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    Esther Kim-Varet Releases First TV Ad In CA-40 Congressional Race
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    Rep. Laura Friedman Endorses Esther Kim-Varet for Congress
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    Kim-Varet Sues To Prevent Opponent From Deceiving CA-40 Voters
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    Esther Kim-Varet Calls on Remaining Democratic Opponents: Clear CA-40 Field Now
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    Esther Kim-Varet Demands Public Apology for Opponent’s Use of Campaign Funds for Defamatory Attacks
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    Esther Kim-Varet Holds Massive 14 to 1 Cash Advantage; New Poll Shows She Has Put CA-40 In Play
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    PROP 50 PASSAGE MEANS YOUNG KIM CAN KISS CA-40 GOODBYE
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    Esther Kim Varet Dominates Q3 Fundraising in CA-40, Over $2.1 Million Raised to Date
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    Esther Kim Varet Raises Over $2 Million In CA-40
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    ICE Attacks on Hyundai Plant Fuel Anger at Rep. Young Kim from Korean Community
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    Perry Meade Steals From March for Our Lives; Violates Federal Election Law
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    Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva Endorses Esther Kim Varet
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    Esther Kim Varet Again Far Outpaces Combined CA-40 Democratic Field
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    Young Kim Votes To Cut Healthcare for 17 Million American Citizens & Extend Property Tax Hike On CA
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    Esther Kim Varet Raises Over $600K in Q2 2025;
    Campaign Funding To Date Exceeds $1.6M
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    Esther Kim Varet Launches “It’s My Flag” American Flag Necklace Sweepstakes
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    Esther Kim Varet Calls Out Young Kim As Key Accomplice To Republican "Firesale" Of CA-40's Forests
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    National Republican Congressional Committee Attacks Esther Kim Varet, Again
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    Young Kim’s Deciding Vote Increases Deficit by $2.4T While Leaving 10.9M More Uninsured
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    National Republican Congressional Committee Attacks Esther Kim Varet
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    Former Congressmen Harley Rouda and Dean Phillips Endorse Esther Kim Varet for Congress
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    CNN Spotlights Esther Kim Varet’s First Ad
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    Democrat’s AI Campaign Ad Mocks GOP Rival for Taking Policy ‘Prompts’ From Trump: ‘As Fake as I Am!’
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    Esther Kim Varet Endorsed By Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Campaign Arm
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    DCCC targets California Asian American voters in first paid ads of 2026 cycle
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    Young Kim Casts Deciding Vote for Trump, Again
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    ICYMI: LA Times Spotlights Esther Kim Varet’s Small Business Opening in Tustin
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    Young Kim Celebrates Earth Day By Selling Out to Oil and Gas
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    Esther Kim Varet Outraises CA-40 Democratic Field by Over 2.5x
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    ‘Sabato’s Crystal Ball’ Upgrades 2026 Flip Prospects for CA-40
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    Esther Kim Varet Opens Newest Location of VSF Art Gallery in Tustin on April 26th
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    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Names CA-40 As A “District In Play”
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    Cook Political Report Upgrades CA-40; Top 10 Most Contested House Races with a Rep. Incumbent
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    Esther Kim Varet Raises Over $1M In Q1
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    Trump and Young Kim Double Down on Tariffs & Abandoning American Leadership
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    MAGA Young Kim Lies To Voters & Votes to Cut Healthcare for 41,000 CA-40 Constituents
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    Esther Kim Varet Raises Over $350K In First 10 Days Of Campaign
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    OC Register: Instagram account spurs FEC complaint
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    Esther Kim-Varet Closes Q1 With $1.15 Million Cash on Hand
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    The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund Endorses Esther Kim-Varet
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    Only One Democrat Can Stop Dual-Republican November Ballot in CA-40
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    California's Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Endorses Esther Kim-Varet for Congress in CA40
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    Three-Way Dead Heat Tie in CA-40 House Battleground
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    U.S. Senator Andy Kim Endorses Esther Kim-Varet for Congress
Feb
26
2025

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MAGA Young Kim Lies To Voters & Votes to Cut Healthcare for 41,000 CA-40 Constituents

Despite Telling Voters That She Would Protect Healthcare and Work To Restore The SALT Homeowner Tax Deduction, Young Kim Votes To Advance Devastating Healthcare Cuts for Working Families and Seniors, Screwing California Homeowners Once Again

Tustin, CA – Today, CA-40 entrepreneur, mother, and first-generation immigrant Esther Kim Varet responded to extremist Republican Young Kim’s vote to axe $1.33 billion in healthcare funding for CA-40 alone. In a party-line budget vote, Kim supported the bill which would cut healthcare access for 41,000 low-income, elderly, and disabled CA-40 residents.

The extreme partisan budget also significantly reduces a viable path forward to restore Californian’s state and local tax (SALT) deduction. This is despite Young Kim telling constituents that restoring SALT was a priority for her.

“Voters are tired of Young Kim lying to them, saying one thing and voting the other way,”  said Esther Kim Varet. “Young Kim continues to stack the deck against working California voters and abuse the opportunities this country has given her. While she and her wealthy, well-connected donors in the Trump/Musk administration continue to profit, Californians are being left behind. My family was able to realize the American Dream, and I’m running for Congress to preserve it - by lowering healthcare costs and lowering taxes for working families.”