Menendez job approval at 8% amid bribery, foreign agent indictments: poll

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has since his public approval collapse following his indictment on federal bribery charges and allegations of acting as foreign agent of the Egyptian government.

His job approval currently stands at a mere 8%, according to a recent Stockton University Poll. Seventy-two percent of New Jerseyans disapprove of him. A further 71% want him to resign from the Senate while 8% want him to stay in office. 

Menendez in late September pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and fraud charges after prosecutors said that law enforcement had found gold bars and large sums of cash at his home. The following month, prosecutors brought a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent of Egypt. He pleaded not guilty earlier this week.

The public appears broadly aware of the allegations against Menendez, with 80% of New Jerseyans indicating they are aware of the criminal charges.

He has resisted calls to resign but did step down from his post as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman in accordance with Democratic conference rules. If acquitted, he may return to that position.

Conducted between Oct. 9-18, the survey questioned 630 adult New Jersey residents and has a margin of error of +/- 3.9%.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.