[U.S. midterm election] Strickland, a Korean-American, seeks 4th term in the U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, who is of Korean descent, has been elected to her fourth term.

The Associated Press reported that Rep. Strickland ran as a Democratic candidate for Washington State's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. midterm election held on the 3rd (local time), defeating his Republican opponent Chris Jeong (Korean name Jeong Dong-bok), who is also of Korean descent, and was confirmed to be elected.

Representative Strickland recorded 62.4% of the votes at 8:21 PM Western U.S. time, when 62% of the votes had been counted, beating Candidate Chung, who received only 35.1%.

Born in Seoul to a Korean War veteran father, Willie Strickland, and a Korean mother, Kim In-min, Representative Strickland, who was born in Seoul, defines her identity as 'a half-Korean, half-black woman.' She also has the Korean name ‘Kim Soon-ja’.

He also became a hot topic by wearing a hanbok at the inauguration ceremony in January 2021 when he first entered the House of Representatives.