Andy Kim (politician): Difference between revisions

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 "[[Elections in New Jersey#County line|county line]]" primary ballots, Kim became the Democratic nominee in the [[2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey]] on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1705658967878230372|user=AndyKimNJ|title=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|first=Andy|last=Kim|date=September 23, 2023|access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref> He will face Menendez, who is running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Bashaw in the general election.

The race was considered too close to call on election night, but the next night, an influx of absentee ballots in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], home to the majority of the district's voters, gave Kim a 2,500-vote lead, prompting him to declare victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://whyy.org/articles/kim-leads-macarthur-in-n-j-s-3rd-district-but-final-results-wont-come-until-next-week/|title=Kim declares victory in N.J.'s 3rd district; MacArthur not conceding|author1=Joe Hernandez|publisher=[[WHYY-FM]]|date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> MacArthur conceded eight days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/14/nj-election-results-2018-andy-kim-declared-winner-associated-press/1992845002/|title=NJ election results 2018: MacArthur concedes, Andy Kim wins 3rd District race|website=Asbury Park Press|language=en|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> With a margin of victory of fewer than 4,000 votes, or slightly over 1% of votes cast, this was New Jersey's closest congressional race.<ref name="nyt-maag-24"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey%27s_3rd_Congressional_District_election,_2018|title=New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/18/11/07/some-surprises-amid-flips-from-red-to-blue-and-macarthur-kim-still-undecided/|title=Surprises Amid Flips from Red to Blue, and MacArthur-Kim Still Undecided – NJ Spotlight|website=www.njspotlight.com|date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> Kim became the first [[Asian Americans|Asian American]] U.S. representative from New Jersey.<ref name=Wang>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/behind-viral-photo-rep-andy-kim-cleaning-midnight-after-riots-n1253519|title=Behind the viral photo of Rep. Andy Kim cleaning up at midnight after riots |website=NBC News |first=Claire |last=Wang |date=January 8, 2021 |quote=personal belongings strewn across the floor}}</ref>

On September{{nbsp}}23, 2023, Kim announced that he would mount a [[primary challenge]] to incumbent Democratic senator [[Bob Menendez]] in the [[2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey|2024 Senate election]], the day after Menendez was indicted on federal corruption charges.<ref name="nyt-maag-24">{{cite news |last1=Maag |first1=Christopher |title=Nobody Saw Andy Kim Coming. That’sThat's What He Was Counting On. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/nyregion/andy-kim-new-jersey-senate.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Andy Kim announces he'll run against NJ Sen. Bob Menendez in wake of his indictment |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/23/politics/menendez-andy-kim-senate/index.html |first1=Philip |last1=Wang |first2=Kaanita |last2=Ayer |date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Weiser |first1=Benjamin |last2=Tully |first2=Tracey |last3=Rashbaum |first3=William K. |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Menendez Accused of Brazen Bribery Plot, Taking Cash and Gold |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-indicted.html |access-date=September 23, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Kim was the first major Democratic to challenge Menendez, and did not first notify any state or county Democratic party officials.<ref name="nyt-maag-24"/> He said he felt disappointed by the corruption charges, and that he sought to restore integrity in politics.<ref>{{cite news |title=NJ Rep. Andy Kim says he's focused on restoring trust |date=January 26, 2024 |url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/world/nj-rep-andy-kim-says-hes-focused-on-restoring-trust/video/5daeebc9b1c683695f44bb34a1b725b1 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |language=en |work=Fox5 |via=Townsville Bulletin}}</ref> Kim was soon challenged by New Jersey First Lady and former [[Goldman Sachs]] analyst [[Tammy Murphy]], the wife of incumbent Governor [[Phil Murphy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Tammy Murphy announces bid for U.S. Senate in N.J. |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/tammy-murphy-announces-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-n-j/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> Her candidacy was accused of being [[Nepotism|nepotistic]], with some papers describing Kim as an "underdog" and "insurgent" taking on the "[[Political machine|New Jersey political machine]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tully |first=Tracey |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Andy Kim Wins a Vote Rich in Symbolism in Race to Replace Menendez |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/nyregion/new-jersey-kim-murphy-menendez.html |access-date=February 18, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2023 |title=Andy Kim is making a big bet on breaking New Jersey Democratic politics |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/29/andy-kim-vs-the-jersey-machine-00124091 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2024 |title=How Andy Kim turned New Jersey's Senate race into a real fight |work=Semafor |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/02/16/2024/how-andy-kim-turned-new-jerseys-senate-race-into-a-real-fight |access-date=February 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Severi |first=Misty |date=February 17, 2024 |title=Dynasty is history: Andy Kim's underdog race to beat governor's wife for Senate seat challenge is going his way - Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2862489/dynasty-is-history-andy-kims-underdog-race-to-beat-governors-wife-for-senate-seat-challenge-is-going-his-way/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dayen |first=David |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Andy Kim vs. the Machine |url=https://prospect.org/api/content/586dacde-d59d-11ee-a9eb-12163087a831/ |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=The American Prospect |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kane |first=Paul |date=2024-03-23 |title=Analysis {{!}} In New Jersey, an insurgent upends a Democratic machine |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/23/andy-kim-tammy-murphy-new-jersey-senate/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |worknewspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rogerson |first=Riley |date=2024-03-24 |title=NJ Underdog Turning the Tide In Battle for Menendez’sMenendez's Seat |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-jersey-underdog-andy-kim-turning-the-tide-in-battle-for-menendezs-senate-seat |access-date=2024-03-24 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> He released his first campaign ad on November{{nbsp}}14, 2023, which showed him interacting with voters in a unscripted conversation.

