Andy Kim (politician)
Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American Democratic politician. He is the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2019.
Andy Kim | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tom MacArthur |
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| Born | July 12, 1982 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kammy Lai (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Deep Springs College University of Chicago (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
| Website | House website |
On January 7, 2021, after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, he cleaning up garbage from the attack. A photograph of him cleaning became popular.[1][2][3] He gave the blue suit he wore in the photo to the Smithsonian Institution.[4]
References
- Catalini, Mike (January 7, 2021). "'What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol". Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021.
- Woolston, George. "'Important for me to just do something': NJ congressman helps clean up Capitol after riots". USA TODAY.
- "Photo of lawmaker cleaning up Capitol goes viral". The Independent. January 8, 2021.
- Yam, Kimmy (July 7, 2021). "Congressman seen in viral photo quietly cleaning after Capitol mob donates suit to Smithsonian". NBC News. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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