Overview
- Kim announced he will support primary challengers to State Sen. Jim Beach and others he accuses of sustaining machine politics.
- His move followed a Dec. 2 committee hearing where Beach, as chair, made Kim wait four hours to testify last against a bill targeting the Office of the State Comptroller.
- Kim said the committee action was a shameful attempt to gut anti-corruption oversight and asserted the bill was halted, urging continued pressure.
- He also highlighted Beach’s alleged remark to a constituent—“I don’t care about you”—as emblematic of broken politics.
- Beach, who leads the Camden County Democratic Committee, rejected Kim’s portrayal, called him a “party boss,” welcomed a primary, and said he will seek reelection in 2027.