bonta
CA State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
CA State Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
CA State Superintendent Of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma
Former CA State Treasurer John Chiang
Congressmember Judy Chu, CA-28
Congressmember Andy Kim, NJ-03
Congressmember Grace Meng, NY-06
Congressmember Kevin Mullin, CA-15
Congressmember Scott Peters, CA-50
Congressmember Katie Porter, CA-47
Congressmember Mark Takano, CA-41
Former Congressmember Howard Berman, CA-28
AAPI Victory Fund
Asian American Action Fund
Asian American Forward
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering (ASPIRE) PAC
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9510
Democrats Serve
Equality California
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 42
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36
Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA)
Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL)
National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
NeverAgain California
Orange County Employees Association (OCEA)
Orange County Labor Federation (OCLF)
Police Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD)
United Association (UA - Plumbers & Pipefitters) Local 582
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324
Democrats of Greater Irvine
Irvine Democratic Club
Central Orange County Democratic Club
Newport Beach Women's Democratic Club
Laguna Woods Democratic Club
Costa Mesa Democratic Club
Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins
Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire
Senator Ben Allen
Senator Bob Archuleta
Senator Angelique Ashby
Senator Josh Becker
Senator Catherine Blakespear
Senator Anna Caballero
Senator Dave Cortese
Senator Bill Dodd
Senator Maria Elena Durazo
Senator Steve Glazer
Senator Lena Gonzalez
Senator Melissa Hurtado
Senator John Laird
Senator Monique Limon
Senator Josh Newman
Senator Steve Padilla
Senator Richard Roth
Senator Susan Rubio
Senator Henry Stern
Senator Tom Umberg
Senator Aisha Wahab
Senator Scott Wiener
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
Assembly Speaker Designate Robert Rivas
Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes
Assemblymember David Alvarez
Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains
Assemblymember Steve Bennett
Assemblymember Marc Berman
Assemblymember Tasha Boerner-Horvath
Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan
Assemblymember Lisa Calderon
Assemblymember Mike Fong
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel
Assemblymember Mike Gipson
Assemblymember Matt Haney
Assemblymember Chris Holden
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
Assemblymember Ash Kalra
Assemblymember Alex Lee
Assemblymember Evan Low
Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal
Assemblymember Brian Maienschein
Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
Assemblymember Luz Rivas
Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
Assemblymember Phil Ting
Assemblymember Chris Ward
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
Assemblymember Lori Wilson
Assemblymember Jim Wood
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
Aliso Viejo Mayor Richard Hurt
Aliso Viejo Councilwoman Tiffany Ackley
Aliso Viejo Councilman Ross Chun
Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda
Former Anaheim Councilman Dr. Jose Moreno
Buena Park Councilman Connor Traut
Buena Park Councilman Jose Trinidad Castaneda
Costa Mesa Mayor Pro-Tem Jeff Harlan*
Costa Mesa Councilwoman Andrea Marr*
Costa Mesa Councilman Loren Gameros*
Costa Mesa Councilman Manuel Chavez*
Former Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong
Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung
Fullerton Councilwoman Shana Charles
Fullerton Councilman Ahmad Zahra
Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen
Former Garden Grove Mayor Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen
Glendale Councilman Ardy Kassakhian
Huntington Beach Councilwoman Rhonda Bolton*
Huntington Beach Councilman Dan Kalmick*
Huntington Beach Councilwoman Natalie Moser*
Former Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr*
Irvine Vice-Mayor Tammy Kim*
Irvine Councilwoman Kathleen Treseder*
Former Irvine Councilwoman MaryAnn Gaido*
Laguna Beach Councilman Alex Rounaghi*
Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen*
Laguna Woods Councilwoman Shari Horne*
Former Newport Beach Councilwoman Joy Brenner*
San Clemente Councilman Chris Duncan
Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Santa Ana Councilman David Penaloza
Santa Ana Councilwoman Thai Viet Phan
Santa Monica College Trustee Dr. Sion Roy
Seal Beach Mayor Joe Kalmick*
Tustin Councilwoman Letitia Clark*
Tustin Councilwoman Beckie Gomez*
Coast Community College Board Trustee Elizabeth Dorn Parker*
Irvine Unified School District Trustee Paul Bokota*
Irvine Unified School District Trustee Lauren Brooks*
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2020
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Dave Min is a father and a UC Irvine law professor who has dedicated his life to improving the economic opportunities available to working families. After graduating from Wharton and Harvard Law School, Dave began his career as an Enforcement attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, turning down higher paying private sector jobs to help protect the retirement security of seniors and help clean up an unfair and corrupt financial system in the aftermath of the Enron and Worldcom accounting scandals.
