Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) turned in his campaign paperwork to state elections officials on Monday as he prepares to defend his New Jersey Senate seat as an independent.
Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) turned in his campaign paperwork to state elections officials on Monday as he prepares to defend his New Jersey Senate seat as an independent.
“Today, I submitted well above the threshold of signatures required to run for re-election,” the embattled New Jersey Democrat wrote in a Facebook post formally announcing his third-party bid as he stands trial on federal corruption charges.
“The people of this great state deserve a leader in Washington with a proven track record of fighting tooth and nail to deliver results, and I intend to keep doing so as an independent Democrat,” he added.
The “Menendez for Senate” campaign submitted 2,465 signatures to the New Jersey Division of Elections, well over the 800 signatures needed on the petition for ballot access.
