Starting as soon as possible, Democratic primary voters with the highest propensity to turn out, particularly those who live in VA-HD-08, Burke (ZIP: 22015), and Centreville (ZIP: 20121), need to see ads on non-broadcast TV (streaming and YouTube) and on prestige news outlets ads that show that Irene Shin is an effective progressive who has taken on establishment “business as usual” politicians and won – and she will do the same in Congress.

AAPI voters, especially Korean-Americans, need to see ads on platforms such as WhatsApp, Tubi, Rakuten, Viki, WKTV that show that Irene Shin is the daughter of Korean immigrants who values service, hard work, and honesty:

• Irene Shin is the working-class daughter of Korean immigrants who put herself through college waiting tables and saw the healthcare system fail her father. She will represent us well because she’s the only candidate in the race with the lived experiences of so many of the people she represents. 
• As a delegate, she has fought for the issues most important to the immigrant community: affordable housing, investing in education, and lowering healthcare costs.

Organizations that specialize in civic engagement should ensure that AAPI voters, particularly Vietnamese and Chinese, should see, when reading in-language newspapers, objective and direct information on how and where to vote in the upcoming special election.

Commuters in VA-11 need to hear on radio (in English and Korean) that Irene Shin is an effective progressive who will protect federal workers in Congress and always listens to local communities, not special interests:

• While other Democrats are taking money from powerful developers and the casino lobby, Irene Shin isn’t afraid to stand up to corporate interests. Unlike her opponents, she’s listened to residents since day one and vocally opposed building a casino in Fairfax.

Update from 6/6/25:

Check out more pictures and videos of Irene here:

Pictures and Videos of Irene

6/6/25: Likely voters for the VA-11 firehouse primary on June 28, 2025 need to read this message in their mailboxes.

Irene Shin is the daughter of Korean immigrants and a progressive legislator with a proven track record. She’s running for Congress because she knows politics is broken—and too many Democrats are still clinging to the same old script. That’s because too many of our leaders don’t share the lived experiences of the people they’re supposed to serve.

Too many Democrats are still searching for the right “messaging” on immigration—because they’ve never had to worry about a parent’s immigration status.

Too many are asking for the “best way to talk” about health care—because they’ve never faced the fear of losing a loved one who couldn’t get the care they needed.

And too many are strategizing how to reach “working-class voters”—because they’ve never lived in a household one paycheck away from losing everything after a layoff or a deportation.

Irene is different. And in Richmond, she delivered real results for Fairfax County:

• She stood up to the hospital lobby and won—passing Malcolm’s Law to require hospitals to test for fentanyl during drug screenings.
• She took on the insurance industry to make pregnancy a qualifying life event, so women could get health coverage when they need it most.
• She fought utility companies and won—protecting our most vulnerable neighbors from having their energy cut off during heat waves or public health crises.

아이린 신은 버지니아 최초의 한인 연방하원이 되기위해 이번 선거에 출마했습니다

한인이민자 딸로서 봉사, 근면 그리고 정직의 가치를 배우며 자랐습니다.  어릴때부터 자신과 같은 이민자 가족들은 많은 희생을 감수하며 쫓아온 ‘아메리칸 드림‘이 항상 보장된 약속이 아니라 치열하게 쟁취해야 가능하다는 사실을 깨달게되었습니다.

버지니아 주의회에서 유일한 한국계 미국인으로서 의료비 분담을 낯추고, 교육에 투자하며 주택가격 문제를 해결하기위해 끊임없이 노력해왔습니다.

소상공인과 가족들을 위한 든든한 옹호자였으며, 한국계 미국인으로 커뮤니티 목소리와 경력을 알리는데 힘써왔습니다.

이제 아이린은 리치몬드에서의 성과를 바탕으로 연방의회로 나아가, 봉사, 근면, 정직이라는 핵심가치를 밑거름해 더 큰 변화를 이루기위해 출마합니다.