Kim has led efforts to protect voting rights and pass anti-corruption reforms and does not accept corporate PAC money
End Citizens United (ECU) // Let America Vote (LAV) today endorsed Representative Andy Kim in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District for reelection, as part of the group’s first round of House of Representatives endorsements for the 2022 election cycle.
Representative Kim was first elected to the House in 2018 as part of the historic class that flipped the chamber by promising to stand up for working families––not special interests and big corporations––and working to protect and expand voting rights. Since arriving in Washington, he has followed through on his promise to return power to New Jerseyans by not accepting corporate PAC money and twice cosponsoring and voting for the For the People Act (H.R. 1)––a once-in-a-generation anti-corruption bill that would stop billionaires and corporate special interests from buying our elections, shine a light on dark money, end partisan gerrymandering, protect the freedom to vote, and institute iron-clad ethics laws.
“Representative Andy Kim is leading the charge in Washington to root out corruption so that government can focus on delivering solutions for New Jersey families, not just the deep pocketed corporate special interests,” said ECU/LAV President Tiffany Muller. “Whether it’s his refusal to take corporate PAC money or his efforts to pass the For the People Act, Representative Kim has demonstrated time and again what real leadership looks like. We’re proud to endorse his reelection campaign, and we look forward to making sure he gets reelected.”
“The best way to get policies that work for the people is to have a politics that works for the people — not big political donors and corporate interests. I’ve been proud to work alongside ECU and LAV in their efforts to advance voting rights, ethics, and campaign finance legislation forward. The job isn’t done, but together I know we can make progress and make our political system accountable to the American people,” said Representative Kim.
ECU // LAV raised and spent $65.5 million in the 2020 election cycle and raised and contributed over $148,000 in support of Kim’s reelection. Its $12.5 million independent expenditure made it the 4th largest issue group spending on the Democratic side. ECU // LAV’s members raised $9.5 million directly for endorsed candidates and state ballot measures. The group also donated over $2.5 million directly to its endorsed campaigns.
ECU // LAV merged in 2020. The group is dedicated to combating the two biggest challenges facing our democracy: the corrosive impact of Big Money and attempts to block access to the ballot box. ECU led the effort to flip the House in 2018 by supporting pro-reform candidates that stood up to Big Money and corporate special interests. In 2020, ECU // LAV led the fight to protect all Americans’ right to vote, and played a pivotal role in electing anti-corruption Senate candidates that helped flip the chamber. ECU // LAV has more than four million members nationwide, including 20,600 in NJ-03.
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