Wednesday, Mar 30, 2022
Event hosted by The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics
by Adam Grybowski
The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University will host a discussion with U.S. Rep. Andy Kim on April 11 at 7 p.m. in Lynch Adler Hall 202 on Rider’s campus.
Kim represents New Jersey’s 3rd District, which has just been redrawn to include Lawrence Township, where Rider University is located, in the upcoming Congress. Kim was elected to Congress as a Democrat, with his term beginning in 2019. Before becoming a congressman, he worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense and the National Security Council.
Many may recognize Kim from a widely shared photo of him cleaning up debris in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, a day after the deadly attack. He later donated the blue suit he wore in the photo to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
“As he seeks to become the region’s new federal representative, we will have a chance to get to know this legislator who played an iconic role in reclaiming the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection," says Micah Rasmussen, the director of the Rebovich Institute.
The son of Korean immigrants, Kim was born in Massachusetts and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and received a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he earned a doctorate. Today, Kim is raising two sons in the same New Jersey community where he was raised.
The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics is dedicated to public service and scholarly analysis of government, public policy, campaigns and elections in New Jersey. It was founded in 2001 by the late Professor David Rebovich (1949–2007). Today, the Rebovich Institute is a dynamic and creative home where students can network, study and gain practical experience in New Jersey politics.
"An evening with Congressman Andy Kim" is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is requested by visiting rider.edu/andykim.