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Andy Kim

Andy Kim

D NJ · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2024 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2024–2025 Senate
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 3)
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Defense

+309
Helped 1682 Hurt 1373 Unclear 2385

Government Operations

-27
Helped 66 Hurt 93 Unclear 1678

Healthcare

+181
Helped 506 Hurt 325 Unclear 798

Education

+98
Helped 397 Hurt 299 Unclear 246

Finance

-73
Helped 322 Hurt 395 Unclear 179

Energy

-11
Helped 278 Hurt 289 Unclear 153

Agriculture

+114
Helped 294 Hurt 180 Mixed 2 Unclear 117

Veterans Affairs

+210
Helped 353 Hurt 143 Unclear 82

Transportation

+39
Helped 211 Hurt 172 Unclear 110

Technology

+127
Helped 282 Hurt 155 Unclear 54

Housing

+275
Helped 369 Hurt 94 Unclear 16

Trade

+6
Helped 216 Hurt 210 Unclear 42

Environment

-11
Helped 136 Hurt 147 Unclear 159

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Labor

+29
Helped 140 Hurt 111 Unclear 80

Foreign Policy

+33
Helped 151 Hurt 118 Unclear 54

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-116
Helped 39 Hurt 155 Unclear 56

Science & Space

+96
Helped 160 Hurt 64 Unclear 17

Criminal Justice

+30
Helped 111 Hurt 81 Unclear 20
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15518 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1508), Defense (181), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Cemeteries (2), DOT (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Energy (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (344), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (394), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (368), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (321), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (293), Research (15), Community (3), Nursing (3), Tribal (3), Patients (2), Podiatry (1)
Direct (186), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1614), Defense (181), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Legislative (9), HHS (8), Transportation (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), State/Local (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), DHS (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DOT (3), Energy (3), Executive (3), General (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Federal (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (197), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (142), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (128), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (107), Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-559
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+50
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - -76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- -85
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+51
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-40
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-3
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-104
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+1
Transportation - +23
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- -5
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -15
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - -22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s3070-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act

2 clauses Oct 29, 2025
Government Education

sres473-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the seventh anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and calling for accountability.

1 clause Oct 29, 2025
Foreign Affairs

s3043-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Military and Federal Employee Protection Act

1 clause Oct 23, 2025
Government Government Contractors Government Employees

s3039-119

Cosponsor In Committee

True Shutdown Fairness Act

2 clauses Oct 23, 2025
Government Government Contractors Government Employees

sjres90-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

2 clauses Oct 16, 2025
National Security Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Federal Government

s2977-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure timely rulings by the Merit Systems Protection Board on appeals by Federal employees and applicants for employment.

1 clause Oct 7, 2025
Government Employees

s2963-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide back pay to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Oct 1, 2025
Federal Administration Government Contractors

s2960-119

Cosponsor Reported

Deter PRC Aggression Against Taiwan Act

10 clauses Oct 1, 2025
Foreign Government Government Foreign Companies

s2926-119

Cosponsor In Committee

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

5 clauses Sep 29, 2025
State Government Environmental Conservation Organizations Federal Government Environmental Services

s2898-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

4 clauses Sep 18, 2025
Public Health Healthcare Providers Scientific Research Government

s2838-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protecting Our Democracy Act

91 clauses Sep 17, 2025
Advertising Political Organizations General Public Government

sjres78-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

4 clauses Sep 17, 2025
Lobbying Consumers Federal Government

s2822-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Register America to Vote Act of 2025

7 clauses Sep 16, 2025
State Government - Motor Vehicles General Public / Voters Federal Government - Elections State Government - Elections

s2819-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Head Start for America's Children Act

30 clauses Sep 16, 2025
Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Workers Higher Education General Public

s2823-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Sep 16, 2025
General Business General Workforce Legal Services Insurance

s2785-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A Chance To Serve Act

6 clauses Sep 11, 2025
Financial Services Health Care Services Government & Public Administration

s2782-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out grant programs to encourage student participation in local government and volunteer service, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 11, 2025
Federal Administration Education

s2786-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To expand the opportunities of recent graduates for employment in Executive agencies, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Sep 11, 2025
Education Services Federal Government Veterans Professional and Management Development Training

s2763-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Sep 10, 2025
Federal Government Administration Legal Services General Public Advocacy Organizations

s2720-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Yes in God's Backyard Act

4 clauses Sep 4, 2025
Nonprofits/Religious Organizations General Public Education Real Estate

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