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4The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund Endorses Esther Kim-Varet; First National Climate PAC to Endorse in CA-40 Race
Esther Kim Varet Lake Elsinore, CA — In anticipation of Earth Day 2026, the Esther Kim-Varet for Congress campaign today announced a major endorsement from the NRDC Action Fund, marking the first national organization endorsement for the critical red to blue race in California’s 40th Congressional District. CA-40 is the only U.S. House of Representatives contest in the nation with two incumbent Republican candidates, and has been designated by the DCCC as a “District in Play”. Backed by more than 3 million members, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is one of the nation’s most powerful environmental advocacy organizations—using law, science, and policy to fight climate change, expand clean energy, and protect public health. This endorsement is made by the NRDC’s Action Fund. “As a mother and dedicated environmental activist with a decades-long record, Esther has been fighting for clean air, clean water, and protected land long before it was a campaign issue,” said Jed Ober, managing director of the NRDC Action Fund. “That’s the kind of leadership we need a lot more of in Washington: someone with a proven commitment to protecting the health of our families, our planet and the next generation.” The unusual endorsement in the election’s primary highlights Esther Kim-Varet’s longtime commitment to the environment in both her professional and philanthropic activities over the last 15 years. From air quality in Orange County to water security in Riverside County and protecting the Cleveland National Forest, her campaign is focused on delivering real, local results through science-driven policy and clean energy investment. The federally-controlled Cleveland National Forest covers nearly 50% of the new district. The Cleveland National Forest is home to one of the most active wildfire corridors in California, which has directly impacted the souring rates of home insurance costs. This announcement comes during a week where Trump just announced that the U.S. Forest Service will be dismantled. The current GOP representatives of CA40, Young Kim and Ken Calvert both receive a “F-“ rating with the League of Conservation Voters. These representatives, who have taken millions of dollars from the fossil fuel and logging industries, have some of the worst performance scores in Congress. “Donald Trump and his cronies have declared a war on our environment—handing the fossil fuel industry its wishlist on a silver platter,” said Kim-Varet. “Clean air and safe water aren’t abstract issues—they’re cost-of-living issues, economic issues, and public health issues for families across Orange County and Riverside County.” In Congress, Esther has pledged to restore and defend the full strength of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and key federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA. Campaign leadership called the endorsement a turning point—signaling growing national momentum behind Kim-Varet’s candidacy and her message: protecting the environment means protecting people, lowering costs, and building a stronger future. In connection with NRDC Action Fund’s endorsement, the Esther Kim-Varet for Congress campaign also today announced that Esther has been selected by GiveGreen as its sole candidate for California’s 40th District. GiveGreen is the leading online donation platform for donors to support pro-environmental candidates, operated by NRDC Action Fund in collaboration with the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund: https://www.givegreen.com/candidates/esther-kim-varet NRDC Action Fund’s endorsement adds to a growing list of national, state, and local allies backing Kim-Varet’s campaign, including (but not limited to) the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (ASPIRE PAC), VoteMama, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, State Senator Catherine Blakespear, Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Mayor Pro-Tem of Lake Elsinore Tim Sheridan, former Rep. Harley Rouda, and former Rep. Dean Phillips. ### California’s newly drawn 40th Congressional District, spanning portions of Riverside County and Orange County, is one of the most consequential U.S. House district battlegrounds in the nation. CA-40 includes the cities of Rancho Santa Margarita, Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and Canyon Lake as well as parts of Mission Viejo, Orange, Anaheim and Corona.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund Endorses Esther Kim-Varet; First National Climate PAC to Endorse in CA-40 Race
Esther Kim Varet Lake Elsinore, CA — In anticipation of Earth Day 2026, the Esther Kim-Varet for Congress campaign today announced a major endorsement from the NRDC Action Fund, marking the first national organization endorsement for the critical red to blue race in California’s 40th Congressional District. CA-40 is the only U.S. House of Representatives contest in the nation with two incumbent Republican candidates, and has been designated by the DCCC as a “District in Play”. Backed by more than 3 million members, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is one of the nation’s most powerful environmental advocacy organizations—using law, science, and policy to fight climate change, expand clean energy, and protect public health. This endorsement is made by the NRDC’s Action Fund. “As a mother and dedicated environmental activist with a decades-long record, Esther has been fighting for clean air, clean water, and protected land long before it was a campaign issue,” said Jed Ober, managing director of the NRDC Action Fund. “That’s the kind of leadership we need a lot more of in Washington: someone with a proven commitment to protecting the health of our families, our planet and the next generation.” The unusual endorsement in the election’s primary highlights Esther Kim-Varet’s longtime commitment to the environment in both her professional and philanthropic activities over the last 15 years. From air quality in Orange County to water security in Riverside County and protecting the Cleveland National Forest, her campaign is focused on delivering real, local results through science-driven policy and clean energy investment. The federally-controlled Cleveland National Forest covers nearly 50% of the new district. The Cleveland National Forest is home to one of the most active wildfire corridors in California, which has directly impacted the souring rates of home insurance costs. This announcement comes during a week where Trump just announced that the U.S. Forest Service will be dismantled. The current GOP representatives of CA40, Young Kim and Ken Calvert both receive a “F-“ rating with the League of Conservation Voters. These representatives, who have taken millions of dollars from the fossil fuel and logging industries, have some of the worst performance scores in Congress. “Donald Trump and his cronies have declared a war on our environment—handing the fossil fuel industry its wishlist on a silver platter,” said Kim-Varet. “Clean air and safe water aren’t abstract issues—they’re cost-of-living issues, economic issues, and public health issues for families across Orange County and Riverside County.” In Congress, Esther has pledged to restore and defend the full strength of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and key federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA. Campaign leadership called the endorsement a turning point—signaling growing national momentum behind Kim-Varet’s candidacy and her message: protecting the environment means protecting people, lowering costs, and building a stronger future. In connection with NRDC Action Fund’s endorsement, the Esther Kim-Varet for Congress campaign also today announced that Esther has been selected by GiveGreen as its sole candidate for California’s 40th District. GiveGreen is the leading online donation platform for donors to support pro-environmental candidates, operated by NRDC Action Fund in collaboration with the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund: https://www.givegreen.com/candidates/esther-kim-varet NRDC Action Fund’s endorsement adds to a growing list of national, state, and local allies backing Kim-Varet’s campaign, including (but not limited to) the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (ASPIRE PAC), VoteMama, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, State Senator Catherine Blakespear, Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Mayor Pro-Tem of Lake Elsinore Tim Sheridan, former Rep. Harley Rouda, and former Rep. Dean Phillips. ### California’s newly drawn 40th Congressional District, spanning portions of Riverside County and Orange County, is one of the most consequential U.S. House district battlegrounds in the nation. CA-40 includes the cities of Rancho Santa Margarita, Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and Canyon Lake as well as parts of Mission Viejo, Orange, Anaheim and Corona.
Esther Kim-Varet Closes Q1 With $1.15 Million Cash on Hand, Cementing Lead as the Strongest Democrat to Flip CA-40
Esther Kim Varet New TV and Digital Ad Hits the Air as Campaign Surpasses $2.8 Million Raised This Cycle and Tops 200 Volunteers, Sharpening the Contrast With Republicans Ken Calvert and Young Kim ORANGE COUNTY, CA / April 20, 2026 / Esther Kim-Varet, the Democratic frontrunner for California’s 40th Congressional District, raised $341,992.72 in the first quarter of 2026 and closed the period with $1,149,932.07 cash on hand, according to the campaign’s FEC report filed Wednesday. The quarter pushes her cycle-to-date fundraising past $3 million, entirely from individual grassroots donors, and gives her a commanding war chest heading into the June 2 primary and a general election against two entrenched Republican incumbents, Ken Calvert and Young Kim. Esther Kim-Varet for CA-40 CA-40 is a 2026 DCCC target, and the race has drawn unusual attention since Proposition 50 redrew the district and forced Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Ken Calvert into the same seat, a collision that has scrambled the GOP field and opened a path for a disciplined, well-funded Democrat. Kim-Varet’s Q1 receipts came overwhelmingly from individuals: $110,908.08 in itemized contributions and $231,084.64 in unitemized small-dollar contributions, for a total of $341,992.72 from individual donors this period, with an average donation of $27. The campaign has refused corporate and foreign interest PAC money. The result is a donor base that is broad, renewable, and insulated from the kind of corporate interests that have backed Calvert and Kim for decades. On the ground, the campaign now counts more than 200 trained volunteers knocking doors, making calls, and organizing in Orange and Riverside counties, from Rancho Santa Margarita to Corona to Murrieta. That operation will scale sharply through the primary. “Every number in this report is a voter who believes we can do better than Ken Calvert and Young Kim,” said Esther Kim-Varet. “Between them, these two have spent nearly 50 years in Washington voting to gut health care, protect corporate donors, and rubber-stamp an agenda that is making life more expensive for my community.” The fundraising announcement comes as the campaign launches this week with a targeted television and digital advertisement introducing Kim-Varet to voters across CA-40. The 30-second ad is part of a sustained paid-media program produced by ArmourEvans, the firm that powered Reps. Derek Tran and Dave Min to Red to Blue victories in Orange County last cycle. Leading up to the June 2 primary, these commercial ads are in addition to programs already in motion, including weekly mail drops by Solidary Strategies, a targeted text message campaign by KeyLime Strategies, and more than 2,300 paid signs installed throughout the District by IMPACT. Campaign Manager Nubia Diaz remarks, “No other Democrat in this race is close on cash on hand, on grassroots donors or on organization. With more than $1.1 million in the bank, 200-plus volunteers, and a new ad hitting the airwaves, we are building the kind of campaign it actually takes to flip a seat like this. Democrats have one shot to retire Young Kim and Ken Calvert. If we want the job done, it’s time to unite now.” Proposition 50, approved by California voters in November 2025, reshaped the congressional map and placed Calvert and Young Kim on the same ballot in the new CA-40. Both voted for the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” legislation that Democrats say will strip health coverage from tens of thousands of CA-40 constituents, raise costs for seniors, and balloon the deficit to pay for tax cuts skewed to the wealthiest. Kim-Varet has made those votes central to her case, arguing that neither Calvert’s 30-plus years in Washington nor Kim’s record as a reliable vote for the Trump agenda reflects the values of the families, workers, and small business owners who actually live in the district. The campaign enters the next phase with a clear financial edge over every Democratic primary rival, a seasoned team (including strategists who have beaten Young Kim before), endorsements from the Congressional AAPI Caucus PAC (ASPIRE), Vote Mama, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Rep. Gil Cisneros, and a growing list of California officials, and a message built for a district hungry for change. About Esther Kim-Varet Esther Kim-Varet is a first-generation Korean American, working mom, and small business owner running for Congress in California’s 40th District. The daughter of North Korean refugees, she built a nationally recognized small business from the ground up and is running to lower costs for working families, protect reproductive freedom, defend Social Security and Medicare, and restore honest, accountable representation to a district that has been taken for granted by career politicians for too long.
Esther Kim-Varet Closes Q1 With $1.15 Million Cash on Hand, Cementing Lead as the Strongest Democrat to Flip CA-40
Esther Kim Varet New TV and Digital Ad Hits the Air as Campaign Surpasses $2.8 Million Raised This Cycle and Tops 200 Volunteers, Sharpening the Contrast With Republicans Ken Calvert and Young Kim ORANGE COUNTY, CA / April 20, 2026 / Esther Kim-Varet, the Democratic frontrunner for California’s 40th Congressional District, raised $341,992.72 in the first quarter of 2026 and closed the period with $1,149,932.07 cash on hand, according to the campaign’s FEC report filed Wednesday. The quarter pushes her cycle-to-date fundraising past $3 million, entirely from individual grassroots donors, and gives her a commanding war chest heading into the June 2 primary and a general election against two entrenched Republican incumbents, Ken Calvert and Young Kim. Esther Kim-Varet for CA-40 CA-40 is a 2026 DCCC target, and the race has drawn unusual attention since Proposition 50 redrew the district and forced Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Ken Calvert into the same seat, a collision that has scrambled the GOP field and opened a path for a disciplined, well-funded Democrat. Kim-Varet’s Q1 receipts came overwhelmingly from individuals: $110,908.08 in itemized contributions and $231,084.64 in unitemized small-dollar contributions, for a total of $341,992.72 from individual donors this period, with an average donation of $27. The campaign has refused corporate and foreign interest PAC money. The result is a donor base that is broad, renewable, and insulated from the kind of corporate interests that have backed Calvert and Kim for decades. On the ground, the campaign now counts more than 200 trained volunteers knocking doors, making calls, and organizing in Orange and Riverside counties, from Rancho Santa Margarita to Corona to Murrieta. That operation will scale sharply through the primary. “Every number in this report is a voter who believes we can do better than Ken Calvert and Young Kim,” said Esther Kim-Varet. “Between them, these two have spent nearly 50 years in Washington voting to gut health care, protect corporate donors, and rubber-stamp an agenda that is making life more expensive for my community.” The fundraising announcement comes as the campaign launches this week with a targeted television and digital advertisement introducing Kim-Varet to voters across CA-40. The 30-second ad is part of a sustained paid-media program produced by ArmourEvans, the firm that powered Reps. Derek Tran and Dave Min to Red to Blue victories in Orange County last cycle. Leading up to the June 2 primary, these commercial ads are in addition to programs already in motion, including weekly mail drops by Solidary Strategies, a targeted text message campaign by KeyLime Strategies, and more than 2,300 paid signs installed throughout the District by IMPACT. Campaign Manager Nubia Diaz remarks, “No other Democrat in this race is close on cash on hand, on grassroots donors or on organization. With more than $1.1 million in the bank, 200-plus volunteers, and a new ad hitting the airwaves, we are building the kind of campaign it actually takes to flip a seat like this. Democrats have one shot to retire Young Kim and Ken Calvert. If we want the job done, it’s time to unite now.” Proposition 50, approved by California voters in November 2025, reshaped the congressional map and placed Calvert and Young Kim on the same ballot in the new CA-40. Both voted for the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” legislation that Democrats say will strip health coverage from tens of thousands of CA-40 constituents, raise costs for seniors, and balloon the deficit to pay for tax cuts skewed to the wealthiest. Kim-Varet has made those votes central to her case, arguing that neither Calvert’s 30-plus years in Washington nor Kim’s record as a reliable vote for the Trump agenda reflects the values of the families, workers, and small business owners who actually live in the district. The campaign enters the next phase with a clear financial edge over every Democratic primary rival, a seasoned team (including strategists who have beaten Young Kim before), endorsements from the Congressional AAPI Caucus PAC (ASPIRE), Vote Mama, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Rep. Gil Cisneros, and a growing list of California officials, and a message built for a district hungry for change. About Esther Kim-Varet Esther Kim-Varet is a first-generation Korean American, working mom, and small business owner running for Congress in California’s 40th District. The daughter of North Korean refugees, she built a nationally recognized small business from the ground up and is running to lower costs for working families, protect reproductive freedom, defend Social Security and Medicare, and restore honest, accountable representation to a district that has been taken for granted by career politicians for too long.