Jang Kyung-tae

Jang Kyung-tae (; born 12 October 1983) is a South Korean Independent politician. he is currently the Member of the National Assembly for Dongdaemun B constituency.

Early life and education Born in Suncheon, South Jeolla, Jang attended Suncheon High School. Due to his financial difficulties, he once dropped out and was involved in labouring. He unsuccessfully contested for the Member of the Seoul Metropolitan Council in 2010 local elections. but later lost in preselection. There were speculations that this vote split would not lead Jang to be elected, On 15 April, Jang received 54.54% and defeated the United Future candidate Lee Hye-hoon, who was the MP for Seocho 1st constituency.

Controversy On 25 August 2020, during a YouTube livestream with another 2 Democratic MPs — Kim Nam-kuk and Lee Jae-jung, Jang triggered a controversy over his remarks against several United Future MPs who are also the members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee (LJC). Shortly after Kim left the venue to join the LJC general meeting, Jang said, "LJC... sounds like fun, uh, no, not fun, but should be exciting."

Election results General elections Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2016 20th General Election Proportional (24th) Democratic 6,069,744 (25.54%) Not elected 2020 21st General Election Dongdaemun B (Seoul) Democratic 55,230 (54.54%) Won 2024 22nd General Election Dongdaemun B (Seoul) Democratic 58,286 (54.62%) Won

Local elections Seoul Metropolitan Council Year elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2010 5th Local Election Proportional (8th) Democratic 1,790,556 (40.99%) Not elected