Dr. Mahmood Received 94% of Delegate Vote in Race to Defeat Rep. Young Kim
TUSTIN — At this weekend’s California Democratic Party convention, physician and congressional candidate Dr. Asif Mahmood officially clinched the party’s endorsement in the race to defeat Representative Young Kim. Dr. Mahmood received a whopping 94% of district delegates’ vote.
“I am honored by the support our campaign has received from residents and grassroots volunteers of the 40th district,” said Dr. Mahmood. “Families in this district want a representative who will actually focus on solving their problems — not political games. I have spent my career as a physician helping people. We need a representative who will take that approach in Washington.”
Just one month into his campaign, Dr. Mahmood has earned wide support from across the district. His supporters include:
- 314 Action
- UNITE HERE
- Governor Gavin Newsom
- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
- Rep. Mike Levin
- Rep. Katie Porter
- Rep. Lou Correa
- Rep. Tony Cardenas
- Rep. Brad Sherman
- Rep. Norma Torres
- Rep. Judy Chu
- Rep. Ted Lieu
- Rep. Jimmy Gomez
- Rep. Karen Bass
- Rep. Ro Khanna
- Rep. Alan Lowenthal
- Rep. Ami Bera
- Rep. Jim Costa
- Rep Gregory Meeks, chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CA Lt. Gov Eleni Kounalakis
- CA Treasurer Betty Yee
- CA Attorney General Rob Bonta
- CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
- State Senator Josh Newman
- State Senator Sydney Kamlager
- Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
- Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula
- Assemblymember Tom Daly
- Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
- Artesia Mayor Ali Sajjad Taj
- Irvine Councilwoman Melissa Fox
- Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
- Orange County Democratic Party Chairwoman Ada Briceño
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez
- California Democratic Party Treasurer and DNC member Melahat Rafiei
- Andy Thorburn, Orange County Democratic leader
