The resignation gives New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, the ability to appoint someone to the Senate for the remainder of Menendez's term.
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Tuesday. Menendez had insisted after the July 16 verdict that he was innocent and promised to appeal.
The other 14 were expelled in 1861 and 1862 for supporting Confederates during the Civil War. Menendez faces the possibility of decades in prison. A judge scheduled his sentencing on Oct. 29, a week before the election. His resignation bookends a career spent in politics that started with his election to his local school board just a couple of years after high school graduation.
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