Dave Min
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-47| Age | 50 (b. 1976-03-05) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Korean American |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Education | B.S. in Economics (Wharton School) and B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania (1999); J.D. from Harvard Law School (2002) |
| Prior occupation | Law professor at UC Irvine School of Law (2012-2020); previously a staff attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer on the Senate Banking Committee, counsel/senior policy advisor for the Joint Economic Committee, and Associate Director for Financial Markets Policy at the Center for American Progress |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Marital status | married — Jane Stoever |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Irvine, California |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2020 |
| Previous offices | California State Senate, District 37 (2020-2024) |
| Committees | Committee on Natural Resources (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources; Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries) · Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Future Forum · Congressional Taiwan Caucus |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus |
| Signature legislation | California SB 863 (2022) - equipping government agencies to better investigate domestic violence incidents · California SB 559 - measure to end offshore oil drilling under existing leases in California state waters · California law recognizing reproductive coercion as a form of domestic violence (first in the nation) · Ban on the sale of guns on state property · STOCK Act 2.0 / legislation to ban congressional stock trading (U.S. House) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: Healthpeak Properties ($11,000)
Scandals & crimes ledger
convicted — DUI conviction (no contest plea), 2023
Then-California State Senator Dave Min was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on May 2, 2023, near the State Capitol in Sacramento after being observed driving without headlights and running a red light. He failed field sobriety/breath testing, blowing approximately 0.15 BAC at the scene (subsequent blood tests reported at 0.14 and 0.13), versus the 0.08 legal limit. On August 29, 2023, he pleaded no contest in Sacramento County Superior Court to misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to three years informal probation, $2,050 in fines, and a 30-hour alcohol/drug education program. Min publicly apologized and remained in office; he was subsequently elected to the U.S. House in 2024.
resolved — DUI Arrest and No-Contest Plea — Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence
On May 2, 2023, the California Highway Patrol stopped then-State Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) in Sacramento for driving without headlights at approximately 10:23 p.m. He ran a red light and registered a BAC of approximately 0.14–0.15, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08. He was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DUI. On August 30, 2023, Min pleaded no contest in Sacramento County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 3 years of unsupervised (informal) probation, $2,050 in fines, 2 days jail (credit for time served), and a 30-hour state-licensed alcohol and drug education program. Min remained in the state senate and subsequently won election to the U.S. House (CA-47) in November 2024.