Andy Kim

Hello, I hope that you’re doing great. 

This week I had the opportunity to spend time with Andy Kim, who is running to be the next U.S. Senator from the Garden State.  I’ve known Andy for years; he’s a man of integrity.    

“I didn’t know I was going to run for the Senate.  But I heard Bob Menendez say, ‘I’m not going anywhere’ and it offended me.  It’s not his job.  It’s the people’s job.  And I knew I had to run to get Bob out and give the people a real choice.”

Since Andy declared, people have been rallying to his side.  More than 80% of New Jersey voters regard their political leadership as corrupt.  But they sense in Andy the opposite; an earnest public servant who spent nearly a decade in the State department before running for Congress and winning in a red-leaning district on the Jersey Shore. 

“No one thought I could win” that first Congressional race, Andy relates.  “I just got out there and talked to voters and wound up winning a very tight race.  4 years later I won by double digits.”  It turns out that most people just want a workhorse legislator working for the people. 

Now, he’s taking on an even bigger challenge running statewide.  “I’ve been criss-crossing New Jersey introducing myself to voters who don’t know me as well.  The energy has been electric everywhere I have gone.  People are tired and want a new generation of leaders who they actually believe are in it for the right reasons.  We deserve better leadership.  How is it that in a country of 330 million people we can’t find 535 people to fill these jobs who aren’t corrupt or self-serving?” 

Andy is motivated by his young family.  “My parents immigrated here 50 years ago for a better life.  Now are we going to leave a better life for our kids?  That’s what drives me.  The hardest part of doing this job is spending time away from my kids.  But I decided that I may not be the ‘tuck my kids in every night Dad,’ I’m going to be the ‘I did everything I could to fight for their future’ Dad.” 

A dedicated public servant like Andy would certainly be a dramatic turn from Bob Menendez, who has become an emblem of insider corruption.  Andy is as upright as it gets.  His campaign is a tremendous opportunity to turn the page on politics as usual in New Jersey.

To check out Andy Kim’s campaign go to https://andykim.com.  He’ll make a phenomenal Senator.  Let’s help him win.