Andy Kim to support primary bids against Democratic state senator and those who ‘fuel corrupt machine politics’

Published December 10, 2025 5:18pm ET



Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) will endorse primary bids against those who “fuel corrupt machine politics,” starting with New Jersey Democratic state Sen. James Beach.

Beach chaired a committee that last week blocked Kim from testifying against a bill that would strip power away from the Office of the State Comptroller. After Kim expressed his opposition, Beach accused the senator of backing the president on bills in the Senate, starting a verbal spat.

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