He would be a member of Dole's campaign staff during the 1976 election when he was Gerald Ford's vice presidential nominee.
[3][4] During his time on Dole's staff, Kim came out in support of Ronald Reagan's decision to subsidize wheat farming.
[5] When Dole resigned from the Senate to run for president in 1996, Kim's name was floated around as one of the potential candidates to be appointed his successor by governor Bill Graves.
In order to do so he supported candidates that where ideologically in line with the moderate Bob Dole as opposed to the "harsh conservative tone" he felt the party had shifted towards following the 1992 Republican National Convention and the nomination of George H. W.
[11] Kim also supported Nancy Kassebaum and her moderate wing of the state Republican party.