Jeong Chun-sook, a two-term Democratic Party lawmaker and candidate for mayor of Yongin, formally launched her campaign by opening a campaign office in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of the 28th.
Attendees included National Assembly members Kim Young-ho, Kim Seung-won, Nam In-soon, Min Byung-deok, Song Ok-joo, Lee Sang-sik, Lee Su-jin, Lee In-young and Hong Ki-won. Gyeonggi Province Deputy Governor for Political Affairs Go Young-in and Kim Eun-joo, director of the Women’s Political Research Institute, were also present. Woo Sang-ho, a former senior presidential secretary for political affairs who is running for governor of Gangwon, and Jeong Won-oh, former Seongdong District mayor and a candidate for Seoul mayor, sent congratulatory video messages.
Park Chan-dae, a former Democratic Party floor leader who is running for Incheon mayor, said in a video message that Jeong Chun-sook is a close ally who will be at the forefront of efforts to secure the success of the Lee Jae-myung administration. He urged supporters to back her, calling her the right person to decisively resolve Yongin’s local issues. Park, who served alongside Jeong in the National Assembly, is chair of her support committee.
Jeong served as chair of the Health and Welfare Committee and of the Gender and Family Committee during the 20th and 21st National Assembly sessions as a member of the Democratic Party.
Jeong said, “I will transform Yongin through pragmatic, results-driven governance rather than performative gestures. Drawing on my experience shaping national policy and budgets at the central level, I will pursue transportation innovation, a comprehensive social welfare system, and the development of a semiconductor-focused city.”
The current mayor of Yongin is Lee Sang-il of the People Power Party.
