Birth of the First Korean-American Female U.S. Federal Congresswoman (Update)

Two Female Candidates Also in a Close Race at the Final Stage
Victory Would Bring Three Korean-American Women to the House of Representatives

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The first Korean-American woman has been elected as a U.S. federal House representative.

Candidate Marilyn Strickland (left) and her mother [Image source=Yonhap News]

AP News reported on the 4th (local time) that Marilyn Strickland (58), a Korean-American woman running for Washington State's 10th congressional district, has been elected.

According to the midterm tally, Strickland secured 58.3% of the votes, confirming her victory.

Representative-elect Strickland was born in 1962 in Seoul to a Korean mother, Kim In-soon, and a Black U.S. military father, Patrick Irwin Strickland.

Strickland became the third Korean-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, following former Representative Chang-jun Kim and incumbent Representative Andy Kim, who was re-elected this time. She is also the first Korean-American woman to be elected to the House.

Strickland has shown a strong attachment to her Korean heritage. In a media interview, she mentioned, "My mother made sure I pursued my studies diligently."

Depending on the vote count, additional Korean-American women representatives may be elected. Candidates Young Kim and Michelle Park Steel, running in California, are maintaining a narrow lead in the final stages of vote counting. If both are elected, it will result in three Korean-American women serving simultaneously in the House.

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