New Jersey Sen. George Helmy (D) announced that he will resign from his seat on Sunday, clearing the way for Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the senator-elect, to take the seat a few weeks before the start of the next term of Congress.

The announcement on Tuesday was expected as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) appointed Helmy to the seat to replace former longtime Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who resigned from the seat in August following his conviction the month before on a wide range of charges, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent.

Helmy was only expected to serve until a candidate had won the November........

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