Dave went on to work as an economic and financial policy advisor for Senator Chuck Schumer and as an economic policy director at the Center for American Progress. He is a first generation Korean-American and native California who lives and works in Irvine with his wife and UC Irvine School of Law colleague Jane Stoever, where they are raising their three children. Dave is one of the country's leading experts on banking and housing policy, and he has testified six times before Congress on these issues. His work has been featured in national media outlets such as the New York Times, and he has been a regular guest on TV and radio outlets including CNBC and NPR's Marketplace.
- Healthcare: Dave believes that healthcare is a basic human right and that everyone should have reliable, high quality healthcare. Dave will crack down on Big Pharma and fight for affordable high quality coverage for all Californians.
- Education: Endorsed by the California Teachers Association and an educator himself, Dave Min is uniquely qualified to champion high quality education while advocating for reforms that address the challenges our state faces.
- Climate: Combating climate change is a top priority for Dave Min, which is why he's endorsed by the California League of Conservation Voters. Dave will fight for clean air and water, to protect our coastlines, and to reverse climate change trends.
As a father of young children and the son of immigrants, I believe the biggest problem we are facing as a country is that our political leaders all have a short-termist outlook that emphasizes short-term gains over long-term outcomes. This has led to disastrous social and economic policies that have disinvested in long-term priorities like public education, universal health care, retirement security, infrastructure and fighting climate change. As a result, the American Dream that attracted so many millions of immigrants (including my parents) to this country over time is fading. For the first time ever, a majority of young people now believe they will have a worse future than their parents.
To get back on track, we have to start thinking long-term again. As the Greeks once said, a civilization is great when its elders plant trees whose shade they know they'll never sit in. Thinking long-term and investing long-term will not only create jobs in the short run, but will also create the conditions for sustained prosperity and rebuild the pathway to the middle class that has always been the defining characteristic of our country.
My own background is in banking and housing policy, and I expect to remain engaged on these issues, especially given the dearth of affordable housing right now. However, I am running for this seat because I am deeply concerned about the direction of our state and our country, particularly in areas like climate change, schools, health care, and the
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2018
Campaign website
Min’s campaign website stated the following:
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Healthcare: I believe healthcare is a human right, and that we should be working towards a system in which everyone has healthcare coverage. Since I began my campaign in April, I’ve talked with thousands of residents of CA-45, and I’ve found that almost all of us share the same goals when it comes to healthcare reform—we want broader (ideally universal) coverage, cheaper rates, affordable copayments and prescription drugs, and a system that emphasizes primary care and prevention (as opposed to waiting until emergency care is needed). Of course, I will oppose efforts to cut Medicare and Medicaid, as Donald Trump and Mimi Walters have proposed (over $4 trillion in cuts were proposed in the latest House budget), and will work to strengthen and protect these lifeline programs. But this is not enough. We should explore every possible opportunity to achieve universal healthcare coverage. In the near term, this includes extending Medicare to those 55 and older, allowing all Americans the option to buy into Medicare or some other public option at an affordable price, and expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program. I also believe we need to empower Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. If elected to Congress, I will fight to reform our healthcare system so that it achieves these policy goals. We need a system that allows all of us—children, parents, grandparents, veterans, students—to sleep better at night knowing that a catastrophic accident or illness won’t bankrupt our families. Preventing Gun Violence: Proud to have earned the Moms Demand Action Candidate Distinction. There are 33,000 gun deaths each year in the United States. Restrictions on gun access for domestic abusers, the mentally ill, those on the terrorist watch list—these are all common-sense gun reforms that we must get behind as a country. My wife Jane runs the Domestic Violence Clinic at UCI’s Law School, and has seen first-hand what happens when we fail to pass legislation that protects our most vulnerable populations. We must do better. Instead of trying to reduce the horrific toll of gun violence, Mimi Walters has cosponsored the Concealed Carry Reciprocity bill, which would actually override California’s own common-sense restrictions on who can carry weapons in public. I believe this bill is a threat to public safety. My wife Jane and I wrote more about our opposition to this bill in an Orange County Register op-ed. We should treat gun violence as public health issue, and use data to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from gun violence. This means adequate funding for research on the issue, which has far too often been blocked by the gun lobby. Mimi