| GARDEN GROVE, CA Following a week of major endorsement announcements from The Laborers’ (LIUNA), Teachers (CTA/NEA), and UFCW, the Kim Nguyen-Penaloza for Congress campaign today announced another massive statewide endorsement from the California Young Democrats. CYD are the official youth arm of the California Democratic Party made up of Democrats age 13 – 35 committed to activating the youth vote, empowering Young Democrats in their community, electing Democrats to office and building a new generation of Democratic leadership.
Upon endorsing Kim Nguyen-Penaloza, CYD President Giovanni Chavez stated:
“As the official youth arm of the California Democratic Party, we are excited to endorse a homegrown powerhouse like Kim Nguyen-Penaloza for Congress. Kim’s dedication to her community and record of service make her the best Democrat to defeat Michelle Steel and we are fired up about putting in the ground work to make sure we flip this seat in 2024!”
The daughter of a Vietnamese refugee and a Mexican immigrant, Kim Nguyen-Penaloza was the first in her family to graduate high school and college. At just 25, she won a historic election as the youngest person and first Latina ever elected to the Garden Grove City Council. A leader on women’s issues, Councilwoman Nguyen-Penaloza has stood up to harassment and sought equality and justice throughout Southern California and has fought to ensure that immigrants, like her parents, have the dignity and opportunity to succeed in our communities. A homegrown leader, Councilwoman Nguyen-Penaloza attended Clinton-Mendenhall Elementary, Doig, Intermediate, and Santiago High School. As a healthcare expert, she will bring a much-needed public health background to Congress, having formerly worked for CalOptima and now as a Program Manager for a large health plan. Kim is the Democratic Party endorsed candidate in CA-45.
CA-45 is one of the top pickup opportunities for Democrats in 2024. It is a Biden +6 district with a Democratic registration advantage of 5.6%. Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Latino voters are a majority of the district at 51.6% — with Vietnamese voters making up the largest block of AAPI voters at 58.4%. If elected, Kim Nguyen-Penaloza would be the first person of Vietnamese descent ever elected to Congress in California and only the third in US history. She would also be the first Asian-Latina in Congress and one of a growing group of millennials seeking to make change on our most crucial issues. Councilwoman Nguyen-Penaloza is the only candidate for Congress in the nation endorsed by both BOLD PAC and ASPIRE PAC, the political arms of both the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Asian-American, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Members of Congress.
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