State Senator Dave Min Announces Re-Election Bid To Orange Co. Seat

Source: Dave Min for Senate

IRVINE, CA — Today, California State Senator Dave Min (SD-37) announced he will be running for re-election. Senator Min was first elected to Senate District 37, located in the heart of Orange County, in 2020 with a broad coalition of local support, ousting longtime Republican stalwart John Moorlach and becoming the first Democrat in modern history to represent this area in the State Senate.

Senator Min heads into his campaign for a second term with overwhelming local grassroots support, including early endorsements from the vast majority of local Democratic elected officials in the newly redrawn SD-37, as well as State Controller Betty Yee and four Southern California Congressional Representatives. While Senator Min will likely be the top target for Republicans in 2024, he benefits from one of the most favorable redistricting alignments in the state, with more than three-quarters of the newly redrawn SD-37 being made up of the old SD-37 Senator Min was elected to represent.

Senator Min will continue to represent the cities of Anaheim Hills, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Orange, Tustin and Villa Park, while also picking up the cities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel to the south, and parts of Fullerton and Placentia from north Orange County. “I’m excited to announce my campaign for reelection to the California State Senate,” said Min. “I’m proud of the work that my staff and I have been able to accomplish over the past two years, including ending gun shows in California, being a leading voice on climate policy, standing strong for women’s rights, and delivering over $4 billion in small business relief during the COVID pandemic. I am humbled and honored by the outpouring of local support for my reelection, and I promise to continue fighting for the values I’ve campaigned on.” The most senior Asian American in the State Senate and the only Korean-American in the legislature, Senator Min has proven himself an effective legislative leader, authoring 16 bills signed into law by the Governor, including leading legislation on gun violence prevention, the environment, family safety, and women’s reproductive rights.

In the wake of the 2021 Huntington Beach Oil Spill, the Senator stood up to the oil industry and led efforts to end offshore drilling. He has emerged as a leading climate champion, providing strong and forceful environmental leadership from Orange County. Before entering the State Senate, Min was a law professor at UC Irvine, where he taught and researched business law. He resides with his wife Jane, a UC Irvine law professor who specializes in domestic violence and family law, and their three children in Irvine. ENDORSEMENTS (* denotes in-district endorsement)

• State Controller Betty Yee

• Congressman Ami Bera

• Congresswoman Judy Chu

• Congressman Ted Lieu

• Congressman Mark Takano

• Aliso Viejo Mayor Ross Chun*

• Aliso Viejo Mayor Pro-Tem Richard Hurt*

• Aliso Viejo Council Tiffany Ackley*

• Former Buena Park Mayor Sunny Park

• Costa Mesa Mayor John Stephens*

• Costa Mesa Mayor Pro-Tem Andrea Marr*

• Costa Mesa Councilwoman Arlis Reynolds*

• Eastvale Councilwoman Jocelyn Yow

• Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen

• Former Garden Grove Mayor Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen

• Huntington Beach Councilman Dan Kalmick

• Huntington Beach Councilwoman Natalie Moser

• Former Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr

• Irvine Councilwoman Tammy Kim*

• Irvine Councilwoman Kathleen Treseder*

• Former Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang*

• Former Irvine Councilwoman MaryAnn Gaido*

• Laguna Beach Mayor Sue Kempf

• Laguna Beach Councilman Alex Rounaghi

• Laguna Beach Councilman Bob Whalen

• Former Laguna Beach Mayor Toni Iseman

• Laguna Woods Councilwoman Shari Horne*

• Laguna Woods Councilwoman Annie McCary*

• Former Newport Beach Councilwoman Joy Brenner

• Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua

• Santa Ana Councilman David Penaloza

• Santa Ana Councilwoman Thai Viet Phan

• Tustin Councilwoman Letitia Clark*

• Tustin Councilwoman Beckie Gomez*

• ABC Unified School District Trustee Ernie Nishi

• Coast Community College Board Trustee Elizabeth Dorn Parker*

• Coast Community College Board Trustee Lorraine Prinsky*

• Irvine Unified School District Trustee Paul Bokota*

• Irvine Unified School District Trustee Lauren Brooks*

• Irvine Unified School District Trustee Katie McEwen*

• Irvine Unified School District Trustee Cyril Yu*

• Newport-Mesa Unified School District Trustee Leah Ersoylu*

• Orange Unified School District Trustee Kris Erickson*

• Orange Unified School District Trustee Ana Page*

• Orange Unified School District Trustee Andrea Yamasaki*

• Former Orange Unified School District Trustee Kathy Moffat*

• South Orange County Community College District Trustee Carolyn Inmon*

• Tustin Unified School District Allyson Damikolas*

• Saddleback Valley School Board Barbara Schulman*

• South Orange County Community College District Trustee Ryan Dack*

• Municipal Water District of OC Director Randall Crane*

• Costa Mesa Parks Commissioner Kelly Brown*

• Irvine Community Services Commissioner Naz Hamid*

• Irvine Green Ribbon Environmental Committee Vice Chair Dr. Steven Allison*

• Irvine Planning Commissioner Jong Limb*

• Irvine Transportation Commission Vice Chair Scott Hansen*

• California Democratic Party API Caucus Chair Deepa Sharma

• California Democratic Party Filipino Caucus Chair Nate Epstein

• California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Chair Amar Shargill

• RL Miller Founder of Climate Hawks Vote

• Audrey Prosser LGBTQ+ Activist, Grand Marshal of the 2022 Orange County Pride Parade

• 2022 Candidate for Assembly District 72 Judie Mancuso

• 2022 Candidate for Aliso Viejo City Council Payal Avellan*

• 2022 Candidate for Tustin City Council Frank Gomez*

• 2022 Candidate for Mesa Water District Shayanne Wright*

Prior to his election in 2020, Senator Min was a law professor at University of California, Irvine and a former economic policy staffer in the United States Senate and for the Center for American Progress. He resides in Irvine with his wife Jane and their three school-aged children. To learn more about Senator Dave Min, visit https://davemin.com/meet-dave-and-jane/