Sen. George Helmy Sworn In To Replace Menendez

The Associated Press reports:

New Jersey has a new U.S. senator after the August resignation of Democrat Bob Menendez.

Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat and former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was sworn in on Monday and will serve in office for about two months until the November election. Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican hotelier Curtis Bashaw are vying for the seat in November and the winner will immediately replace Helmy.

Menendez resigned in August after he was convicted on charges that he used his influence to meddle in three different state and federal criminal investigations.

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Bob Menendez’s desk has been cleared out of the Senate pic.twitter.com/V8tYOm3uQW

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