Andy Kim (politician)
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Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American politician and former diplomat who has served as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2019. The district encompasses Philadelphia's eastern suburbs along southern and central New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, he worked in the U.S. State Department prior to his election to Congress in 2018.
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 | Andrew Kim (1982-07-12) July 12, 1982 (age 41) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Kammy Lai ā (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Deep Springs College University of Chicago (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
Website | House website Campaign website |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Transnational Advocacy Networks and Humanitarian Intervention (2010) |
Doctoral advisor | Gil Loescher |
Born in Boston and raised in South Jersey, Kim studied political science at the University of Chicago before attending Magdalen College, Oxford. Shortly afterwards, he worked as a civilian advisor at the Department of State, serving in Afghanistan under the Obama Administration. Inspired by Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare, Kim ran against Representative Tom MacArthur in 2018, defeating him in a close general election. The first Democratic Congressman of Korean descent, Kim served three terms in the House.
In September 2023, he announced he would run against Senator Bob Menendez, seeking to unseat him in the Democratic primary amidst Federal bribery charges. In the subsequent primary campaign, Menendez declined to run, and Kim initially faced New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy before she dropped out in March 2024. After successfully petitioning to abolish the "county line" primary ballots, Kim became the Democratic nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey on 4 June 2024.[1] He will face Menendez, who is running as an independent and Republican Curtis Bashaw in the general election.