Patty Kim | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 103rd district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2013 [1] | |
Preceded by | Ron Buxton |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] | July 29,1973
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Sider |
Residence(s) | Harrisburg,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Profession | Legislator |
Website | Rep. Patty Kim |
Patty H. Kim (born July 29,1973) is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 103rd district,serving since 2013. She previously served on the Harrisburg,Pennsylvania City Council.
Kim was born on July 29,1973. [2] Kim graduated from Langley High School in 1991 and Boston College in 1995. [2] Kim's father immigrated from Korea after the Korean War. [3] [4]
Prior to her career in elected office,Kim was a television reporter [3] as well as a television production assistant;associate producer,and news anchor. [2]
Kim served on the Harrisburg City Council from 2006 to 2012,serving two terms. [2] She served as vice president of the council. [5]
In 2011,Kim announced that she would run for state House District 103 the next year,challenging incumbent Ron Buxton,a fellow Democrat,in the primary election. [5] Buxton ultimately decided to not run for reelection. [6] In the 2012 primary,Kim defeating Roy Christ,Karl Lewis Singleton,and Gloria E. Martin-Roberts,receiving 28.81% of the vote;Christ received 28.03%,Singleton 24.4%,and Martin-Roberts 18.76%. [7] She ran unopposed in the general election. [8]
In the 2014 election,Kim defeated Gina L. Roberson in the Democratic primary,receiving 78.42% of the vote to Roberson's 21.58%. [9] Kim ran unopposed in the 2014 general election. [10]
In 2016,Kim defeated opponent Richard Soto in the Democratic primary, [11] receiving 89.41% of the vote to Soto's 10.58%. [12] She ran unopposed in the 2016 general election. [13]
In the 2018 election,Kim ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. [14] In the November 2018 general election,Kim defeated Republican nominee Anthony Thomas Harrell,receiving 83.98% of the vote to Harrell's 16.02%. [15]
In the 2020 election,Kim defeated opponent Kelvin Maxson in the Democratic primary, [16] receiving 84.95% of the vote to Maxson's 15.05%. She ran unopposed in the 2020 general election. [17]
In the 2022 election,Kim defeated opponent Heather Macdonald in the Democratic primary, [18] receiving 87.37% of the vote to Macdonald's 12.63%. In the November 2022 general election,Kim defeated Republican nominee David D Buell,receiving 89.1% of the vote to Buell's 10.9%. [19]
Over several sessions in the state House,Kim was a leader in efforts to increase in Pennsylvania's state minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. [20] [21] Kim also sponsored legislation that would expunge the criminal records of persons convicted of non-violent crimes who do not commit another crime for at least seven years. [11]
Kim,who is Korean American,is the first Asian-American to serve in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [3]
In 2015,Kim recruited six other House Democrats from inner-city districts across the state to go to block parties to reach out to voters to increase awareness for more education spending in state budget. [22]
In 2019,Kim supported calls by Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse for a state-appointed receiver to assume control of the long-troubled Harrisburg School District,which has been plagued by financial mismanagement,poor academic performance,and high employee turnover. [23] [24]
In 2019,Kim was the sole Democrat in the state House to support a pension reform proposal that would switch a traditional pension plan for state workers to a 401(k)-style plan. [25]
Kim currently sits on the Appropriations,Education,Finance,Insurance,and Local Government committees. [26]
On October 19,2023,Kim announced her campaign for Pennsylvania's 15th State Senate district,held by Republican John DiSanto. Kim also announced she would not seek reelection to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [27]
Kim is married to John Sider;they have two children. [4]
Kim is a major supporter and sponsor of the Tri-Community Basketball Association. [28]
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