Kim bill to name post office after Clara Barton passes Senate

Legislation sponsored by Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) to rename the Bordentown Post Office after American Red Cross founder Clare Barton passed the U.S. Senate.

“Clara Barton’s leadership has left a lasting legacy in Bordentown, New Jersey, and throughout our country,” said Kim. “I’m proud that the Bordentown Post Office will be a small piece of that great legacy and a reminder of the impact on the lives of millions thanks to her work.”

The entire New Jersey delegation sponsored Kim’s bill.

“Renaming the Bordentown Post Office is a fitting way to honor Clara Barton and all of her accomplishments in our state and across the country,” Menendez said. “She was a transformative figure in our nation’s history and her legacy is still alive in the American Red Cross today. I’m proud to have worked with Congressman Kim in passing this bill through the Senate and look forward to it becoming law.”

Barton also played a role in establishing the first free school in the state, located in Bordentown.

“On behalf of the residents of Bordentown I would like to personally thank Rep. Kim for his efforts in naming our local Post Office after a Bordentown folk hero Clara Barton who was instrumental in beginning the first Public School in the United States right here in Bordentown,” said Bordentown City Mayor Jim Lynch. “Her School House located here is currently undergoing renovations. This was no easy feat and I know the Congressman has been working on this for some time now. We salute and thank him.”