Andy Kim (politician)
American politician and diplomat (born 1982)
Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American Democratic politician. He is the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2019.
Andy Kim | |
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| 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 | 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 |
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]
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.
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