Freshman Democratic Rep. Andy Kim of the3rd Congressional District held his first post-election town hall meeting in Ocean County on Saturday. The atmosphere was very different from those held by former Rep. Tom MacArthur, the Republican whom Kim defeated in November.

In his second term, MacArthur’s town halls often brought out constituents angry abouthis critical roles in pushing the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare and to enact GOP tax changes that resulted in many New Jersey taxpayers losing state and local tax deductions.