| 词条 | Sukhee Kang |
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| name = Sukhee Kang 강석희 | image= Kanglarge.jpg | order= | office = Mayor of Irvine | term_start=December 9, 2008 | term_end=December 11, 2012 | predecessor=Beth Krom | successor=Steven Choi | office2=Member of the Irvine City Council | term_start2=December 14, 2004 | term_end2=December 9, 2008 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|09|15}} | birth_place=Seoul, South Korea | death_date= | death_place= | alma_mater=Korea University | profession=University Educator/ Small Businessman | residence=Irvine, California (Before 2015) Fullerton, California (2015–2016) Irvine, California (2016-Present) | spouse=Joanne Kang (1977–present) | religion=Presbyterian | party= Democrat }}{{Infobox Korean name | title = Korean name | hangul = 강석희 | mr = Kang Sŏkhŭi | rr = Gang Seokhui }}Sukhee Kang (born September 15, 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician from Orange County, California. From 2008 to 2012, Kang served as Mayor of Irvine, California, the first Korean American to serve as mayor of a major American city. On July 6, 2011, he announced his candidacy for the United States Congress,[1] but lost the election to incumbent John Campbell. On April 2015, Sukhee Kang announced he would run for California's 29th State Senate district outside of Irvine. Kang lost the primary with 26.8% of the vote in the top two primary system.[2] Early lifeKang was born at Yeji-dong near Jongno 5-ga in Seoul, South Korea, to merchant parents from the city of Kaesong, in what is now North Korea. He served military draft duty in the Republic of Korea Army from 1973-75 [3] and immigrated to the United States in June 1977 from South Korea after receiving his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Korea University in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. When he was in a college, he joined the English debating club named Seoul PTC (Pine Tree Club) and served as the president from 1971-72.[4] He received an honorary doctoral degree in Business Administration from Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea in March 2011.[5] He began his professional career at Circuit City as a sales and customer service representative for 15 years (1977–92),[6] then since 1992, volunteered at KASF(Korean American Scholarship Foundation),[7] KACF(Korean American Community Foundation)[8] and the Orange County Branch of Korean American Corporation, serving as the president in KADC(Korean American Democratic Committee).[9] Early political careerKang first got involved in politics following the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, during which more than 750 Korean businesses suffered extensive losses. Following the riots, Kang took on a more active role in civic and community affairs, and served as Chairman of the Korean American Coalition of Orange County and the Korean American Scholarship Foundation, Western Region. Prior to his service on the Irvine City Council, Kang was a Governor’s appointee on the California Workforce Investment Board and was the Mayor’s appointee to the Irvine Finance Commission. In November 2004, he was elected Irvine City Councilmember, and was re-elected in November 2006. He served twice as the Mayor Pro Tem. Kang served as a member of the Orange County Great Park Board, Orange County Sanitation District Board, Transportation Corridor Agency Board, Executive Steering Committee of the League of California Cities Orange County Division, and Orange County Transportation Authority Measure M Super Committee.[10] MayorIn November 2008 Sukhee Kang defeated Christina L. Shea, a Republican councilwoman, with 52.2% of the vote,[11] to become the first Korean American to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city.[12] Kang was elected to a second term in November 2010 after defeating Christopher Gonzales, a Republican Party candidate, with 63.21% of the vote.[13][14] As mayor, Kang backed a $120 million deal with the Orange County Transportation Authority to lay the groundwork for a citywide public transit system. Kang endorsed the Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial and worked to achieve the unanimous Irvine City Council vote for its approval in December, 2009. The Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial, dedicated on November 14, 2010, has 5,714 names of U.S. service members that lost their lives in the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will be updated annually as needed. Personal lifeSukhee Kang is married to his wife Joanne Kang (née Choi) in 1977. His son, Alan, received a MBA from the University of Southern California, and is currently a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. His daughter, Angie, is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law, is currently an attorney at Hulu and was formerly an attorney at Latham and Watkins' Los Angeles office. Sukhee was honored by the Father's Day Council of Orange County as Father of the year in 2012.