Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is set to enter the Senate on Dec. 9, a day after Sen. George Helmy (D-N.J.) resigns—beginning his Senate career earlier than scheduled.
Kim, who has served in the House since January 2019, representing New Jersey’s Third Congressional District, won a full six-year Senate term on Nov. 5, defeating hotelier Curtis Bashaw, a Republican. He will be sworn in on Jan. 3 to fulfill that term. He will be the first Korean-American senator and New Jersey’s first Asian American senator.
However, he will first serve out the remainder of Helmy’s interim term.
Kim, whose resignation from the House was announced on Dec. 5, was a member of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees. He was also a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus….