Manalapan Democrats Endorse Rep. Andy Kim For US Senate

MANALAPAN, NJ – The Manalapan Township Democratic Club and County Committee (“Manalapan Dems”) have endorsed Rep. Andy Kim in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Bob Menendez, Kim announced

Members of the local Democratic organization cited Kim's "experience, integrity, commitment to public service, and accessibility." Kim represents New Jersey's Third Congressional District.

Tammy Murphy, wife of Gov. Phil Murphy of Middletown, is also running for the Senate nomination, as is the incumbent Menendez, who is facing multiple federal indictments.

There are also several other candidates who have announced their candidacies for either the Democratic or Republican primaries June 4 or for the general election. You can see the other candidates on Ballotpedia here.

Manalapan Township Democratic Municipal Chairperson Susan Meltsner commented on the endorsement of Kim:

“From our first encounters with Andy during his 2022 campaign in our newly redistricted town through his time as our congressman; at town hall meetings where he fielded tough questions with patience, compassion, and on-point answers, and at work in DC, the congressman has shown himself to be someone we could trust and rely on to do what’s right for all of us, for our families and for the communities where we live,” she said.

This endorsement comes the day before Monmouth’s county convention, with 37 of Manalapan’s convention delegates for Kim, he said.

Kim was first elected to Congress in 2018 at the age of 36 and is serving his third term.