Bob Menendez Kicks Off Re-Election Bid After Acquittal
PRESSING FORWARD
The New Jersey senator was acquitted on corruption charges but still faces a Senate ethics probe.
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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Wednesday formally kicked off his re-election bid. Menendez was acquitted on federal corruption charges after the judge in the case declared a mistrial last year. The New Jersey senator, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, still faces a Senate ethics probe. He was accused of taking bribes from a wealthy Florida-based eye doctor.
Proud to announce today that I’m running for re-election!
At Union City High School - my alma mater - I saw the community that raised me. That inspired me to fight for what I believe in – hard work and equal rights and opportunity for all. -Bob pic.twitter.com/SvxV8R8u9Q
