Sukhee Kang

Sukhee Kang (Korean: 강석희; RR: Gang Seokhui; born 15 September 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician from Orange County, California.[8] In November 2008 Sukhee Kang defeated Christina L. Shea, a Republican councilwoman, with 52.2% of the vote,[9] to become the first Korean American to serve as mayor of a major U.S.[11][12] As mayor, Kang backed a $120 million deal with the Orange County Transportation Authority to lay the groundwork for a citywide public transit system.Kang endorsed the Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial and worked to achieve the unanimous Irvine City Council vote for its approval in December, 2009.Kang's region includes: Arizona, California, Nevada, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, East Asia, and Guam.
Korean nameIrvineBeth KromSteven ChoiDemocraticIrvine, CaliforniaFullerton, CaliforniaAlma materKorea UniversityHangulRevised RomanizationMcCune–ReischauerKoreanDemocratic PartypoliticianOrange County, CaliforniaKorean American1992 Los Angeles riotsUnited States House of RepresentativesCalifornia State SenateGeneral Services AdministrationJongnoKaesongmilitary draftRepublic of Korea ArmySeongbuk DistrictDongseo UniversityCircuit CityOrange CountyLeague of California CitiesRepublicanNorthwood Gratitude and Honor MemorialAfghanistanUnited States Congress45th House DistrictJohn Campbellthe 29th districtjungle primaryPresident Biden2008 Irvine mayoral election2010 Irvine mayoral electionCalifornia's 45th DistrictTurnoutCalifornia's 29th State Senate districtLing Ling ChangJosh NewmanUnited States Conference of Mayors