Senator Kim believes that we must combat the current moment of extreme distrust driven by blatant corruption in our government. In a speech at New York University (NYU) School of Law’s Katzmann Lecture Series on April 6, 2026, Senator Kim laid out seven guiding principles to fix our broken politics.

Read Senator Kim’s full remarks, as delivered, here.

1. The citizen is the core unit of democracy – not political parties or dollar signs.

2. A level playing field in elections: only people, not corporations, should fund campaigns: end outside money and SuperPACs.

3. No one in government should personally profit from the decisions they make or the inside knowledge they hold.

4. No government employee should use their position to enrich family, friends, supporters or themselves.

5. Transparency must be independent – oversight cannot be controlled by those being monitored.

6. There must be real enforcement and consequences for those who harm our democracy.

7. Corruption cannot be contained by restraints alone – it must be overridden by a deep and profound commitment to public service.