Dave Min

David "Dave" Min (born March 5, 1976) is an American attorney, professor, and politician. He is the Democratic senator for California's 37th Senate district, which includes portions of Orange County.[2][3] He is an attorney and formerly was an assistant law professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law before he became a senator.[4] He previously ran in the 2018 election to represent California's 45th congressional district, but was defeated in the nonpartisan blanket primary by incumbent Congresswoman Mimi Walters and fellow UC Irvine professor Katie Porter, who went on to defeat Walters in the general election.[5] He was elected in the 2020 elections after defeating Costa Mesa mayor Katrina Foley in the primary and then by narrowly defeating incumbent senator John Moorlach in the November election.[6]

For the Dutch footballer, see David Min (footballer).
Dave Min
Member of the California State Senate
from the 37th district
Assumed office
December 7, 2020
Preceded byJohn Moorlach
Personal details
Born
David Min

(1976-03-05) March 5, 1976[1]
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Jane Stoever
​
(m. 2005)​
Children3
ResidenceIrvine, California
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
Harvard University (JD)
OccupationAssistant Professor
WebsiteCampaign website

Biography

Born in Providence, Rhode Island to Korean parents who first immigrated to the United States in 1972 to pursue doctoral degrees at Brown University, Min grew up in Palo Alto in the San Francisco Bay Area.[7] He went to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and School of Art and Sciences, where he received his undergraduate degrees and graduated magna cum laude. Min then attended Harvard Law School, where he got his J.D.[8]

Prior to his election to the Senate, Min was an assistant law professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He focused on the law and policy of banking, capital markets, and real estate finance.[9][10] He was quoted in the media for his expertise in housing finance and financial market issues.[8] He testified about the impact of Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations to the House Financial Services Subcommittee in 2012.[11]

Politics

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Min worked in financial regulation. Min was a staff attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Banking Committee counsel for Sen. Chuck Schumer,[12][13] and counsel and senior policy advisor for the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee[9] until becoming the Associate Director for Financial Markets Policy at the think tank Center for American Progress.[14][15] There, he supervised the efforts of a team of specialists on housing finance reform, called the Mortgage Finance Working Group.[16]

2018 Congressional campaign

Min announced his House candidacy on April 5, 2017, challenging incumbent Rep. Mimi Walters in California's 45th congressional district.[17] Min stated he was inspired to run for Congress after President Donald Trump temporarily suspended immigration from certain predominantly Muslim countries, which he said was a "slap in the face" to the son of two immigrants, especially after Walters refused to directly condemn those actions.[18]

Min received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party at its State Convention in February 2018 after a contentious floor fight where he barely received the necessary 60% of the vote.[19][20]

Min aired attack ads against two Democratic opponents, in one criticizing Katie Porter's ties to pro-women's group EMILY's List[21][22] Axios analyzed the first attack ad and concluded "Bottom line: Min's attack line doesn't hold water."[23] An analysis of the ads by The Intercept described the validity of their claims as "strange" and "between being somewhat legitimate and really shaky".[16]

Min said there is a new "groundswell of political consciousness" nationally among Korean Americans, with people starting to feel comfortable enough to enter politics.[24]

Min criticized Walters for living outside of the district and for refusing to hold public or in-person town halls.[7]

Min ultimately came in third place in the primary election behind Walters and Porter.

2020 State Senate Campaign

In the fall of 2020, Min defeated incumbent State Senator John Moorlach to represent the California's 37th State Senate district with 51.2% of the vote.[25] He assumed office on December 7, 2020.

Personal life

Min is married to Jane Stoever, a Clinical Professor of Law at UC Irvine.[26] His wife works on domestic violence issues.[27]

They have three children.[7]

Electoral history

2018
2018 California's 45th congressional district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mimi Walters (incumbent) 86,764 51.7
Democratic Katie Porter 34,078 20.3
Democratic Dave Min 29,979 17.8
Democratic Brian Forde 10,107 6.0
No party preference John Graham 3,817 2.3
Democratic Kia Hamadanchy 3,212 1.9
Total votes 167,957 100.0
General election
Democratic Katie Porter 158,906 52.1
Republican Mimi Walters (incumbent) 146,383 47.9
Total votes 305,289 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020
2020 California's 37th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Moorlach (incumbent) 132,275 47.3
Democratic Dave Min 78,293 28.0
Democratic Katrina Foley 68,952 24.7
Total votes 279,520 100.0
General election
Democratic Dave Min 270,522 51.1
Republican John Moorlach (incumbent) 258,421 48.9
Total votes 528,943 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

References
  1. "Dave Min boosts slim lead over Katrina Foley for second spot on November ballot in 37th state Senate District". Los Angeles Times. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. @DLCC (November 10, 2020). "BREAKING: @DaveMinCA just FLIPPED California's SD-37!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "BREAKING: Dave Min Elected to California State Senate". Dave Min for State Senate. 8 November 2020.
  4. "David Min". www.law.uci.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "2018 California general election results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. "Democrat Dave Min declares victory over GOP incumbent John Moorlach in 37th Senate District". Orange County Register. 4 November 2020.
  7. Namkung, Victoria (May 23, 2017). "'Policy Nerd' Dave Min Wants to Give Up Academia for a Seat in Congress". NBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. "David Min". University of California, Irvine School of Law. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. Coker, Matt (April 6, 2017). "David Min is Second Democrat UCI Law Professor to Challenge Rep. Mimi Walters". OC Weekly. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. Sloan, Karen (April 6, 2017). "2 UC Irvine Law Profs Compete for Congressional Seat". Law.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  11. "Impact of Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Law". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  12. Hagen, Lisa (April 26, 2017). "Dems crowd primaries to challenge GOP reps". The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  13. Dayen, David (2018-02-27). "The Story Behind the California Democratic Party Convention's Floor Fracas". The Intercept. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  14. Wisckol, Martin (April 5, 2017). "Dave Min, a UC Irvine law professor, will challenge Rep. Mimi Walters". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  15. Dong-chan, Jhoo (April 13, 2017). "Korean-American law professor runs for US Congress". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  16. Dayen, David (May 25, 2018). "In a California House Race, THe Democratic Party's Candidate is Going to War Against Elixabeth Warren's". The Intercept. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  17. "Where Congressional Candidates from UCI Stand on Local and National Issues – New University". www.newuniversity.org. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  18. Summers, Juana. "Outraged by Trump, these candidates of color are now running for office". CNN. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  19. Mai-Duc, Christine (February 25, 2018). "Dave Min gets Democratic endorsement for Congress after intense fight on the convention floor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  20. Nwanevu, Osita. "California Is Not As Liberal As You Think". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  21. "First Read's Morning Clips: Midterm Madness". NBC News. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  22. "New TV ads in CA-45 Exposes False Claims from Katie Porter and Brian Forde". Dave Min for Congress. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  23. Primack, Dan (May 21, 2018). "New attack in politics: exploiting Bitcoin fears". Axios. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  24. "California House Race Is a Test of Latino, Korean Influence". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  25. "Democrat Dave Min declares victory over GOP incumbent John Moorlach in 37th Senate District". Orange County Register. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  26. "Jane K. Stoever". University of California, Irvine School of Law. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  27. Bowman, Bridget (2018-05-24). "Could Negative Campaigning in California Primaries Dampen Democratic Energy?". Roll Call. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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