
Democratic Senator-elect Andy Kim has been appointed to the U.S. Senate by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy following his election win last month. The appointment comes after the official certification of the 2024 election results by the state board of canvassers and the resignation of Sen. George Helmy.
Kim, who defeated GOP businessman Curtis Bashaw by nearly 10 percentage points in November's election, will be sworn in on Monday. Governor Murphy praised Kim for making history as the first Asian American Senator from New Jersey and the first Korean American Senator in the nation.