Koh becomes 7th Korean American elected to U.S. Congress; Strickland secures 4th term

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Dan Koh became the seventh Korean American elected to the U.S. Congress after winning a House seat in Massachusetts in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, while fellow Democrat and Korean American Marilyn Strickland secured her fourth House term.

The AP called the race in Massachusetts' 6th congressional district for Koh over Republican Micah Quinney Jones. With 77 percent of the vote counted, Koh had secured 63.42 percent, comfortably ahead of Jones, who garnered 36.58 percent.

A former White House official during former President Joe Biden's administration and Boston mayoral aide, Koh previously ran for Congress in another Massachusetts district in 2018 but lost in the Democratic primary.

Koh, 41, whose father is Korean and mother is Lebanese, has family roots in South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju. His grandfather previously worked at the South Korean Embassy in Washington.

"We need people who are focused on holding this administration accountable while also having an ambitious agenda to lower cost, ending the war in Iran, capping people's utility bills, making sure that we're protecting our planet," Koh said.

Dan Koh (C, Democratic Party candidate in Massachusetts' 6th congressional district, delivers a victory speech following the U.S. midterm elections in Peabody on Nov. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)

In Washington state's 10th congressional district, Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland won her fourth term, defeating fellow Korean American Chris Chung, a Republican, according to the AP.

With 62 percent of the vote counted, Strickland had received 64.37 percent, compared with Chung's 35.05 percent.

Strickland, whose Korean name is Kim Soon-ja, was born to a Korean mother and an American father who served in the Korean War.

"I'm grateful to continue representing the South Sound in Washington, D.C. Thank you to all the volunteers and voters, and to everyone who shared our vision for a safer, more affordable, and more just nation," she wrote on social media.

Following her victory, she also pledged to fight for lower living costs, higher wages for workers and voting rights.

Strickland served as mayor of Tacoma, Washington, from 2010 to 2018. In 2020, she became the first Black person elected to Congress from Washington state.

She drew attention from the Korean media when she wore a traditional Korean hanbok during her swearing-in ceremony in January 2021, when she first took office in Congress.

Korean American Democratic U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (3rd from R) wearing hanbok, traditional Korean attire, raises her hand as she and colleagues take their oath of office as members of the new 117th House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 3, 2021, in this file photo captured from X. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Dave Min of California's 47th district declared victory shortly after vote counting began in his race against Republican Jenny Rae Le Roux.

Min led his rival 56.74 percent to 43.26 percent with 59 percent of the vote counted. Decision Desk HQ had projected Min's win although the AP had not yet declared a winner.

"Tonight's sweeping victory, for myself and for Democrats across the nation, up and down the ballot, is a repudiation of Donald Trump and his Republican rubber stamps," Min said. "It's time to restore the American dream."

In Oklahoma, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cyndi Munson lost to Republican Mike Mazzei, falling short in her bid to become the first Korean American U.S. governor in history.

Oklahoma has been a Republican stronghold, with the party holding the governorship since 2011.

In California's 40th district, Republican Rep. Young Kim was trailing fellow Republican incumbent Ken Calvert in a closely watched contest between two sitting House members.

With 41 percent of the vote counted, Calvert had received 54.52 percent, compared with Kim's 45.48 percent.

The two Republican incumbent representatives were forced into the same district following congressional redistricting and advanced to the general election after Calvert secured 34.9 percent of the vote and Kim garnered 20.6 percent in the June primary.

The outcome of the race remained uncertain at the time of the initial count, with additional mail-in ballots yet to be tallied.

