Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw clashed over abortion and immigration Sunday in their first debate for New Jersey’s Senate seat, open this year after Bob Menendez’s conviction on bribery charges and resignation.

New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw took to social media to confirm that he froze during his recent debate with Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) because he “never stopped to get a bite to eat.” The two men were squaring off Sunday during a 90-minute debate when Bashaw began slurring his words and stopped speaking.

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Republican Curtis Bashaw is one of two candidates vying to succeed Bob Menendez, who resigned following his conviction on bribery charges in July

Rep. Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw — the Democratic and Republican candidates for New Jersey's open U.S. Senate seat — debated Sunday.