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Bob Menendez Is Resigning, Will Be Replaced with NJ Gov. Aide Until New Senator Elected in Nov.

HeadlineAug 21, 2024

Disgraced New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez has resigned from the U.S. Senate in the wake of his convictions for bribery, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent of Egypt and Qatar. The once-powerful head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to be sentenced on October 29 and faces up to 20 years in prison, though he says he is appealing his conviction. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tapped George Samir Helmy to fill Menendez’s seat until the results of November’s election are certified. Helmy is Murphy’s former chief of staff. Democratic Congressmember Andy Kim is facing Republican hotelier Curtis Bashaw on the ballot.

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