Kim, Andrew N., 1982-

Source Citation

<p>Congressman Andy Kim was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. He represents the Third Congressional District of New Jersey, which stretches from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore encompassing most of Burlington County and parts of Ocean County.</p>

<p>As a member of the House, Congressman Kim serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Small Business.</p>

<p>In his first term, Congressman Kim passed bills into law that help military servicemembers and their families find economic opportunities and stopped the use of harmful chemicals that impact New Jersey’s water by the U.S. military. In addition, Congressman Kim has held more than two dozen town halls and has helped constituents by resolving more than 4,300 issues with federal agencies.</p>

Citations

Source Citation

KIM, Andy, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 12, 1982; graduated from Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, N.J., 2000; attended Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, Calif., 2000-2002; B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 2004; Rhodes Scholar, Ph.D., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 2010; staff, United States Agency for International Development, 2005; staff, United States Department of State, 2009-2013; staff, United States Department of Defense, 2013; staff, National Security Council, 2013-2015; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2019-present).

Citations

Source Citation

<p> Andrew N. Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. The district stretches from Philadelphia's eastern suburbs to the Jersey Shore. </p>

<p> Kim is the first member of Congress of Korean descent in the Democratic Party and the second overall. </p>

Citations

Unknown Source

Citations