New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign Aug. 20, reports say

Bob Menendez resigning from U.S. Senate following corruption conviction

TRENTON, N.J. -- U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will resign Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, he wrote in a letter to New Jersey's governor obtained by The Associated Press.

Democrat Bob Menendez resigns his Senate seat following corruption conviction

The New Jersey Senator seat was already up for election on November 5, and Democrats have nominated US Representative Andy Kim to face Republican Curtis Bashaw.

Bob Menendez to resign Senate seat after federal bribery conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., announced he plans to resign effective Aug. 20, after months of Democratic hand-wringing over his scandalous federal trial and recent conviction.

Menendez Submits Resignation Letter to New Jersey Governor following Bribery Conviction

Senator Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) intends to step down from Congress next month, he wrote in his resignation letter to Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday, which comes a week after his foreign-bribery conviction on 16 felony charges.

Sen. Bob Menendez to Resign Following Conviction

WASHINGTON—Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has announced that he will resign from the Senate on Aug. 20 after he was recently convicted on all counts in a corruption trial. He submitted his resignation on July 23. Mr. Menendez, a former chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was on July 16 found guilty on 16 charges, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent of Egypt. The senator maintains his innocence and has vowed to ap…