Dems Face Potential Fiasco In Deep Blue State Thanks To Indicted Senator’s Refusal To Stand Down
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s decision to run as an independent could set him up as a spoiler candidate for the state’s Democratic nominee, making the race for the Garden State’s senate seat considerably closer than it…
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About Bob Menendez
Robert Menendez is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2006. His political career ended after he was convicted in a political corruption case in 2024, making him the first sitting member of Congress convicted of conspiracy to act as a foreign agent.
Everything about Bob Menendez →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, jurist, mayor
- Position held
- Member of the New Jersey General Assembly, Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, member of a board of education
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 1, 1954
- Website
- https://www.menendez.senate.gov
