Andy Kim (politician)

Andy Kim
Official portrait, 2018
United States Senator from New Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office December 9, 2024 Serving with Cory Booker
Preceded by	George Helmy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office January 3, 2019 – December 8, 2024
Preceded by	Tom MacArthur
Succeeded by	Herb Conaway
Personal details
Born	Andrew Kim (1982-07-12) July 12, 1982 (age 42) 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 Campaign website
Kim's voice Kim speaks on U.S. military safety and readiness Recorded June 21, 2019

Andrew Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American Democratic politician who has been the United States Senator from New Jersey since 2024. He was the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2019 to 2024.

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]

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Woolston, George. "'Important for me to just do something': NJ congressman helps clean up Capitol after riots". USA TODAY.
3. ↑ "Photo of lawmaker cleaning up Capitol goes viral". The Independent. January 8, 2021.
4. ↑ 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.