New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy named his former chief of staff George Helmy to serve as interim senator when Sen. Bob Menendez resigns later this month after his conviction on federal bribery charges,

George Helmy was sworn into office on Monday as the 81st senator from New Jersey, following the resignation of now-former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) over his conviction in a public fraud scheme involving bribery and acting as a foreign agent.

New Jersey voters will choose a new senator in November.

New Jersey has a fully functional, entirely non-indicted Senate delegation once again. George Helmy was sworn into the U.S. Senate today, succeeding

New Jersey Democrat George Helmy joined the Senate yesterday to replace Bob Menendez, who resigned after a federal jury found him guilty on corruption charges in July. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy announced he was appointing Helmy,