Dave Min

David Kunnghee Min (born March 5, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 47th congressional district since 2025.

A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 37th district in the California State Senate from 2020 to 2024, which includes portions of Orange County.

[2] Min defeated Republican nominee Scott Baugh in the 2024 election to represent California's 47th congressional district.

[4] His parents immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1972 to pursue doctoral degrees at Brown University.

[8][9] He joined the Center for American Progress, a left-wing think tank, in 2009 as its associate director for financial markets policy and supervisor of its Mortgage Finance Working Group.

[13] Min announced his House candidacy on April 5, 2017, challenging incumbent Rep. Mimi Walters in California's 45th congressional district.

[17][18] Min criticized Walters for living outside of the district and for refusing to hold public or in-person town halls.

[22] While in office, Min introduced legislation related to violence, including bills to expand protections for survivors of domestic abuse, study harassment on California's transit systems, make child custody cases private by default, and reduce gun shows and sales on state-owned property.

Min voted against a bipartisan bill, backed by over 60 House Democrats that would make sexual and domestic violence deportable offenses.

Official portrait as state senator, 2023