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{{Officeholder
|name=Andy Kim
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Kammy Lai
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=New Jersey
|district=3rd
|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
|preceded=Tom MacArthur
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Andrew "Andy" Kim''' is a diplomat and [[Democrat]] politician serving as the current U.S. representative from [[New Jersey]]'s 3rd district.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Kim was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2018 during a blue wave, defeating [[Republican]] then-incumbent [[Tom MacArthur]] by just over 1% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-jersey-house-district-3 New Jersey Election Results: Third House District]</ref>
===Tenure===
Kim is a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]].
Rep. Kim voted along with his party line in favor of the [[impeachment coup]] against [[Donald Trump]], arguing that the president violated his powers and committed an impeachable offense.<ref>[https://www.insidernj.com/kim-trump-committed-impeachable-offense/ Kim: Trump Committed an Impeachable Offense]</ref> Kim was subsequently called out by a 2020 [[Republican]] challenger as a phony “[[moderate]]” who pulled a [[bait and switch]] scheme to get elected.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/20/new-jersey-republican-voters-got-a-bait-and-switch-with-democrat-andy-kim/ New Jersey Republican: Voters Got a ‘Bait and Switch’ with Democrat Andy Kim]</ref>
===2020 election===
Kim is running for re-election to a second term in 2020.<ref>[https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/kim-files-for-re-election/ Kim files for re-election]</ref> According to The Cook Political Report, Kim is facing a tossup.<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race Ratings]</ref>
==Political positions==
Kim is a [[leftist]] who supports unrestricted [[abortion]], the [[Obamacare]] mandate, [[gun control]], and [[spending bills]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/NJ/Andy_Kim.htm Andy Kim on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://kim.house.gov/ Representative Andy Kim]
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[[Category:New Jersey]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Congressional Progressive Caucus]]
|name=Andy Kim
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Kammy Lai
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=New Jersey
|district=3rd
|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
|preceded=Tom MacArthur
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Andrew "Andy" Kim''' is a diplomat and [[Democrat]] politician serving as the current U.S. representative from [[New Jersey]]'s 3rd district.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Kim was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2018 during a blue wave, defeating [[Republican]] then-incumbent [[Tom MacArthur]] by just over 1% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-jersey-house-district-3 New Jersey Election Results: Third House District]</ref>
===Tenure===
Kim is a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]].
Rep. Kim voted along with his party line in favor of the [[impeachment coup]] against [[Donald Trump]], arguing that the president violated his powers and committed an impeachable offense.<ref>[https://www.insidernj.com/kim-trump-committed-impeachable-offense/ Kim: Trump Committed an Impeachable Offense]</ref> Kim was subsequently called out by a 2020 [[Republican]] challenger as a phony “[[moderate]]” who pulled a [[bait and switch]] scheme to get elected.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/20/new-jersey-republican-voters-got-a-bait-and-switch-with-democrat-andy-kim/ New Jersey Republican: Voters Got a ‘Bait and Switch’ with Democrat Andy Kim]</ref>
===2020 election===
Kim is running for re-election to a second term in 2020.<ref>[https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/kim-files-for-re-election/ Kim files for re-election]</ref> According to The Cook Political Report, Kim is facing a tossup.<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race Ratings]</ref>
==Political positions==
Kim is a [[leftist]] who supports unrestricted [[abortion]], the [[Obamacare]] mandate, [[gun control]], and [[spending bills]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/NJ/Andy_Kim.htm Andy Kim on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://kim.house.gov/ Representative Andy Kim]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Andy}}
[[Category:New Jersey]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Congressional Progressive Caucus]]