through YouTube and Facebook. On 17 February 2020, he was excluded from the Democratic preselection. He criticised the party's decision and submitted an appeal in order to be a pre-candidate. A week later, he posted on his Facebook that his appeal was accepted and was allowed to contest preselection. While the other pre-candidates have ever convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) before, Park emphasised that he does not have any criminal records related to DUI. After won preselection on 5 March, Park faced a challenge from the incumbent MP and the United Future candidate Hong Chul-ho. Despite the early leading, on 15 April, the exit poll showed that Hong came closed to Park (Park: 49.6%, Hong: 48.7%). However, Park received 53.83% and was elected with a majority of 10,993. Along with Kim Nam-kuk from the same party, he became the first MP graduated from a law school. Trivia Park is a colleague to Kim Chang-yeol, a member of a hip-hop trio DJ DOC. Both has been colleagues since primary school. He is married. Election results General elections References External links Park Sang-hyuk on Facebook Park Sang-hyuk on YouTube Park Sang-hyuk on Blog 1973 births Living people 21st-century South Korean lawyers South Korean activists Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) People from Gimpo Hanyang University alumni Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni