A Growing List of Democrats Call on Menendez to Resign

‘I believe stepping down is best for those Sen. Menendez has spent his life serving,’ says fellow New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) questions Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler as he testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Sept. 15, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

After Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) indictment on federal bribery and corruption charges, more than a dozen fellow Democrats, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), called for his resignation on Tuesday.

Other Senate Democrats joining the chorus of voices calling for Mr. Menendez to step down included Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).