George Helmy was sworn into office 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.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) appointed Helmy, who is set to be one of the shortest-serving senators and resign in November once the victor of the Senate race between Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Republican Curtis Bashaw is certified. Murphy vowed to then immediately appoint the winner, who will almost certainly be Kim in the deep blue state.