Kim, Andy
person
Biography
Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2024. A progressive Democrat, Kim served from 2019 to 2024 as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. Kim worked as a civilian advisor at the United States Department of State in Afghanistan during the Obama administration. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018, defeating incumbent Tom MacArthur. With incumbent senator Bob Menendez facing corruption and bribery charges, Kim announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in September 2023. He won the Democratic primary after successfully petitioning to abolish "county line" primary ballots in New Jersey. Kim went on to win in the 2024 general election, becoming the first Korean-American in the Senate and the first Asian-American U.S. senator from New Jersey.
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Core attributes
- Canonical name
- Kim, Andy
- First name
- Andy
- Last name
- Kim
- Occupation
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- Education
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- Year of birth
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-07-10)
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US Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: senate:K000394
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
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Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- K000394
- fec_candidate_id
- H8NJ03206
- fec_candidate_ids
- H8NJ03206,S4NJ00466
- govtrack_id
- 412797
- wikidata_id
- Q55639180