Chris Chung

Chris Chung describes a childhood shaped by losing his father at three and being raised by his mother as the youngest of five children. His father was a police inspector.¹ His wife's work has included classical piano and church organ, while their three children have pursued education and medicine.¹

Chung's education included Korea Air Force Academy and Chung-Ang University in Seoul. He graduated from St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in New York.² His working life has centered on community pharmacy: his 2024 voter statement described thirty years as a Washington pharmacist and ownership of a pharmacy since 1994.²

His earlier campaigns included the Democratic primary for state insurance commissioner in 2024 and the Federal Way mayoral primary in 2025.²¹ In the latter campaign, he identified health, public safety and education as priorities, drawing on decades of pharmacy work and his family's public service background.¹

In his insurance commissioner campaign, Chung argued that the office should protect patients, their families and access to insurance.² He is now the Republican challenger to Democratic incumbent Marilyn Strickland for the Tenth District's House seat.³ Strickland's record includes two terms as Tacoma mayor and congressional work on military families, housing and infrastructure.⁴⁵