#Bob hugin vs menendez trial#

Menendez, who was accused of accepting gifts from a convicted Florida ophthalmologist in exchange for advocating for his business interests, was later 'severely admonished' by the Senate Ethics Committee. 'That's sure to make a difference in how people view Bob Menendez.'

'Certainly, the corruption accusations, even if they were dismissed, are out there in a big way, and they have been reinforced by the Hugin advertising juggernaut,' said Ben Dworkin, the director of the Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship at Rowan University, in Glassboro, N.J.

Ron Antonelli / for NBC Newsīut while Menendez is dogged by ethics questions, his Republican challenger, Bob Hugin, a Marine Corps veteran and the former chief of a biopharmaceutical behemoth who has spent millions of his own money pummeling Menendez with negative ads, has a potentially bigger problem: President Donald Trump, who remains deeply unpopular in the blue state. Bob Hugin, Republican candidate for United States Senate from New Jersey, speaks at his Mountainside, NJ campaign headquarters on October 19, 2018. Dragged down by sky-high disapproval ratings, Menendez faces a close race to secure a third term in a state that hasn't elected a Republican to the U.S.

#Bob hugin vs menendez trial#

New Jersey residents, in poll after poll, have expressed concern about the incumbent lawmaker, who escaped a verdict when his federal corruption trial ended in a mistrial last year. 'This election is not about me,' he told the crowd.