New JNew Jersey Democrats to pick replacement for embattled US Senator Menendez

New Jersey Democrats on Tuesday were expected to nominate U.S. Representative Andy Kim to run for the Senate seat currently held by Bob Menendez, who is on trial on corruption charges, setting up a Nov. 5 election that Republicans will be hard-pressed to win.
If he wins the primary in the Democrat-heavy Northeastern state, Kim, a former U.S. State Department foreign affairs officer, would be making his first bid for statewide office in New Jersey, which solidly backed Democratic President Joe Biden in 2020.
More than 2,000 miles (3,220 km) to the west, Democrats are set to nominate Senator John Tester for another run in what will be one of the party’s toughest races this year in its campaign to retain control of the Senate.
While the veteran Menendez will be absent from the Democratic primary for the first time in decades, he has taken steps to get on the general election ballot as an independent candidate.