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Menendez will officially resign on Aug. 20. Rep. Andy Kim , who is running for Menendez’s Senate seat for the full term, was not considered for the position,Helmy was the most powerful non-elected official in New Jersey politics while serving as Murphy’s chief of staff for nearly five years, the outlet reported. He also served as deputy chief of staff and state director for Sen. Cory Booker , and as an aide to Booker’s predecessor, Frank Lautenberg.Helmy may have a short stint in the Senate.
Others considered by Murphy included Lieutenant Gov. Tahesha Way, former Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, Democratic State Committee Vice Chairwoman Marguerite Schaffer, and Amy Kennedy, a mental health advocate and public school teacher.
Kim is running against Republican nominee Curtis Bashaw in what’s expected to be a closer Senate race than in recent years. The two recentlyPresidential
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