Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) will announce his endorsement of former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE this Friday, according to the New Jersey Globe.
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Buttigieg represents a more moderate sect of the Democratic electorate while Sanders is the most left-of-center candidate in the race.
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Kim and Buttigieg were Rhodes Scholars at Oxford University together. He is the seventh House member to endorse Buttigieg. Reps. Dave LoebsackDavid (Dave) Wayne LoebsackRepublican Mariannette Miller-Meeks to face Democrat Rita Hart in open House race in Iowa Key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries House Democrats make initial ad buys in battleground states MORE (D-Iowa) and Rep. Anthony BrownAnthony Gregory BrownTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Overnight Defense: Trump rejects scrapping Confederate names from Army bases | House chairman ups push for Esper, Milley to testify | Ousted State IG tells lawmakers he doesn’t know status of Pompeo investigations Trump ‘will not even consider’ renaming Army bases named for Confederate leaders MORE (D-Md.) also endorsed him.
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“I know Pete, I trust Pete and I believe he’s ready to move our country forward,” Kim said in a press release about the endorsement.
“I’ve known him nearly half my life, we shared the joys of each other’s weddings, and we had hard conversations about deployments to Afghanistan and what it means to serve our nation.”
Kim, who was a national security officer in the Bush and Obama administrations, touted Buttigieg’s executive experience as Mayor of South Bend.
“Over the years I’ve seen Pete not only step up to face some of our nation’s toughest challenges with calm and precision, but he also truly cares about helping people live their best lives,” Kim said. “I’m proud to stand with him in his fight to become the next President of the United States.”