U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on Monday held a news conference three days after being charged with corruption.
— said they would challenge Menendez in a Democratic primary next year for the Senate seat he has held since 2006. It’s possible, if not likely, more candidates could follow suit.
decades ago. Typically flanked by elected officials, many of whom have called for his resignation, Menendez was instead joined by about a dozen constituents. In 2018, after his previous indictment was dismissed, Menendez won re-election but little-known community newspaper publisher Lisa McCormickThe 2024 election comes as Democrats hold a razor-thin margin of control in the U.S. Senate and won’t want to risk an otherwise safe seat. Republicans haven’t won a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey since 1972, though the indictment could give them momentum.
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