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Despite facing federal bribery charges, Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey has garnered the necessary signatures to run for re-election as an Independent. Menendez, a long-serving Democrat, needs 800 signatures by June 4th and is aiming for nearly 10,000 by that deadline. According to NBC News, Menendez hopes the number of signatures will demonstrate the significant support he still retains among voters. If successful, he is expected to face New Jersey Democratic Congressman Andy Kim in the primary on June 4th.
The senator's re-election bid unfolds as his corruption trial continues in New York. Jurors. . .
