VoterLens
Back to candidate
Compare candidates
New York State Assembly District 40
Base
RK
Ron Kim
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 40
New York State Assembly District 40
STH · NY · District 40
New York State Assembly District 40
Hamilton College—BA in Political Science; Baruch College—MPA in Public Administration
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Ron Kim is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing District 40 and has served in the Assembly since 2013. Before joining the Assembly, he worked in public service roles including Council Member John Liu's office, Assembly Member Mark Weprin's office, the New York City Department of Buildings, the Department of Small Business Services, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's staff, and as Regional Director for Government and Community Affairs under Governors Eliot Spitzer and David A. Paterson.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development · Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · Committee on Education · Committee on Governmental Operations · Committee on Housing · Asian Pacific American Task Force · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Ron Kim, the Democratic New York State Assemblymember for District 40, has prioritized healthcare legislation focused on home care workforce capacity, insurance coverage for screenings and acupuncture, Medicaid access, and nursing-home accountability. His sponsored bills show support for expanding coverage and creating programs to address elder care and public-health needs.
Ron Kim frames his Economy & Jobs agenda around building resilient local economies, helping working families living paycheck to paycheck, expanding care-economy jobs, and curbing corporate subsidies or tax breaks that he views as giveaways. As an incumbent Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 40, he has prime-sponsored bills to create home-care workforce programs, claw back subsidies from violators, and restrict corporate incentive competition.
Ron Kim, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 40, has taken pro-immigrant positions focused on access to education, language access, and due-process protections for noncitizen residents. His record includes sponsoring noncitizen deportation-warning legislation, supporting the DREAM Act, and chairing/participating in New Americans work tied to immigrant communities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kim publicly supported the DREAM Act in Assembly remarks, saying it would expand access to higher education for the children of immigrants and objecting to prejudicial rhetoric toward DACA recipients.
SourceKim served as chair of the Assembly Task Force on New Americans, a role tied to policy work for immigrant and multicultural communities in New York.
SourceRon Kim supports New York’s climate law, renewable energy, a clean energy economy, and policies that shift buildings and public power away from fossil-fuel infrastructure while addressing affordability. His record includes co-sponsoring the NY HEAT Act, fossil-fuel divestment for the teachers’ retirement system, and public renewables transparency legislation, plus opposing a National Grid gas rate hike tied to fossil-fuel infrastructure.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kim was listed among Assembly members opposing a National Grid rate increase, with lawmakers arguing it would fund fossil-fuel infrastructure and conflict with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
SourceIn an official Assembly district newsletter, Kim said passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act would help New York lead on climate, environmental conservation, sustainable development, renewable energy, and a clean-energy economy.
SourceRon Kim emphasizes quality education for all students, funding for local schools, and reducing the student debt burden. His education-related record includes proposing student-loan repayment information for employees and parental school-involvement leave, and co-sponsoring bills on school language access, civics education, and AANHPI history instruction.
Ron Kim, the Democratic incumbent for New York State Assembly District 40, frames public safety around neighborhood patrols, small-business protection, senior safety, and selected law-enforcement capacity while also backing limits on law-enforcement surveillance tools. His record includes sponsoring bills on police facilities, park police, concealed firearms in parks, predatory towing enforcement, and law-enforcement drone restrictions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kim presented $35,000 to the New York Public Safety Patrol to expand patrol routes, enhance small-business protection, strengthen collaboration with law enforcement, and support self-defense classes for residents.
SourceNew York State Assembly committee membership
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=040&sh=commFetched: biography
Vote Smart biography
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/112376/ron-kimFetched: biography
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=040&sh=officeFetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker
https://myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-40-ron-kim/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/ron-kim?filer=ron-kim-2026-456117Fetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA Payments
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/ron-kim/paymentsFetched: campaignFinance
PSC-CUNY Endorsements General Election 2026
https://psc-cuny.org/issues/psc-endorsements-general-election-2026/Fetched: endorsements
Political Revolution Endorsed Candidates
https://pol-rev.com/endorsement/the-political-revolution/Fetched: endorsements
NYSUT 2024 Endorsements
https://www.nysut.org/news/2024/may/media-release-endorsementsFetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide New York State Assembly District 40
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_40/13088/159Fetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly member page
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=040&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A601
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A601Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A622
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A622/amendment/BFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A896
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A896Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1206
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1206/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search - A01043
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A01043&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York City Campaign Finance Board
https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/state-general-2018/meet-the-candidates/member-of-the-assembly/district-40/ron-kim/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A824Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A782Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly video page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Ron-Kim/video/10566/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A04870&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7686/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/2021/brian-kavanagh/observer-today-nyc-dems-oppose-rate-hikeFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/member_files/040/pdfs/20200219_0090990.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=040&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=040&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
NYC Campaign Finance Board voter guide
https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/state-general-2018/meet-the-candidates/member-of-the-assembly/district-40/ron-kim/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A250Fetched: issuePositions