History was made during the 2018 U.S. midterm elections,... as Young Kim was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Korean-American woman to win a coveted spot in Congress. <br />Lee Seung-jae reports. <br />A historic day at the 2018 U.S. midterm elections,... as California's 39th congressional district election saw Republican Young Kim beating Democrat Gil Cineros,... garnering 51-point-3-percent of the votes.<br />Kim, becomes the first Korean-American woman to be elected into Congress,... and the first Korean-American in 20 years to be elected.<br />It was an emotional victory for the self-made woman who won the tight race.<br /><br />"All the millions of dollars that came at me, this is one election we can prove, that we cannot buy ourselves into a seat." <br /><br />Ed Royce, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee announced his retirement from California's 39th district seat in January,... and had endorsed Kim since then. <br /><br />"I want to share with you, that over that span of time, in my opinion, all the people that I met in public service, noone has work as hard as Young Kim. <br /><br />Young Kim worked for Royce for two decades, first when he was a state senator and then in Congress.<br /><br />Kim let the Korean community in her district know, she will take care of them, even though it may take time.<br /><br />"There may be times when I cannot work for the Korean community because I have to succeed in mainstream society, so I can give back to the Korean community later."<br /><br />She will now represent a district which includes parts of Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, which is two-thirds Asian and Latino.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />
