Lt. Commander Jay Chen, candidate for Congress in California’s 39th Congressional District, released the following statement condemning Rep. Young Kim for voting against bipartisan background check bills, prioritizing the NRA over the vast majority of Americans, and endangering her constituents: “I’m sickened by the mass shooting rampage that took place …continue reading
Today Lt. commander Jay Chen, and candidate for Congress in California’s 39th Congressional District, released the following statement condemning Rep. Young Kim for refusing to support the bipartisan Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to provide protections for LGBTQ individuals. “Yesterday, Representative Young Kim voted against …continue reading
Lieutenant Commander Jay Chen, Democrat running for Congress in California’s 39th District, announced today that Fullerton City Council Member Fred Jung has endorsed his campaign for Congress. Jung is the first Korean American Fullerton City Council Member in over 20 years. Fullerton is the largest city in the 39th Congressional …continue reading
Today, Lieutenant Commander Jay Chen’s campaign announced he has raised more than $200,000 in just 24 hours, following yesterday’s announcement of his campaign to run for Congress in California’s 39th Congressional District. “Lieutenant Commander Jay Chen’s record of putting service over partisan politics is desperately needed in Washington and our …continue reading
These numbers come from the Orange County Registrar of Voters and the Election Results page of the California Secretary of State. US Congress 39th District Name # Votes OC (11/04) % Votes OC (11/04) # Votes CA (11/04) % Votes CA (11/04) # Votes OC % votes OC # Votes …continue reading
Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) issued the following statement regarding California’s 39th Congressional District’s Election Night results. The Registrar of Voters for Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties are still counting votes. With over 200,000 ballots counted, the race has not been officially called. “In this unprecedented time …continue reading
On the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) announced the recipients of the 2nd Annual CA-39 Hispanic Heritage Month Award. Rep. Cisneros selected nine leaders across a range of industries, including education, healthcare, small business, public service, and volunteerism/local activism. “I am honored to …continue reading
Young Kim for Congress partnered with Alan Yu and Karat by Lollicup TM to donate 1.5 million face masks, 24,000 bottles of hand sanitizer and 20,000 face shields to organizations across the 39th Congressional District. The donations are going to: First Responders Schools Law Enforcement Community Centers Community Clinics Homeless …continue reading
Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) welcomes members of the 39th District to nominate outstanding Hispanic Americans in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Individuals can be involved in public service, healthcare, small businesses, education, or volunteerism/local activism. The office is accepting nominees until Friday, October 2nd, and the form can …continue reading
Today, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) praised the unanimous, bipartisan House passage of the bipartisan Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act. Rep. Cisneros joined his Republican and Democratic House colleagues to introduce this legislative package, which would reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of critical medical supplies the country …continue reading
Young Kim for Congress released their second television ad of the 2020 election, highlighting recent revelations of Gil Cisneros’ seedy financial dealings during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic and profiting from holdings in Pharma companies despite claiming to want to lower prescription drug costs. Following a private Congressional briefing, …continue reading
Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. received an F rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA endorsed Young Kim and gave her an A rating. While in the California Assembly, Young voted against several common-sense gun safety measures that would protect our kids. In August of this year, the …continue reading
This week, Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) joined the U.S. Census Bureau during its 2020 Census Asian Week of Action to encourage the AAPI Community to participate in the census. It can be filled out by mail, phone, or online at https://2020census.gov/ and in 13 different languages, including English, …continue reading