The Orange County District Attorney has charged former Irvine councilmember Tammy Kim with multiple felonies, including perjury, alleging she lied about her residency in 2024 while she was serving on the City Council, campaigning as a candidate for mayor and voting in the November 2024 general election.
Earlier this year, a separate lawsuit alleged that Kim lied about her residency in a subsequent 2025 special election for City Council. Kim dropped out of that race as part of a settlement to end the suit, although she denied the allegation against her.
The DA’s charges relate only to the 2024 general election.
If convicted of felony perjury, Kim would be banned for life from holding public office, according to a press release from the DA’s Office.
District Attorney Todd Spitzer has charged Kim with three felony counts of perjury by declaration, three felony counts of filing a false document, one felony count of a public official aiding the illegal casting of votes, one felony count of filing false nomination papers, one felony count of knowing registration of someone not entitled to vote, one felony count of voter registration fraud and one misdemeanor count of making a false statement.
She’s scheduled to be arraigned Friday, May 23, at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.
Kim, in a phone interview Thursday evening with her attorney Caroline Hahn also on the line, said she will enter a plea of not guilty.
“I don’t have any comment at this time, on the advice of my attorney,” Kim added.
Kim served on the Irvine City Council from 2020 to 2024.
