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Senator Bob Menendez

He started his political career as a school board member and later became the mayor of Union City, a state senator, and a congressman

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He was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2006 by then-Governor Jon Corzine and won the election later that year. He has been reelected three times since then

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He is a vocal advocate for human rights, democracy, and national security. He has sponsored or cosponsored legislation on health care, immigration, education, and environmental issues

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He has faced several legal challenges, including a corruption trial in 2017 that ended in a mistrial and a new federal investigation in 2022 that is ongoing.

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The governor of New Jersey called on Senator Robert Menendez to resign. The senator stepped down from his chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee

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The investigation focused on a luxury car, gold bars and an apartment allegedly received by Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian. His wife was also indicted

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