| − | Yesoe was born March 18, 1983 in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Who-Yesoe-Yoon-Matt-Farag/dp/1089920210/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=yesoe+yoon&qid=1568515482&sr=8-1</ref> After she graduated from Gyeongnam Foreign Language High School in 2002 where she majored in English but also learned [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]], she attended [[University of Waikato]] in [[Hamilton, New Zealand]], where she studied language from 2002 to 2003. Yesoe then got her BA in English/International languages at [[Busan University of Foreign Studies]] during the 2003–2004 school year. After that, her first step in journalism was when she became a TV reporter for KBC Ch 41 WOCH Asian American Network News from 2004 to 2005.<ref>https://www.yoonyesoe.com/about-yesoe-yoon.html</ref> Yesoe was a reporter for Chicago Korean broadcaster KBC TV (WOCH 41) and an English reporter for Asia America Network News (2004–2005)<ref>https://www.yoonyesoe.com/about-yesoe-yoon.html</ref> She is currently the [[Republican]] candidate for the 17th district of the Illinois state House of Representatives.<ref>https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/interesting-matchups-take-shape-as-candidates-file-for-march-primary-election/</ref>, and got endorsements from New Trier Republican Organization, Illinois Federation for Right to Life, Illinois Family Action, and the Illinois Right to Life.<ref>https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=764&raceK=-49926&primarypartyk=ZZZZ&canK=-388218</ref> After running in her primary unopposed<ref>https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=%2bzMIuj2TEvA%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d&T=637227616126692218</ref> she lost the general against her opponent Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz.<ref>https://electionnight.cookcountyclerkil.gov/StaticSummaryeid110320jurILREP.html</ref> | + | Yesoe was born March 18, 1983 in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Who-Yesoe-Yoon-Matt-Farag/dp/1089920210/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=yesoe+yoon&qid=1568515482&sr=8-1</ref> After she graduated from Gyeongnam Foreign Language High School in 2002 where she majored in English but also learned [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]], she attended [[University of Waikato]] in [[Hamilton, New Zealand]], where she studied language from 2002 to 2003. Yesoe then got her BA in English/International languages at [[Busan University of Foreign Studies]] during the 2003–2004 school year. After that, her first step in journalism was when she became a TV reporter for KBC Ch 41 WOCH Asian American Network News from 2004 to 2005.<ref>https://www.yoonyesoe.com/about-yesoe-yoon.html</ref> Yesoe was a reporter for Chicago Korean broadcaster KBC TV (WOCH 41) and an English reporter for Asia America Network News (2004–2005)<ref>https://www.yoonyesoe.com/about-yesoe-yoon.html</ref> She became the [[Republican]] candidate for the 17th district of the Illinois state House of Representatives.<ref>https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/interesting-matchups-take-shape-as-candidates-file-for-march-primary-election/</ref>, and got endorsements from New Trier Republican Organization, Illinois Federation for Right to Life, Illinois Family Action, and the Illinois Right to Life.<ref>https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=764&raceK=-49926&primarypartyk=ZZZZ&canK=-388218</ref> After running in her primary unopposed<ref>https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=%2bzMIuj2TEvA%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d&T=637227616126692218</ref> she lost the November 3rd general election against her Democratic opponent Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz. Gong-Gershowitz received 66.21% of the popular vote, Yoon received 31.26%, and Green Party candidate Christopher Kruger received 2.53%. |