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Koh becomes 7th Korean American elected to U.S. Congress; Strickland secures 4th term

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华盛顿，11 月 4 日（韩联社）——丹·科在周二的美国中期选举中赢得马萨诸塞州众议院席位，成为第七位当选美国国会议员的韩裔美国人，而另一位民主党籍韩裔美国人玛丽莲·斯特里克兰则获得了她的第四个众议院任期。

美联社宣布，科赫在马萨诸塞州第六国会选区的选举中击败共和党候选人迈卡·奎尼·琼斯，赢得该选区席位。在已统计的77%的选票中，科赫获得63.42%的选票，大幅领先于获得36.58%选票的琼斯。

科赫曾是前总统乔·拜登执政时期的白宫官员和波士顿市长助理，他曾在 2018 年竞选马萨诸塞州另一个选区的国会议员，但在民主党初选中落败。

现年41岁的高某，父亲是韩国人，母亲是黎巴嫩人，他的家族根源在韩国南部度假胜地济州岛。他的祖父曾任职于韩国驻华盛顿大使馆。

科赫说：“我们需要一些既专注于追究本届政府责任，又有雄心勃勃的计划来降低成本、结束伊朗战争、限制人们的公用事业账单、确保我们保护地球的人。”

2026年11月3日，马萨诸塞州第六国会选区民主党候选人丹·科（Dan Koh）在皮博迪发表中期选举胜选演讲。（韩联社）

据美联社报道，在华盛顿州第 10 国会选区，民主党众议员玛丽莲·斯特里克兰赢得第四个任期，击败了同为韩裔美国人的共和党人克里斯·钟。

在已统计的 62% 的选票中，斯特里克兰获得了 64.37% 的选票，而钟获得了 35.05% 的选票。

斯特里克兰的韩文名字是金顺子，她的母亲是韩国人，父亲是美国人，曾参加过朝鲜战争。

“我很荣幸能继续代表南普吉特海湾地区在华盛顿特区任职。感谢所有志愿者和选民，感谢所有与我们拥有共同愿景，致力于建设一个更安全、更经济实惠、更公正的国家的人们，”她在社交媒体上写道。

胜选后，她还承诺将为降低生活成本、提高工人工资和争取投票权而奋斗。

斯特里克兰于 2010 年至 2018 年担任华盛顿州塔科马市市长。2020 年，她成为华盛顿州首位当选国会议员的黑人。

2021年1月，她首次就任国会议员，在宣誓就职仪式上身穿韩国传统韩服，引起了韩国媒体的关注。

2021年1月3日，在华盛顿国会山，韩裔美国民主党众议员玛丽莲·斯特里克兰（右三）身着韩服，举手与同事们一起宣誓就任新一届美国众议院第117届议员。（此照片由X提供，未经许可不得出售）（韩联社）

与此同时，加州第 47 选区的民主党众议员戴夫·明在与共和党候选人珍妮·雷·勒鲁的竞选中，在计票开始后不久便宣布获胜。

在已统计的59%的选票中，闵以56.74%的得票率领先于对手的43.26%。尽管美联社尚未宣布获胜者，但决策台总部已预测闵将胜出。

“今晚这场酣畅淋漓的胜利，不仅对我个人而言，也对全国各地的民主党人而言，从上到下，都是对唐纳德·特朗普及其共和党橡皮图章的否定，”闵说道。“是时候重振美国梦了。”

在俄克拉荷马州，民主党州长候选人辛迪·芒森败给了共和党人迈克·马泽伊，未能成为美国历史上第一位韩裔州长。

俄克拉荷马州一直是共和党的堡垒，该党自 2011 年以来一直执掌州长职位。

在加利福尼亚州第 40 选区，共和党众议员杨金在与另一位共和党现任众议员肯·卡尔弗特的竞争中处于劣势，这场竞争备受关注。

在已统计的 41% 的选票中，卡尔弗特获得了 54.52% 的选票，而金获得了 45.48% 的选票。

由于国会选区重新划分，两名共和党现任代表被迫进入同一选区，并在 6 月份的初选中，卡尔弗特获得 34.9% 的选票，金获得 20.6% 的选票，两人都进入了普选。

初步计票结果显示，由于还有邮寄选票尚未统计，选举结果仍不明朗。

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