Andy Kim
Role at the time: U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Condemned
Statement summary
Sen. Andy Kim said New Jerseyans deserve public servants who earn and keep their trust, that the findings of the independent report are unacceptable, and that Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell should resign immediately.
“New Jerseyans deserve to have public servants who work to earn and keep their trust, not undermine it The findings of the independent report are unacceptable. The Lt. Governor should resign immediately.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Booker, Kim call on Caldwell to resign as pressure builds · New Jersey GlobeSecond through fifth paragraphs, quoting each senator
New Jersey Globe report on the calls for the lieutenant governor to resign from New Jersey's two U.S. senators and other officials after Gov. Mikie Sherrill gave him until September 25 to step down.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is the investigation report's findings against Caldwell and Gov. Sherrill's call for him to resign. Kim called the report's findings unacceptable and said Caldwell should resign immediately, which expressly rejects the conduct, so we labeled it Condemned.