[15] Electoral history{{Election box begin no party no change| title = General Election November 4, 2008Irvine Mayor}}{{Election box winning candidate no party no change | candidate = Sukhee Kang | votes =27,534 | percentage = 52.2 }}{{Election box candidate no party no change | candidate = Christina L. Shea | votes = 25,189 | percentage = 47.8 }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no party no change| title = General Election November 2, 2010 Irvine Mayor}}{{Election box winning candidate no party no change | candidate = Sukhee Kang | votes =23,841 | percentage = 63.2 }}{{Election box candidate no party no change | candidate = Christopher Gonzales | votes = 13,879 | percentage = 36.8 }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=Open Primary Election June 5, 2012, U.S. House of Representatives, California's 45th District[16]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate =John Campbell |votes =54,346 |percentage =51.0 }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party =Democratic Party (US) |candidate =Sukhee Kang |votes =35,182 |percentage =33.0{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party =Republican Party (US) |candidate =John Webb |votes =17,014 |percentage =16.0 }}{{Election box turnout no change |percentage = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=General Election November 6, 2012, U.S. House of Representatives, California's 45th District[17]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate =John Campbell |votes =170,339 |percentage =58.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party =Democratic Party (US) |candidate =Sukhee Kang |votes =120,831 |percentage =41.5 }}{{Election box turnout no change |percentage = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box open primary begin no change | title = Open Primary Election June 7, 2016, California's 29th State Senate district [18] }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Republican Party | candidate = Ling Ling Chang | votes = 73,514 | percentage = 44.0% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Democratic Party | candidate = Josh Newman | votes = 48,754 | percentage = 29.2% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = California Democratic Party | candidate = Sukhee Kang | votes = 44,766 | percentage = 26.8% }}{{Election box total no change | votes = 167,034 | percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^http://www.theliberaloc.com/2011/07/06/irvine-mayor-sukhee-kang-to-run-for-congress {{Commons category}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Sukhee}}2. ^http://www.ocregister.com/articles/percent-718908-county-baugh.html 3. ^http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=16&Total_ID=3431219 4. ^http://ptcian.com/new/ptc/history.html 5. ^http://www.dongseo.ac.kr/10_news/news_01.php?&bbs_id=madangBoardB&mode=view&b_id=4197 6. ^http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/11/07/ca/or/vote/kang_s/bio.html 7. ^http://www.kasf.org 8. ^http://www.kacfny.org 9. ^http://www.koreanamericandems.org/?page_id=9 10. ^http://www.ci.irvine.ca.us/council/bios/sukhee_kang.asp 11. ^http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/you-read-the-irvine-election-r/ 12. ^http://www.ocregister.com/articles/irvine-council-kang-2218313-shea-agran 13. ^http://www.ocregister.com/articles/results-273313-county-election.html?data 14. ^{{cite news|first=David W.|last=Burns|title=Mayoral Elections Bring Mix of New Faces, Incumbents|url=http://www.usmayors.org/usmayornewspaper/documents/11_08_10/pg1_mayoral_elections.asp|work=United States Conference of Mayors|publisher=|date=2010-11-08|accessdate=2012-02-19|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204163442/http://www.usmayors.org/usmayornewspaper/documents/11_08_10/pg1_mayoral_elections.asp|archivedate=2010-12-04|df=}} 15. ^http://main.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FOTY_OrangeCounty_Sukhee 16. ^http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/45/ 17. ^http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/45/ 18. ^{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/state-senate/district/29/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-06-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608112629/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/state-senate/district/29/ |archivedate=2016-06-08 |df= }} 10 : 1952 births|Living people|American mayors of Korean descent|California Democrats|Democratic Party (United States) politicians|Mayors of Irvine, California|American politicians of Korean descent|South Korean emigrants to the United States|People from Irvine, California|21st-century American politicians |
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