Andy Kim becomes NJ's first Asian American senator
Kim, the son of Korean immigrants and a South Jersey native, is now set to be the first Korean American U.S. senator and has said his win would be a chance to listen to Asian American voters, who have often felt excluded from American politics.
The number of Asian Americans in New Jersey nearly doubled from 2000 to 2022. In many areas, the electorate has proven to be a critical voting bloc.
Don’t self-select yourself out. If you want to run for office, if you want to serve, give it a try. I hope that people hear that.
