Andy Kim
Democrat Representative of New Jersey's 3rd district
Representative
New Jersey, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
New Jersey, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
New Jersey, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
3
Congresses Served
3
House Terms
July 12, 1982 (42 years old)
Birthday
- Served as a U.S. representative since 2019
- Former diplomat with experience in the U.S. State Department
- Worked as a civilian advisor in Afghanistan under the Obama Administration
- First Democratic Congressman of Korean descent
- Ran for Congress inspired by attempts to repeal Obamacare, defeating an incumbent in a close election
- Announced candidacy for U.S. Senate against an incumbent amidst federal bribery charges
- Successfully petitioned to abolish “county line” primary ballots, becoming the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate
- Born to Korean immigrant parents, raised in South Jersey
- Attended the University of Chicago and Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes and Truman Scholar
- Friends with Pete Buttigieg from their time as Rhodes Scholars
- First official action in Congress was to vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House
- Introduced and passed the SAVE Act aimed at lowering prescription drug costs
- Appointed to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis
- Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
- Co-sponsored the Justice in Policing Act and supports banning stock trading by members of Congress
- Gained media attention for cleaning up after the January 6 Capitol attack
- Committee assignments include Armed Services and Foreign Affairs
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and other caucuses
- Supports providing aid to Ukraine, reproductive rights, overturning Citizens United, investing in clean energy, and gun control measures
- Married with two sons, a fan of Star Wars, the Phillies, and Philadelphia Eagles, and enjoys making bagels and playing the guitar