Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Dave Min
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Dave Min

U.S. Representative for California's 47th congressional district (since 2025)

Dave Min, a Democrat who has represented California's 47th congressional district since 2025 after four years in the California State Senate, faces Republican entrepreneur Jenny Le Roux in his 2026 re-election race.

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  1. Gateway - Quartz

    California Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) has led a bipartisan inquiry along with Sen. Elizabeth Warren into five tech firms (Nvidia, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon).

    Quartz
  2. Nvidia y Apple pusieron USD 25 millones cada una para el salón de baile de Trump

    The article reports that Nvidia and Apple each donated $25 million for a Trump-related gala event.

    Infobae
  3. Costa Mesa notches a double win for Westside park spaces - Los Angeles Times

    The Los Angeles Times article reports that Costa Mesa secured a two-part improvement for Westside park spaces, aided by a $1 million allocation tied to a broader $10 million parks package earmarked in 2022 by then-Sen.

    LA Times
  4. Nvidia and Apple pledged $25 million each to Trump's ballroom

    California Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) helped lead a bipartisan effort with Sen. Elizabeth Warren to question five tech giants over their ballroom donations to former President Trump: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and…

    Quartz
Born
March 5, 1976
Birthplace
Providence, Rhode Island
Education
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School and Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, 1999)
Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 2002)

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Background

Dave Min was born on March 5, 1976, in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Palo Alto, California. His parents had immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1972 to pursue doctoral degrees at Brown University. He is an Eagle Scout.

Min attended the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1999, and received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2002.

He then worked in financial regulation as a staff attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, and as counsel and senior policy advisor to the Joint Economic Committee.

Career

In 2009 Min joined the Center for American Progress as associate director for financial markets policy, and in 2012 he became an assistant law professor at the University of California, Irvine, focusing on banking law, capital markets and real estate finance.

His first run for Congress came in 2018 in California's 45th district, where he finished third in the primary behind Mimi Walters and Katie Porter.

Min won the 37th district seat in the California State Senate in 2020, defeating Republican incumbent John Moorlach with 51.2% of the vote, and took office on December 7, 2020.

During his four-year term he chaired the Natural Resources and Water Committee and authored California's 30 by 30 bill, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed in 2023. In 2024 Min ran for the 47th congressional district, vacated by Porter, and defeated Republican Scott Baugh.

He was sworn in on January 3, 2025, and serves on the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026 race

Dave Min is the incumbent in California's 47th congressional district, which he won in 2024 with 51.4% of the vote. In the June top-two primary he placed first with 45.45%, while Republican Jenny Le Roux, an entrepreneur who ran for governor in 2022, took second with 25.00%.

The other candidates included Democrat Hunter Garcia Miranda and Republicans Michael Maxsenti, Bill Brough and Christopher J. Gonzales. Min and Le Roux face each other in the general election on November 3, 2026.