After Murphy declined to participate in what would have been the first primary debate, Kim discussed his candidacy and platform alone with the ''New Jersey Globe'' on February{{nbsp}}4.<ref>{{Citation |title=Meet the Candidates: Rep. Andy Kim | date=February 5, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcCI7W-HxcU |access-date=February 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The two debated on February 18, in a live streamed event again hosted by the ''New Jersey Globe''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=New Jersey Globe |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Andy Kim, Tammy Murphy will debate on February 18 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/fl/kim-murphy-will-debate-on-february-18/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Meet the Candidates: Rep. Andy Kim | date=February 18, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV7m2NV9Y_0 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Polls conducted since October showed Kim maintaining a lead over Murphy with a plurality of support. On February{{nbsp}}10, Kim secured New Jersey's [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] Democratic Party nomination, the first in the state, having won the county convention with 265 votes to 181 for Murphy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Kim Wins Monmouth |url=https://www.insidernj.com/kim-wins-monmouth/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Daniel |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Andy Kim sinks first lady Tammy Murphy in NJ Senate race's first Democratic convention |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/10/andy-kim-tammy-murphy-nj-convention-00140832 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> The result was seen as an upset, as it was Murphy's home county, and various county officials had already endorsed her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Nine takeways on Andy Kim's big Monmouth convention win |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/nine-takeways-on-andy-kims-big-monmouth-convention-win/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> Kim later won the endorsement of his home county of [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]] in February{{nbsp}}24 with 90% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=February 24, 2024 |title=Kim sweeps convention vote in Burlington County, his home and political base |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/kim-sweeps-convention-vote-in-burlington-county-his-home-and-political-base/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2024 |title=Andy Kim wins another county Democratic endorsement in blowout over NJ first lady Murphy |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/24/andy-kim-burlington-county-democratic-endorsement-00143081 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> Ultimately, Kim would win 17 of the 19 county line endorsements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=2024-03-27 |title=Kim will run off-the-line in Camden County |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/kim-will-run-off-the-line-in-camden-county/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>

On February{{nbsp}}26, Kim's legal team filed a federal lawsuit in the District Court of New Jersey, seeking the abolition of the [[Elections in New Jersey#County line|"county line"]] ballot system, being joined by opponents Patricia Campos-Medina and Larry Hamm.<ref name="nyt-maag-24" /> Kim referred to the system as "unconstitutional" and sought a general redesign of ballots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Nick |date=2024-02-26 |title=Andy Kim sues over ballot design ahead of New Jersey Senate primary |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4489633-andy-kim-new-jersey-senate-primary/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=2024-03-25 |title=Campos-Medina, Hamm call on Kim to reject county lines |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/campos-medina-hamm-call-on-kim-to-reject-county-lines/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> After Murphy dropped out of the race, Kim said he would continue his efforts against the county line procedure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=2024-03-24 |title=With Murphy out of the race, Kim still supports ending the county line |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/with-murphy-out-of-the-race-kim-still-supports-ending-the-county-line/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' reported Kim would stand to benefit from the line due to a lack of serious opposition, but the lawsuit went forward.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Daniel |date=March 24, 2024 |title=Andy Kim still wants to end New Jersey’sJersey's ballot design even as he stands to benefit from it |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/24/andy-kim-line-ballot-00148756 |website=Politico}}</ref> Federal judge [[Zahid Quraishi]] struck down the county line on March{{nbsp}}29, and directed clerks to instead print ballots with candidates organized by office in randomized order for the 2024 primary election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=2024-03-29 |title=Federal judge strikes down county lines for this year’syear's election |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/quraishi-overturns-the-county-line/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Third Circuit Court of Appeals]] declined to block the ruling on April{{nbsp}}4, 2024, ahead of a deadline to finalize ballot designs for the primary on April 5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Appeals panel denies NJ clerks’clerks' request to block new ballot design, another win for Andy Kim |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/03/new-jersey-ballot-andy-kim-00150411/ |website=Politico |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March{{nbsp}}24, 2024, Murphy announced that she was suspending her campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2024 |title=NJ first lady Tammy Murphy ends Senate campaign, paving way for Andy Kim |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/24/nj-first-lady-tammy-murphy-to-end-senate-campaign-to-replace-bob-menendez-00148728 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref> In his statement after Murphy announced she was dropping out, Kim asked supporters to show respect to his former rival, and reminded them that “we are all a part of something bigger than all of us.” After Murphy’s campaign suspension, Kim is considered a presumptive nominee, and many predicted an easy victory in the general election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prater |first=Nia |date=2024-03-25 |title=What We Know About Andy Kim, New Jersey’sJersey's Likely Next Senator |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andy-kim-what-we-know-about-njs-likely-next-senator.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref> Various news outlets, including ''The Hill'', considered Murphy dropping out a victory for Kim against "machine politics" in New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weaver |first=Al |date=2024-03-27 |title=Andy Kim deals blow to New Jersey Democratic machine |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4558028-andy-kim-deals-blow-to-new-jersey-democratic-machine/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Andy Kim deals blow to New Jersey Democratic machine |url=https://fox59.com/hill-politics/andy-kim-deals-blow-to-new-jersey-democratic-machine/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Fox 59 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dayen |first=David |date=2024-03-25 |title=The Machine Crumbles |url=https://prospect.org/api/content/99af0382-eaa6-11ee-9f68-12163087a831/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The American Prospect |language=en-us}}</ref> The campaign development, along with the Menendez scandal, helped boost Kim's campaign further and spurred hope of greater reform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Herb |date=2024-03-26 |title=NJ Senate shakeup leaves Rep. Andy Kim's backers pumped |url=https://rollcall.com/2024/03/26/new-jersey-senate-shakeup-leaves-rep-andy-kims-backers-pumped/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Roll Call |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tumulty |first=Karen |date=2024-03-26 |title=Opinion {{!}} The unexpected upside to New Jersey’sJersey's shocking political scandal |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/26/menendez-scandal-reform-new-jersey-andy-kim/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |worknewspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

