Dave Min (CA-0047)

Dave Min represents California's 47th Congressional District in the U.S. House, elected in 2024, covering cities like Irvine, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Seal Beach, and parts of Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods in Orange County. Notable achievements include authoring over 30 laws as a state senator on gun violence prevention, domestic violence , environmental protection , and securing $70 million for Orange County priorities like parks and wildfire prevention; he currently serves on the House Oversight, Natural Resources, and Joint Economic Committees, leading the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s Fighting Corruption Task Force.

Biography

Dave Min, born March 5, 1976, to South Korean immigrants, was raised in Palo Alto, California, after his family started in Providence, Rhode Island. A product of California public schools, he lives in Irvine with his wife, Jane Stoever—a UC Irvine law professor specializing in domestic violence—and their three children. As a first-generation Korean American, Min has focused on affordable housing, gun violence prevention, climate action, small business support, violence against women, and ending offshore drilling in Orange County. In Congress, he critiques policies under President Trump, including immigrant mistreatment, and works to hold power accountable.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Economics and Philosophy; earned a law degree from Harvard Law School.
• Early Career: Staff attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; counsel for Senator Chuck Schumer's Banking Committee; economic policy director at the Center for American Progress; law professor at UC Irvine School of Law, specializing in business, banking, and housing policy, testifying before Congress six times.
• Political Roles: California State Senator , chairing the Natural Resources and Water Committee; U.S. Representative for CA-47 since 2025 .