{"id":2325761,"date":"2024-08-16T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-drops-senate-bid-after-resignation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T20:26:07","slug":"menendez-drops-senate-bid-after-resignation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-drops-senate-bid-after-resignation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez drops Senate bid after resignation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmenendez-drops-senate-bid-after-resignation-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator\u200b Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has announced \u2062his withdrawal from the race for reelection in New Jersey\u200b following his conviction in a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">corruption case<\/a>, which led to significant backlash and the \u2064loss of support from\u2063 his party. Menendez, who resigned from Congress effective August 20, notified the New Jersey Division of Elections of his decision to remove his name from the ballot as\u200b an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-producer-eduardo-verastegui-running-for-president-of-mexico\/\" title=\"Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, &#039;Sound Of Freedom&#039; producer, seeks Mexican presidency.\">independent \u2063candidate<\/a> for the upcoming November election. This decision was anticipated, as his chances of winning had diminished after his legal troubles and \u2064subsequent party support erosion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Menendez drops Senate bid after resignation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1711138\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-menendez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bob Menendez<\/a> (D-NJ) is bowing out of his run for reelection in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Jersey<\/a> after tremendous backlash following his corruption case conviction, which forced him out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> early.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for Menendez to drop out was Friday, and it was an expected move given Menendez was unlikely to win as an independent. He lost the support of many in his party after his conviction and recently resigned his seat, effective Aug. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez sent a letter to New Jersey&rsquo;s acting director of the state&rsquo;s Division of Elections, Donna Barber, announcing his intentions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By means of this email please be advised that as an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in this November&rsquo;s election I am advising you that I wish to have my name withdrawn from the ballot,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: Convicted Senator Bob Menendez just took himself off the ballot and will no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-impeachment-is-performance-art-similar-to-ccps-public-shaming-methods-historian\/\" title=\"Trump Impeachment Is \u2018Performance Art,\u2019 Similar to CCP\u2019s Public Shaming Methods: Historian\">longer run<\/a> for reelection as an Independent <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBrgsX2n4F\">pic.twitter.com\/LBrgsX2n4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kate Santaliz (@kate_santaliz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kate_santaliz\/status\/1824514840720748904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Menendez&rsquo;s withdrawal from the race will mean his 31-year stint in Congress will end with his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>He had been paying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/16\/nyregion\/nj-menendez-suspends-senate-race.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lawyers<\/a> using his campaign funds in a bid to appeal his conviction on 16 criminal counts. He can also continue to use $3.3 million in campaign funds to pay his legal fees, though he cannot accept any further campaign donations.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez and his co-defendants are scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 29, and he faces decades in prison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Menendez had been on track to face Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Republican Curtis Bashaw in the general election. Some speculated he could draw some votes away from Kim, allowing Bashaw to run a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-look-to-retake-u-s-senate-in-2022-here-are-the-four-races-to-watch\/\" title=\"GOP Look To Retake U.S. Senate In 2022: Here Are The Four Races To Watch\">competitive race<\/a> in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The senator&rsquo;s withdrawal from the race will assist Kim in consolidating party support in the state.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1711138\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711138\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has decided to withdraw from his reelection campaign in New Jersey following significant backlash after his conviction in a corruption case, which led to his early resignation from Congress. The deadline for him to exit the race was Friday, and this decision was anticipated since he faced challenges as an independent candidate. After losing support within his party post-conviction, Menendez officially resigned from his seat effective August 20. In a letter to Donna Barber, the acting director of New Jersey&#8217;s Division of Elections, he stated, &#8220;I wish to have my name withdrawn from the ballot as an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in this November\u2019s election.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Menendez&#8217;s exit means that his 31-year congressional career will conclude with this resignation. He had been using campaign funds to pay legal fees while appealing his conviction on 16 criminal charges and can still utilize $3.3 million in campaign funds for these expenses; however, he cannot accept new donations. Sentencing for Menendez and his co-defendants is set for October 29, where he faces potential decades in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Initially slated to compete against Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Republican Curtis Bashaw in the general election, some believed Menendez could siphon votes away from Kim, potentially benefiting Bashaw&#8217;s candidacy. His withdrawal will likely help consolidate support for Kim within the Democratic Party in New Jersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24135786498448-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21401,5894,6522,38366,35107],"class_list":["post-2325761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-menendez","tag-politics","tag-resignation","tag-senatebid","tag-washingtonexaminer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24135786498448-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}