New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim announced on Saturday a 2024 Senate challenge to Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/bob-menendez-charges/index.html" target="_blank">senator’s indictment</a> and refusal to step down.

“After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better. We cannot jeopardize the Senate or compromise our integrity, ” <a href="https://twitter.com/andykimnj/status/1705658967878230372?s=46&amp;t=i0AhdHLGpAfhT7EvgKcCEg" target="_blank">Kim posted on X</a>, the platform previously known as Twitter.

 Kim has been representing New Jersey District 3 since 2019. 

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New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim announced on Saturday a 2024 Senate challenge to Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of the senator’s indictment and refusal to step down.{ai:summary}Rep. Andy Kim announces a Senate challenge to Sen. Menendez due to his indictment and refusal to resign. Kim believes NJ deserves better representation. #politics

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