Ron Kim (New York assemblyman)
2013 - Present
2027
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Ron Kim (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 40. He assumed office on January 1, 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Kim (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 40. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.
Biography
Kim earned his B.A. from Hamilton College and his M.P.A. from Baruch College. His professional experience includes working as an advocate for the Parkside Group, serving as Regional Director, Government and Community Affairs, for the New York State Governors from 2007-2010 and working as a Policy Analyst for City Council.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Kim was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee, Chair
- Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
- Education Committee
- Governmental Operations Committee
- Housing Committee
2021-2022
Kim was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee, Chair
- Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
- Education Committee
- Governmental Operations Committee
- Housing Committee
2019-2020
Kim was assigned to the following committees:
- Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
- Governmental Operations Committee
- Housing Committee
- Education Committee
- Health Committee
- Social Services Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Corporations, Authorities and Commissions |
| • Education |
| • Governmental Operations |
| • Health |
| • Housing |
| • Social Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kim served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Children and Families |
| • Corporations, Authorities and Commissions |
| • Education |
| • Governmental Operations |
| • Housing |
| • Social Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kim served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Children and Families |
| • Corporations, Authorities and Commissions |
| • Governmental Operations |
| • Housing |
| • Social Services |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated Philip Wang in the general election for New York State Assembly District 40 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Kim (Working Families Party / D) | 55.0 | 12,582 | |
| Philip Wang (R / Conservative Party) | 44.8 | 10,254 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 22,896 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Philip Wang (Common Sense Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated Yi Chen and Dao Yin in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 40 on June 25, 2024.
| Total votes: 3,147 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Philip Wang advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 40.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Philip Wang advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 40.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ron Kim advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 40.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kim in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated Sharon Liao in the general election for New York State Assembly District 40 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Kim (D / Working Families Party) | 51.1 | 8,051 | |
| Sharon Liao (R / Conservative Party) | 48.8 | 7,695 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 15,766 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated Kenneth Chiu in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 40 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Kim | 50.7 | 1,931 | |
| Kenneth Chiu | 49.0 | 1,869 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,812 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Sharon Liao advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 40.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Sharon Liao advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 40.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ron Kim advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 40.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated Steven Lee in the general election for New York State Assembly District 40 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Kim (D) | 83.1 | 18,214 | |
| Steven Lee (Justice Peace Honesty Party) | 16.3 | 3,566 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 21,914 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated Steven Lee in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 40 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Kim | 70.2 | 3,660 | |
| Steven Lee | 29.4 | 1,534 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 5,210 | ||||
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Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ron Kim (Working Families Party)
2019
See also: Public advocate election in New York, New York (2019)
General election
Special general election for New York City Public Advocate
The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Public Advocate on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jumaane Williams (Nonpartisan) | 32.8 | 138,803 | |
| Eric Ulrich (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 80,308 | ||
| Melissa Mark-Viverito (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 47,375 | ||
| Michael Blake (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 35,416 | ||
| Ydanis Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 25,253 | ||
| Dawn Smalls (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 17,420 | ||
| Rafael Espinal (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 13,482 | ||
| Daniel O'Donnell (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 12,774 | ||
| Ron Kim (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 11,849 | ||
| Benjamin Yee (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 10,701 | ||
| Nomiki Konst (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 9,738 | ||
| Helal Sheikh (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,347 | ||
| David Eisenbach (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,491 | ||
| Manny Alicandro (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,373 | ||
| Anthony Herbert (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,189 | ||
| Latrice Walker (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 2,549 | ||
| Jared Rich (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 1,053 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 825 | ||
| Total votes: 422,946 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danniel Maio (Nonpartisan)
- Gary Popkin (Nonpartisan)
- Ifeoma Ike (Nonpartisan)
- Mike Zumbluskas (Nonpartisan)
- Walter Iwachiw (Nonpartisan)
- Theo Chino (Nonpartisan)
Though the special election was nonpartisan, candidates were allowed to file with their own party line as long as it did not resemble an established political party's name.[2] Click [show] below to see the list of party lines for each candidate.
| Candidate party lines | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Party line |
| Manny Alicandro | Better Leadership |
| Michael Blake | For The People |
| Theo Chino | Courage To Change |
| David Eisenbach | Stop REBNY |
| Rafael Espinal | Livable City |
| Anthony L. Herbert | Housing Residents First |
| Ifeoma Ike | People Over Profit |
| Walter Iwachiw | I4panyc |
| Ron Kim | People Over Corporations |
| Nomiki Konst | Pay People More |
| Danniel Maio | I Like Maio |
| Melissa Mark-Viverito | Fix the MTA |
| Daniel O'Donnell | Equality For All |
| Gary Popkin | Liberal |
| Jared Rich | Jared Rich For NYC |
| Ydanis Rodriguez | UNITED FOR IMMIGRANTS |
| Helal Sheikh | Friends Of Helal |
| Dawn Smalls | No More Delays |
| Eric Ulrich | Common Sense |
| Latrice Walker | People For Walker |
| Jumaane Williams | The People's Voice |
| Benjamin Yee | COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT |
| Mike Zumbluskas | FIX MTA & NYCHA NOW |
2018
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018
Kim also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Ron Kim defeated John Scandalios in the general election for New York State Assembly District 40 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Kim (D) | 87.5 | 12,284 | |
| John Scandalios (Reform Party) | 12.0 | 1,689 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 14,032 | ||||
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