Endorsements

As a mother and dedicated environmental activist with a decades-long record, Esther has been fighting for clean air, clean water, and protected land long before it was a campaign issue. That’s the kind of leadership we need a lot more of in Washington: someone with a proven commitment to protecting the health of our families, our planet and the next generation.

— Jed Ober, Managing Director of NRDC Action Fund

California is stacked with powerhouse moms ready to make history, take down the president’s dangerous agenda, and flip the House blue, with Esther Kim Varet battling to unseat Young Kim in CA-40 — a race that will determine Congress’ majority — alongside trailblazers such as Lateefah Simon, Laura Friedman, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove running to defend their seats. From Congress to city councils, these candidates will build a California that works for every family.

— Liuba Grechen Shirley, founder and CEO of Vote Mama

With less than a month to go, polling shows it’s Esther, it’s Calvert and it’s Young Kim. All the other candidates are just taking up space. ... she’s 100-percent the most likely Democrat to survive the primary. … I think CA-40 voters would be dumb to not vote Esther Kim-Varet.

— Jeff Pearlman, The Truth OC

Esther Kim Varet has what it takes to flip this seat from Red to Blue. As a small business owner, working mother, and child of immigrants, she will be a fierce advocate for working families in Congress and has my support.

(Cisneros defeated Rep. Young Kim in the 2018 midterm Congressional election.)

I’m endorsing Esther Kim-Varet because she’s a reformer with the courage to take on broken systems and the status quo. Esther doesn’t shy away from the impossible — she leans into it.

From business to academia to public service, she’s shown she can build things, fix things, and create space for people who are too often ignored.

That’s the kind of energy we need in Congress, especially at a time when so much is on the line. Esther will shake things up in the best way possible.

Esther Kim-Varet is a working mom, proven leader, and tireless advocate for families and safer communities. Her commitment to growing an economy that works for everyone and taking on gun violence is exactly what Congress needs. I’m proud to endorse her for Congress in the 40th District.

I’m proud to support Esther Kim Varet for Congress in CA-40. As someone who has faced Young Kim multiple times — and defeated her — I know that Esther is the best chance we have at flipping the House, restoring sanity to our nation, and finally kicking Young Kim out of office for good. Let’s do this!

(Quirk-Silva defeated Rep. Young Kim in the 2016 CA Assembly election.)

I’m proud to support Esther Kim Varet for Congress against Young Kim. As a former Congressman from Orange County, I see every day the damage that the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are doing to our communities.

Esther is the best Democrat to take the last Republican House seat in Orange County.

She will fight for small businesses like her own and work on both sides of the aisle to serve our communities, just like I did on the Hill. Let’s get to work for Esther!

(Rouda flipped an Orange County Congressional district Red to Blue in 2018.)

Esther Kim-Varet represents a new generation of leadership — grounded in lived experience, committed to economic justice, and ready to fight for the future young people deserve.