On June 4, Kim won the Democratic primary, defeating Patricia Campos-Medina and Larry Hamm with 75% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |lastlast1=Tully |firstfirst1=Tracey |last2=Young |first2=Elise |date=2024-06-05 |title=Andy Kim Wins Democratic Senate Primary; Rob Menendez Survives Challenge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/nyregion/andy-kim-nj-primary-senate.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Kim supports providing aid to the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian military]] amidst the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] that has been ongoing since February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where NJ's congressional delegation stands on Ukraine, Israel and the South China Sea |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/04/nj-politics-ukraine-israel-south-china-sea/72042697007/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref> Kim referred to the [[Death of Alexei Navalny|death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny]] as a [[murder]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Congressman Andy Kim's Statement on the Murder of Alexei Navalny {{!}} Representative Andy Kim |url=http://kim.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-andy-kim-s-statement-on-the-murder-of-alexei-navalny |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=kim.house.gov |language=en}}</ref> He called the 2023 [[American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact|Camp David Principles]] between the US, [[Japan]], and [[South Korea]] ‘historic’.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Congressman Andy Kim's Statement on the Trilateral Summit with South Korea and Japan {{!}} Representative Andy Kim |url=http://kim.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-andy-kim-s-statement-on-the-trilateral-summit-with-south-korea-and-japan |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=kim.house.gov |language=en}}</ref> Kim voted in favor of three military aid package supplementals for [[Ukraine]], [[Israel]], and [[Taiwan]] respectively in April 2024, along with most Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Washington |firstfirst1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-04-20 |title=Roll Call 152 Roll Call 152, Bill Number: H. R. 8034, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024152?Page=1 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Washington |firstfirst1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-04-20 |title=Roll Call 151 Roll Call 151, Bill Number: H. R. 8035, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151?Page=1 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Washington |firstfirst1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-04-20 |title=Roll Call 146 Roll Call 146, Bill Number: H. R. 8036, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024146?Page=1 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

When ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' (1973) was [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|overturned]] by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in 2022, Kim said he was "outraged" by the decision, referring to it as an "injustice".<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Congressman Kim Votes to Pass Bills to Protect Women's Healthcare Rights in Wake of Supreme Court Decision {{!}} Representative Andy Kim |url=http://kim.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-kim-votes-to-pass-bills-to-protect-women-s-healthcare-rights-in-wake-of-supreme-court-decision |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=kim.house.gov |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, he said he would vote to codify reproductive rights into federal law. Kim has described himself as "proudly pro-choice", and believes reproductive healthcare is an "essential human right".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reproductive Rights |url=http://www.andykim.com/issues/reproductive-rights/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.andykim.com |language=en}}</ref> In late December 2022, Kim voted in favor of the [[Respect for Marriage Act]] enshrining [[Interracial marriage|interracial]] and [[Same-sex marriage in the United States|same-sex marriage]] protections into federal law.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Congressman Kim Votes to Enshrine Marriage Equality into Law {{!}} Representative Andy Kim |url=http://kim.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-kim-votes-to-enshrine-marriage-equality-into-law |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=kim.house.gov |language=en}}</ref> He co-sponsored the [[Equality Act (United States)|Equality Act]], which would guarantee civil rights protections, amend existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected statuses, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in public spaces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ |url=http://www.andykim.com/issues/LGBTQ+/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.andykim.com |language=en}}</ref> Kim has also attended [[Pride parade|pride parades]] across New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=x.com |url=https://x.com/RepAndyKimNJ/status/1536409981574074369 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=x.com |url=https://x.com/AndyKimNJ/status/1797337884963299753 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>

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