Jin-Ah for Shoreline

jin-ah kim is a 2017 political candidate for shoreline city council and photographer, most notably working at the washington state legislature lss photography department for the 2017 legislative session in olympia. formally trained at rochester institute of technology's bfa photojournalism program, a first generation korean-american born in anchorage, alaska and daughter of a u.s. army disabled veteran, she has long been an advocate for immigrant and disability rights—particularly for adults with developmental disabilities within seattle since 2013, where she has served as a residential care trainer at greenwood home for over two years. she is an active pco and executive board member of the 32nd district democrats, elected as the new king county democratic central committee's female alternate. past political involvement includes u.s. representative pramila jayapal's 2016 campaign for congress as a communications intern, and (along with a small group of photographers) as early supporter