Walters has an A rating from the National Rifle Association and has consistently voted against reforms that would save lives. Immigration: I want my children to grow up in an America that represents the core values that drew my parents, and millions of immigrants just like them, to this country: the values of inclusion, diversity, and economic opportunity. I am fundamentally opposed to Donald Trump’s travel ban, and any other immigration policies that discriminate against people based on their race, religion, or national origin, and believe that such policies are contrary to the spirit and the letter of our nation’s Constitution and its laws. I also believe that Trump’s other immigration policies are a wasteful and immoral use of our tax dollars. Building a wall across our entire border with Mexico makes no sense when our own roads and bridges are in disrepair. As a practical matter, we don’t have the resources to enforce against all violations of our immigration laws, so we need to be smarter about how we spend federal tax dollars. Indiscriminate deportations break up families, increase crime, and heighten distrust of law enforcement in immigrant communities. At the same time, we ought to ensure that there is some pathway to citizenship in place for undocumented immigrants who are productive and law-abiding members of our society, especially those who were brought over at a young age and grew up here. I strongly oppose Trump’s decision to unilaterally end DACA and would do all I can to protect these young people, who are American in all but official status. My ultimate goal is an immigration policy that is both humane and efficiently uses our resources. Climate Change: This is the defining issue of our lifetimes, and we must take action. I support measures to begin immediately limiting carbon emissions. There is a scientific consensus that climate change is real, manmade, and potentially an existential threat, and so we must take that consensus seriously and stop denying basic, proven facts. We owe it to our children and future generations to take immediate and significant steps to curb the acceleration of climate change that we are seeing. At a bare minimum, we must reverse course on Donald Trump’s reckless decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord and the EPA’s decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan. But we must also take more proactive steps. I support tax incentives to encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency; and government investment in research into breakthrough technologies such as batteries that could dramatically shift our energy use away from fossil fuels. America did not become the greatest economy on earth by looking backwards. The clean energy revolution is well underway. When it comes to energy, this administration is stuck in the 19th century, while other nations such as China are racing ahead into the future. The energy transition, if we take advantage of it, is not only a moral imperative but an enormous economic opportunity. Education: Investing in the future. Education is one of my top priorities for domestic spending. I believe we should significantly increase federal investments in education at the primary, secondary, and university levels. I support efforts to achieve universal pre-K, which studies have shown to lead to not only better educational outcomes but better adult health. I believe college should be debt-free, like it used to be, when a student working a part-time job could pay off her college costs and graduate with minimal or no debt. I support the expansion of existing federal programs offering student loan forgiveness. I also believe we must be more creative in developing new relief programs for students burdened by debt, as we’re facing a potential student loan crisis in the coming years. Having worked in public policy during the 2007-08 mortgage crisis, I am all too aware of the problems that debt can create, not just for struggling households but also for the broader economy. Federal education funding should not be tied to any requirements related to “school choice” or charter schools. I oppose efforts to use taxpayer money to fund private schools (i.e., charter schools and vouchers). Women's Issues: Protecting women’s health care and autonomy. The government should not be regulating the personal healthcare decisions of its citizens, and that includes women and their reproductive health. I oppose efforts to reduce funding to Planned Parenthood and the essential health care services it provides. I also believe strongly that we should take steps to ensure that women are treated more fairly across our society, including in their healthcare and in the workplace. On healthcare, in addition to supporting bills such as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which would have cut funding for Planned Parenthood, Mimi Walters has specifically voted against maternity coverage, maternity leave, pregnancy leave, and a ban on gender-based insurance price discrimination. She has also voted against workplace protections for women and against laws preventing gender-based wage discrimination. I think she was wrong in all of these votes, and would seek to protect and further advance policies that seek to establish a level playing field for all Americans, regardless of their gender. LGBTQ Equality: Fundamental and non-negotiable. Supporting LGBTQ rights is a fundamental, non-negotiable issue for me, both because many of my friends throughout my life have been (or later became) part of the LGBTQ community, and because as a moral matter, I believe the government’s role should be to facilitate the ability of ALL its citizens to seek happiness and NOT to promote or support discrimination. When elected, I promise to fight to reverse the Trump administration’s attacks on the LGBTQ community, and to be a strong advocate for anti-discrimination legislation like the Fair and Equal Housing Act and federal funding of initiatives to support the LGBTQ community. Another legislative priority of mine will be comprehensive, inclusive immigration reform. One-third of the 1 million LGBTQ adult immigrants are undocumented. I will stand up for DREAMers and work to keep families from being torn apart. Economic Policy: Creating good-paying jobs that support a middle class standard of living. I’ve devoted my career to the goal of building an economy that works for people of all backgrounds. As a young lawyer at the SEC, as a senior Congressional advisor, as a policy director at the Center for American Progress, and as a law professor at UC Irvine, I’ve fought for nearly two decades to protect hard-working Americans by making our economy and our markets operate better and more fairly for everyone. I strongly believe in investing in priorities that have long-term value, to ensure a better future for the children of Orange County. As a nation, we need to invest in education, environmental protection, infrastructure, scientific research, and other areas that produce long-term benefits for all of us. Too often, we’ve abandoned our obligations to “pay it forward” to future generations. It’s time to reverse course, and start to put meaningful resources back into these priorities, creating more jobs for Orange County residents in the near term and restoring the foundations of the American Dream in the longer term. We need to explore various policy solutions that will help reduce the steep income and wealth inequality that threatens the stability and well-being of the United States. This includes improving and, where appropriate, expanding (rather than eliminating, as the House GOP has proposed) the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. I also support efforts to strengthen the ability of workers to join together and collectively bargain for their employment contracts, to help address the asymmetric bargaining power held by large employers. We must proactively support the formation of small businesses and enable them to flourish. Small businesses in Orange County are a major engine of economic growth and job creation. I support the expansion of existing federal tax credit and business loan programs targeted at small businesses. Campaign Finance Reform Foreign Policy/Trade |
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| —David Min’s campaign website (2018)[23] | ||
Response to Ballotpedia
In an email to Ballotpedia, Min listed the following campaign themes:
| " | Dave is running for Congress to create a better America for the children of Orange County—one that reflects our core values of diversity, tolerance, and opportunity that drew his parents and millions of others like them to this country in search of a better life. Dave will stand up to Donald Trump and his reckless and senseless policies, and will work tirelessly to create an economy that works for everyone so all Orange County families can prosper.[22] | ” |
| —Dave Min (2018)[3] | ||
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Noteworthy events
Arrest for driving under the influence (2023)
On August 29, 2023, Min pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. Min was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $2,500 in fines and is also required to attend an alcohol education program.[24]
On May 2, 2023, Min was pulled over for running a red light. After failing a field sobriety test, he was arrested for driving under the influence. Min was booked into a county jail and released the following morning.
In a social media post, Min stated, "My decision to drive last night was irresponsible. I accept full responsibility and there is no excuse for my actions. To my family, constituents and supporters, I am so deeply sorry. I know I need to do better. I will not let this personal failure distract from our work in California and in Washington."[25]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 47 |
Officeholder California State Senate District 37 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Senator Dave Min, "Biography," accessed December 28, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 18, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Paige Hutchinson, Dave Min for Congress Campaign Manager," March 11, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 16, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Can a Democrat not named Katie Porter win her congressional swing seat?" November 16, 2023
- ↑ Roll Call, "DCCC picks 29 ‘Frontline’ members for extra help next year," March 10, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Republicans release top targets of Democratic-held House seats in 2024," March 13, 2023
- ↑ Baugh for Congress, "About," accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ X, "Scott Baugh on X," June 18, 2024
- ↑ X, "Scott Baugh on X," April 4, 2024
- ↑ Dave Min - Democrat for Congress, "Meet Dave and Jane," accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "House candidate Joanna Weiss ramps up DUI attacks on rival as California Democratic convention begins," November 17, 2023
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ David Min for Congress, “Issues,” accessed May 29, 2018
- ↑ Politico, "Not in this backyard," accessed August 30, 2023
- ↑ Policitco, "California lawmaker running for Congress is arrested for drunk driving," May 3, 2023
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California State Senate District 37 2020-Present |
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