EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania — B.A. in Economics

Notable personal detailsCharles ("Chuck") Park is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 6th Congressional District (Queens), challenging incumbent Rep. Grace Meng in the 2026 Democratic primary. He previously served as a U.S. Foreign Service diplomat with postings including Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), Lisbon (Portugal), and Vancouver (Canada). After leaving the Foreign Service, he worked in New York City public service roles, including at NYC Economic Development Corporation and as chief of staff to NYC Councilmember Shekar Krishnan. He is a Korean American Queens native and a University of Pennsylvania economics graduate.