[1] Kim's father unsuccessfully ran for Eunpyeong District Council member in 1998.
[3] In the 2007 bi-election which happened on the same day as 2007 South Korean presidential election, Kim was the only democratic local council member to be elected outside of liberal stronghold Honam region with others being members of Hannara Party, the party of president-elect Lee Myung-bak.
[4] In 2014 Kim was elected as the first woman to chair the City Planning Management Committee of Seoul Metropolitan Council.
[5][4] Kim joined both of Moon Jae-in's presidential campaigns - chair of Seoul branch of the committee composed of members from civil societies in 2012 and chair of special committee on veterans affairs in 2017.
[2] In the 2020 election, Kim could not even stand for the first round of primary to secure her party's nomination for Eunpyeong Mayor.