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{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1985)}}
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1985)}}
{{For|his father, the U.S. senator|Bob Menendez}}
{{For|his father, the U.S. senator|Bob Menendez}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rob Menendez
| name = Rob Menendez
| image = Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. - 118th Congress.jpg
| image = File:Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. - 118th Congress.jpg
| state = [[New Jersey]]
| state = [[New Jersey]]
| district = {{ushr|NJ|8|8th}}
| district = {{ushr|NJ|8|8th}}
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| predecessor = [[Albio Sires]]
| predecessor = [[Albio Sires]]
| successor =
| successor =
| birth_name = Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|12}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|12}}
| birth_place = [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Union City, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| children = 2
| children = 2
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Bob Menendez]] (father)|[[Alicia Menendez]] (sister)}}
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Bob Menendez]] (father)|[[Alicia Menendez]] (sister)}}
| education = [[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Rutgers University, Newark]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| education = [[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Rutgers University–Newark]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| website = {{url|menendez.house.gov|House website}}
| website = {{URL|menendez.house.gov|House website}}
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'''Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr.''' (born July 12, 1985)<ref>{{cite web|title=New Jersey New Members 2023|url=https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3740348-new-jersey-new-members-2023/|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref> is an American lawyer and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district]] since 2023 as a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. From June 4, 2021 to January 2, 2023, he served as a commissioner of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]. He is the son of U.S. Senator [[Bob Menendez]].
'''Robert Jacobsen Menendez'''<ref>[https://www.lowenstein.com/news-insights/firm-news/lowenstein-counsel-robert-j-menendez-nominated-by-governor-phil-murphy-to-port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-board-of-commissioners-menendez "Lowenstein Counsel Robert J. Menendez Nominated by Governor Phil Murphy to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners"], [[Lowenstein Sandler]], April 15, 2021. Accessed May 20, 2024. "New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Lowenstein Sandler counsel Robert J. Menendez, Jr. to the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey."</ref><ref>Corasaniti, Nick. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/nyregion/menendez-corruption-trial-dismissal-denied.html "Menendez Trial Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss the Case"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', "'They’re the best when they’re together,' said Robert J. Menendez Jr., Mr. Menendez’s son and the first witness called by the defense."</ref> (born July 12, 1985)<ref>{{cite web|title=New Jersey New Members 2023|url=https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3740348-new-jersey-new-members-2023/|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118214414/https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3740348-new-jersey-new-members-2023/|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American lawyer and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district]] since 2023. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and son of U.S. Senator [[Bob Menendez]], he was a commissioner of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] from 2021 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bredderman |first=William |date=2022-05-29 |title=Inside a Dem Senator's Plan to Install His Son in Congress |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-jersey-senator-bob-menendez-has-big-plans-for-son-robert-menendez-jr |access-date=2023-09-23}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Menendez was raised in [[Union City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=robmenendez4nj|number=1590041242360254465|title=.@OfficialUCNJ is a very special place to me. It’s where I was raised + learned the value of public service. So it was an honor to walk this great city w/ @FirstLadyNJ, @LeRoyJJonesJr, @RajMukherji, Craig Guy + the Stack Team. Bonus: seeing our longtime family friend Juana! |access-date=December 29, 2022|language=en}}</ref> He was born to [[Bob Menendez|Robert Menendez]], a New Jersey attorney and current U.S. senator, and Jane Jacobsen, a public school teacher, school nurse, and guidance counselor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jane Jacobsen Menéndez - Biography {{!}} LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/166537/Jane_Jacobsen_Men_ndez.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}}</ref> He is [[Cuban Americans|Cuban-American]] by way of his paternal grandparents who came to the United States in 1953, fleeing the regime of [[Fulgencio Batista]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kassel |first=Matthew |date=April 15, 2022 |title=The senator's son striving to be a Congress man |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2022/04/the-senators-son-striving-to-be-a-congress-man/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Jewish Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Menendez attended Union City public schools through eighth grade and [[The Hudson School]] in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], for high school, graduating in 2003, and later serving on its board of trustees.<ref>Maher, Jake. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/menendez-jr-the-congressional-candidate-navigates-stepping-into-and-out-of-dads-shadow.html "Rob Menendez, the congressional candidate, navigates stepping into and out of dad’s shadow"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 21, 2022. Accessed November 15, 2022. "Menendez earned his undergrad degree at the University of North Carolina after graduating from the Hudson School, a private school in Hoboken, in 2003."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.thehudsonschool.org/community/board-of-trustees |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.thehudsonschool.org}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Rutgers Law School]], during which time he was president of the Student Bar Association, served as Notes and Comments Editor for ''Rutgers Race and the Law Review'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Robert J. Menendez {{!}} Our Lawyers {{!}} Lowenstein Sandler LLP |url=https://www.lowenstein.com/people/attorneys/robert-menendez |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.lowenstein.com |language=en}}</ref> received the ''Alumni Senior Prize'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Jake Maher {{!}} The Jersey |date=February 21, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez, the congressional candidate, navigates stepping into and out of dad's shadow |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/menendez-jr-the-congressional-candidate-navigates-stepping-into-and-out-of-dads-shadow.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> and was selected as a Governor’s Executive Fellow at the [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]].<ref name="NYTprep">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-jr-congress-albio-sires.html|title=Menendez's Son Prepares to Run for His Father's Old House Seat|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021|last=Tully|first=Tracey|website=[[New York Times]]}}</ref>
Menendez was born and raised in [[Union City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=robmenendez4nj|number=1590041242360254465|title=.@OfficialUCNJ is a very special place to me. It's where I was raised + learned the value of public service. So it was an honor to walk this great city w/ @FirstLadyNJ, @LeRoyJJonesJr, @RajMukherji, Craig Guy + the Stack Team. Bonus: seeing our longtime family friend Juana! |access-date=December 29, 2022|language=en}}</ref> He is the son of [[Bob Menendez|Robert Menendez]], a New Jersey politician and current Senator, and Jane Jacobsen, a public school teacher, school nurse, and guidance counselor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jane Jacobsen Menéndez - Biography|url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/166537/Jane_Jacobsen_Men_ndez.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}}</ref> He is [[Cuban Americans|Cuban-American]] by way of his paternal grandparents who came to the United States in 1953, fleeing the regime of [[Fulgencio Batista]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kassel |first=Matthew |date=April 15, 2022 |title=The senator's son striving to be a Congress man |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2022/04/the-senators-son-striving-to-be-a-congress-man/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Jewish Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201913/https://jewishinsider.com/2022/04/the-senators-son-striving-to-be-a-congress-man/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Menendez attended Union City public schools through eighth grade and [[The Hudson School]] in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], for high school, graduating in 2003 from the private school, and later serving on its board of trustees.<ref>Maher, Jake. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/menendez-jr-the-congressional-candidate-navigates-stepping-into-and-out-of-dads-shadow.html "Rob Menendez, the congressional candidate, navigates stepping into and out of dad’s shadow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115141011/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/menendez-jr-the-congressional-candidate-navigates-stepping-into-and-out-of-dads-shadow.html |date=November 15, 2022 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 21, 2022. Accessed November 15, 2022. "Menendez earned his undergrad degree at the University of North Carolina after graduating from the Hudson School, a private school in Hoboken, in 2003."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.thehudsonschool.org/community/board-of-trustees |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.thehudsonschool.org |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229222801/https://www.thehudsonschool.org/community/board-of-trustees |url-status=live }}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Rutgers Law School]], during which time he was president of the Student Bar Association, served as Notes and Comments Editor for ''Rutgers Race and the Law Review'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Robert J. Menendez {{!}} Our Lawyers|url=https://www.lowenstein.com/people/attorneys/robert-menendez |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.lowenstein.com |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201923/https://www.lowenstein.com/people/attorneys/robert-menendez |url-status=live }}</ref> received the ''Alumni Senior Prize'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jake |first=Maher |date=February 21, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez, the congressional candidate, navigates stepping into and out of dad's shadow |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/menendez-jr-the-congressional-candidate-navigates-stepping-into-and-out-of-dads-shadow.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=nj |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115141018/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/menendez-jr-the-congressional-candidate-navigates-stepping-into-and-out-of-dads-shadow.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was selected as a Governor’s Executive Fellow at the [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]].<ref name="NYTprep">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-jr-congress-albio-sires.html|title=Menendez's Son Prepares to Run for His Father's Old House Seat|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021|last=Tully|first=Tracey|website=[[New York Times]]|archive-date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223084729/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-jr-congress-albio-sires.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Early career==
==Early career==
Menendez worked as a lawyer with [[Lowenstein Sandler]] LLP.<ref name=":0" />
Menendez worked as a lawyer with [[Lowenstein Sandler]] LLP. At Lowenstein Sandler, he served as outside counsel to a wide range of finance and technology companies, often working with founders and executives of traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. He also worked with The Lowenstein Sandler Center for the Public Interest on a wide variety of matters to serve communities and clients in need of pro bono representation.<ref name=":0" />


===Port Authority of New York and New Jersey===
===Port Authority of New York and New Jersey===
On April 15, 2021, Menendez was nominated to be a commissioner of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] by [[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]] [[Phil Murphy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Larry Higgs {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Murphy nominates Sen. Menendez's son to high-profile Port Authority post |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/04/murphy-nominates-sen-menendezs-son-to-high-profile-port-authority-post.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> He was unanimously confirmed by the [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senate]] on June 3, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Larry Higgs {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Sen. Menendez's son, three others named to Port Authority board by Senate |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/06/sen-menendezs-son-three-others-named-to-port-authority-board-by-senate.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> and sworn in on June 4.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=ROI-NJ |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Martinotti, Menendez, Richardson sworn in as new members of Port Authority board |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2021/06/04/industry/logistics/martinotti-menendez-richardson-sworn-in-as-new-members-of-port-authority-board/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=ROI-NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> Menendez's appointment marked the first time a [[Latino American]] from New Jersey served on the board, and the first millennial to serve as a commissioner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=April 14, 2021 |title=Murphy to name three new Port Authority commissioners, O'Toole to remain chairman |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/murphy-to-name-three-port-authority-commissioners-otoole-to-remain-chairman/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> During his tenure, Menendez chaired the Governance and Ethics Committee and was a member of the Finance Committee, which oversees the Port Authority’s multi-billion-dollar annual budget.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Commissioners |url=https://www.panynj.gov/corporate/en/government-ethics/board-of-commissioners.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.panynj.gov}}</ref> He resigned as commissioner on January 2, 2023, the day before he joined Congress.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wildstein|first=David|title=Menendez resigns Port Authority post|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-resigns-port-authority-post/|work=New Jersey Globe|publisher=Mayfair Media|date=January 2, 2023}}</ref>
On April 15, 2021, