| Menendez’s Republican challenger: ‘I’m offended’ by senator’s actions |
Republican Bob Hugin wasted little time Tuesday in attacking U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democrat he’s aiming to topple in this year’s Senate race in New Jersey.
“This campaign is going to be a contrast — a stark contrast in candidates,” Hugin, a multimillionaire former pharmaceutical executive, said minutes after formally announcing his bid for the GOP nomination to challenge Menendez, a two-term senator who recently saw federal corruption charges against him dropped.
“I am offended by Senator Menendez’s actions,” Hugin, 63, told the crowd at the Springfield Elks Lodge. “He’s violated the public trust and, at the same time, he’s failed the people of New Jersey.”
“New Jersey deserves better,” he continued. “I’m embarrassed about how people think about New Jersey based on Senator Menendez’s behavior.”
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