David Kim

Civil Rights

Support global LGBTQIA rights through measures like the Global Respect Act. Learn more

Economy

I will fight to install the vital social safeguards which prevents structural & cyclical unemployment and automation, and instead stimulates bottom-up economic development, through Universal Basic Income Learn more

Environment / Energy

I will ease the anxiety of a generation of Americans’ whose very future is now compromised from the devastating threat of climate change and its horrific impacts, by working towards a Green New Deal which not only mobilizes the resources of this country to fight the crisis, but builds an opportune path towards new, clean American industry that values justice and the perspective of vulnerable communities Learn more

Foreign Policy

Build and retain alliances through developmental investment, rather than hard power reliance. Restructure our trade policy to be fair and non-exploitative, while investing in the capital development of impoverished nations. Stop endless, wasteful regime-change wars, and rein in Presidential war powers. Advocate for human rights both here, and abroad. Advocate for bolder, global climate action and climate reparations to developing countries. Significantly cut the defense budget and reinvest in our communities. Learn more

Prioritize diplomacy instead of military intervention or broad economic sanctions. Promote long-term, stable international relationships through infrastructure and development funding. Elevate the voice of regional governments in international institutions’ decision-making. Prioritize the perspective of indigenous collectives, and provide non-statist approaches to their self-determination, both in the U.S and abroad. Dismantle exploitative or neo-colonial policies of the IMF and World Bank, and scale-back their current enforcement of market-liberalization in the Global South. Learn more

Government Reform

Our political system is broken. Dependency upon the constant cycling election battle, and the efforts to attain donations for these cycles aren’t serving the people. By working to reverse the effects of Citizen United, reduce the unlimited power of corporate contributors, and elevate the role of grassroots support within campaigns, we dramatically shift the paradigm for how our political system operates, transferring direct power from corporate influence to the people’s influence. Learn more

Holds monthly public constituent meetings with advance public notice of all details for the public to see, including the location, and allowing every constituent to ask a question and not just a select few Learn more

Closely works with our city, county and state representatives and agencies in coordinating and ensuring that we actually receive federal support, funding and services, and not just co-sponsoring legislation when obliged to by the party or when it’s popular to do so Learn more

Purposefully seeks the input of the most marginalized members of our communities when considering legislation to ensure their voices are heard Learn more

Housing

I will do everything I can to shift the scales of balance in this country’s housing market, in order to reduce the unjustly attained power of real estate corporations and fight regulatory barriers which both limit the supply of affordable housing and leave renters/buyers more vulnerable than ever Learn more