Amid calls for Bob Menendez’s resignation, a challenger has emerged for his Senate seat in New Jersey

Last updated on 2023-09-24

Democrat Andy Kim has announced that Bob Menendez’s seat in the Senate is now a target. According to the politician, he has announced his efforts to unseat Menendez amid Menendez’s bribery and corruption charges revealed this week.

In social media posts, Kim confirmed the announcement as means to remove Menendez if he would not resign or heed the calls to do so.

“After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity, ” Kim posted on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.