Andy Kim is a life-long public servant who is proud to represent the state where he grew up, and that gave his family a chance at the American Dream, in the United States Senate.

Senator Kim represented his home community in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, representing parts of Burlington, Ocean, Mercer, and Monmouth Counties. During that time, Kim focused on strengthening America’s national security and standing up for our servicemembers, veterans, and their families as a member of the House Armed Services and House Foreign Affairs Committees. He also was an outspoken advocate for New Jersey’s entrepreneurs as a member of the House Small Business Committee. Kim also worked to address big challenges on the Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

Before being elected to represent New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, Senator Kim worked as a career public servant under both Democrats and Republicans, having served at USAID, the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House National Security Council, and in Afghanistan as an advisor to Generals Petraeus and Allen.
In the United States Senate, Senator Kim is committed to building a better future for his two little boys and generations to come. He is focused on combating corruption and ensuring our democracy is reflective of all American voices, on building an economy where everyone can afford to provide a better future for the next generation, and in making America more secure by growing our competitiveness.

Senator Kim is a proud husband, and father to a seven and nine-year old. 2024 marks 50 years since Senator-elect Kim’s parents immigrated from South Korea. He is proud to be the first Korean American elected to the United States Senate and New Jersey’s first Asian American senator.

Wyatt Earp is an international representative for the third district of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). IBEW is a labor union which represents 750,000 workers who work in a wide variety of fields, including government, utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, and railroad. He began his apprenticeship as an electrician in 1979 and was initiated into Local 400 where he served in various positions from examining board, financial secretary, organizer, and business manager.

As an advocate for business labor partnerships, Wyatt has been active and vocal in the effort to build a better New Jersey and to raise awareness on the issues affecting the changing workplace for his members. He has worked with coalitions supporting the re-licensing of carbon free nuclear generation; upgrading coal power plants to new technology; and the building of natural gas, solar, and wind facilities.

When he is not representing IBEW, he serves on various boards and positions including president of the Monmouth Ocean AF-CIO Central Labor Council, executive board member of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, member of the Private Industry Council, member of the Workforce Development Board, president of the Ocean County Meals on Wheels, and is the chairman of the Ocean County Democrats.

Wyatt was born and raised in New Jersey and has three grown children, Alex, Katrina, and Valerie.

Robert Kim, Esq. is the Executive Director of Education Law Center, a legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing and protecting public education and the rights of public school students nationwide. In 2020, he served as a member of the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team. From 2011 through 2016, he served in the Obama Administration as deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, which enforces federal civil rights laws in K-12 and postsecondary institutions nationwide. Earlier in his career, Kim served as a senior policy analyst at the National Education Association and as a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. His most recent publications include Education and the Law, 6th ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2024) and Elevating Equity and Justice: Ten U.S. Supreme Court Cases Every Teacher Should Know (Heinemann, 2020).

Paulina O’Connor is a seasoned political strategist with experience in the executive and legislative branches, as well as the private sector. She specializes in public policy, government affairs, and issue advocacy. She serves as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance since its inception in January 2024.

Previously, Paulina was Vice President at The Zita Group, where she championed diverse policy initiatives including offshore wind. She also served as Director of Legislative Affairs and Acting Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Philip D. Murphy, helping shape legislative policy on clean energy, public safety, infrastructure, and economic incentives. She began her public service career as Legislative Director to Asw. Valerie Vainieri Huttle and later became Chief of Staff to then Asm. Raj Mukherji.

She serves on the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and the Governor’s Economic Council. She holds a B.A. from Montclair State University and an M.S.W. from Rutgers University.

Cecelia Gilligan Leto boasts over four decades as an activist and educator in the challenge for worker and women’s rights, with a focus on safe and equitable workplaces.  After 19 years of service, Cecelia retired this year as the Project Director from the NJ Work Environment Council and as the United Steelworkers Local 4-397 shop steward.

Cecelia developed and grew WEC’s occupational safety and health programs and provided strategic advice and participatory safety and health training to over 13,000 workers. Her work came full circle in March of 2020 when workers and union leaders from across the tri-state region turned to Cecelia for help with a new infectious disease that was sickening and killing workers. Together with Debra Coyle (WEC) and Todd Vachon (Rutgers University) the COVID-19 Weekly Updates was created and reached thousands of people from across the county.

Cecelia held positions including USW District 4 NJ Women of Steel Coordinator, Board Chair for the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health (COSH), president of the Greater Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), and NJ State Industrial Safety Committee member. Prior to her time at WEC, she worked with Rutgers University OTEC and AT&T, and her early labor movement positions included CWA Local 1000 Vice-President, Mobilization Coordinator, National Convention Delegate, Health & Safety Committee Chair, and National Mini-Transition Coordinator. Her work was recognized by the United Steelworkers District 4 2024 Activist Award, 2016 COSH Educator award, and the Hero of Healthcare award from Health Professionals and Allied Employees for exceptional training of their members.

Cecelia is a very proud mom, grandmother and wife, who loves family time and still enjoys competition play on her sons’ APA pool team.

Oriana Holmes-Price(she/her) joins the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance as the Director of Organizing, prioritizing community engagement, public education, and statewide and national coalition management pertinent to our waste justice, energy, and ports campaigns. A New Jersey native passionate about transformative and restorative social and environmental justice, Oriana brings extensive experience from her time in corporate, nonprofit and government spaces working to advance equitable and community driven programming. Working most recently as the External Affairs Coordinator for an offshore wind developer, Oriana has sharpened her skills in strategic stakeholder engagement and public affairs, building successful statewide relationships and partnerships.

Oriana has previously served as a student activist, leading the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG Students) as the State Board Chair, State Board Vice Chair, and two times as the Rutgers-Camden Chapter Chair advocating for social and environmental change. She also brings experience from her time working on a Congressional campaign and interning in the Office of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Oriana obtained her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Legal Studies and a certification in National Security as well as her M.S. in Public Affairs and Community Development from Rutgers-University Camden.