The senator said in March he wouldn't seek another term as a Democrat.
plans to file a petition by the end of the day Monday to get on the U.S. Senate ballot in the Garden State as an independent candidate.
The deadline to file signatures is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, which is also the date of New Jersey's partisan primaries. Independent candidatessaid in March he wouldn't seek another term as a Democrat "I will not file for the Democratic primary this June," he said in a video statement at the time. "I am hopeful that my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in the general election."In a statement to ABC News, Rep.
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