19 Facts About Tammy Kim

Tammy Kim was born on January 16,1971 and is an American politician and nonprofit executive.

Tammy Kim was a member of the Irvine City Council in California from 2020 to 2024.

In February 2023, Tammy Kim announced that she would be running as a candidate for the 2024 Irvine mayoral election.

Tammy Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated with her family to the United States as an infant in 1971, eventually settling in Flint, Michigan where she spent her youth.

Tammy Kim's family moved to Baltimore, MD right after her high school graduation and attended Michigan State University.

Tammy Kim moved to Los Angeles in 1997 and then to Orange County in 2002.

In 2015, Tammy Kim founded the Korean American Center, an Irvine based nonprofit organization with a mission to help intergenerational Korean Americans connect with the greater community.

Tammy Kim has been a supporter of various social issues regarding immigrants, working families, and under-represented linguistically isolated communities.

Tammy Kim served as Chair of the Language Access Committee for the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Board Member of the Korean American Democratic Committee, and co-founder of Asian Americans in Action.

Tammy Kim competed for one of six open County Central Committee seats for the Democratic Party during the March 2020 Primary Election.

In March 2021, Tammy Kim was elected as Southern California Chair for the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for the California Democratic Party.

Tammy Kim was one of fourteen candidates competing for a nonpartisan election.

Tammy Kim won in the general election on November 3,2020 as a first time candidate.

Tammy Kim set a record as the highest vote getter for a City Council race in the history of the city.

Tammy Kim was sworn in on December 8,2020 and her term ends in 2024.

Tammy Kim was sworn in as a board member of the OC Power Authority in 2023.

Tammy Kim's election coincided with the rise of Anti-Asian hate in the United States.

Tammy Kim brought awareness to "the intersection of racism and misogyny" after the Atlanta spa shootings.

Tammy Kim was the subject of a xenophobic attack that was directed to her at a city council meeting in October 2021.