BongHwan Kim, general manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), is

BongHwan Kim, general manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), is running for the Los Angeles City Council’s Thirteenth District. If elected, he would be the city’s first Asian-American council member in 20 years.

BongHwan Kim, also known as BH, filed the necessary paperwork with the City Ethics Commission, allowing him to start raising money for the race to replace City Councilman Eric Garcetti, who is termed out of the seat and is running for mayor.

Japanese newspaper Rafu Shimpo first reported that Kim, a Korean-American, was in the race on April 30.