Andy Kim (politician)
Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American Democratic politician who is the United States Senator-elect from New Jersey. He is the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2019.
Andy Kim | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| United States Senator-elect from New Jersey | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | George Helmy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tom MacArthur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Kim July 12, 1982 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Kammy Lai (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Deep Springs College University of Chicago (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
On January 7, 2021, after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, he cleaning up garbage from the attack. A photograph of him cleaning became popular.[1][2][3] He gave the blue suit he wore in the photo to the Smithsonian Institution.[4]
In September 2023, Kim announced he would run against incumbent New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who was facing corruption and bribery charges. Menendez decided not to run for the Democratic nomination, and Kim ran against New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy. She dropped out in March 2024. Kim became the Democratic nominee in June 2024.[5] He beat Curtis Bashaw in the general election and is set to be the first Korean American senator, as well as New Jersey's first Asian American senator.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ Catalini, Mike (January 7, 2021). "'What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol". Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021.
- ↑ Woolston, George. "'Important for me to just do something': NJ congressman helps clean up Capitol after riots". USA TODAY.
- ↑ "Photo of lawmaker cleaning up Capitol goes viral". The Independent. January 8, 2021.
- ↑ Yam, Kimmy (July 7, 2021). "Congressman seen in viral photo quietly cleaning after Capitol mob donates suit to Smithsonian". NBC News. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ↑ Kim, Andy [@AndyKimNJ] (September 23, 2023). "After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said "I am not going anywhere." As a result, I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity. Please join me" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Andy Kim wins in New Jersey to become the first Korean American senator".
- ↑ Yam, Kimmy (2024-11-06). "Andy Kim ushers in a 'new era' as he becomes 1st Asian American N.J. senator". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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