Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.

Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.

Andy Kim, the millennial son of South Korean immigrants and three ... Kim is a Rhodes scholar who served as a national security official and diplomat in the Obama administration, including stints advising generals in Afghanistan. He was elected to Congress ...