From the land of the wiki's:
Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2019 to 2024 as the United States representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. His district encompassed Philadelphia's eastern suburbs along southern and central New Jersey. He worked in the U.S. State Department before his election to Congress in 2018.
Born in Boston and raised in South Jersey, Kim studied political science at the University of Chicago before attending Magdalen College, Oxford. Shortly afterward, he worked as a civilian advisor at the Department of State, serving in Afghanistan under the Obama administration. Inspired to run against Representative Tom MacArthur due to his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Kim defeated him in a close election in 2018. The first Democratic congressman of Korean descent, he served three terms in the House.
In September 2023, Kim announced he would run against incumbent New Jersey senator Bob Menendez, who was facing corruption and bribery charges. Menendez declined to run for the Democratic nomination, and Kim initially faced New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy. She dropped out in March 2024. After successfully petitioning to abolish the "county line" primary ballots, Kim became the Democratic nominee in June 2024.[1] He defeated Republican Curtis Bashaw in the 2024 general election and was sworn in on December 9, 2024.[2] He is the first Korean American senator and New Jersey's first Asian American senator.[3][4]
Here's a quick snippet of the 42 year-old Bostonian from an AP article:
"But it wasn’t an easy path to the nomination. First lady Tammy Murphy launched a campaign that was well-funded and widely backed by insiders. Kim upended politics in New Jersey when he sued in federal court to stop a practice whereby party leaders were allowed to influence how ballots are drawn up, widely seen as helping preferred candidates. The judge, in an initial ruling, sided with Kim. Murphy dropped out and Kim won easily in June."
If they won't give it, you have to take it.
