Min, Dave

Dave Min is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 47th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 37th district in the California State Senate from 2020 to 2024. Min was born on March 5, 1976, in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Palo Alto, California. His parents immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1972 to pursue doctoral degrees at Brown University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999, then attended Harvard Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2002.\n\nAfter graduating from Harvard Law School, Min worked in financial regulation as a staff attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as a counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, and as counsel and senior policy advisor to the Joint Economic Committee. He was an assistant law professor at the University of California, Irvine prior to being elected to office. Min defeated Republican nominee Scott Baugh in the 2024 election to represent California's 47th congressional district.\n\nIn Congress, Min serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the House Committee on Natural Resources, and the Joint Economic Committee. As a State Senator, Dave chaired the Natural Resources and Water Committee and authored more than 30 laws, including many first-in-the-nation bills in the areas of domestic violence, gun violence prevention, and environmental protection. His legislative priorities include gun violence prevention, climate action, reproductive rights, and affordable housing.