America first met Andy Kim on January 7, 2021, not during a speech, but kneeling on the floor of the ransacked U.S. Capitol, quietly cleaning up the wreckage of the insurrection. That image captured everything about him: humble, devoted, and utterly committed to democracy.

The son of Korean immigrants who settled in South Jersey, Kim dedicated his career to national security, serving both Democratic and Republican administrations. As a congressman, he brought that same nonpartisan spirit home, delivering COVID relief and fighting for veterans and military families at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

When New Jersey’s senior senator faced corruption charges, Kim did something few politicians would: he challenged the state’s notorious political machine and won. Now in the Senate, he’s proof that integrity and effective governance can triumph over cynicism.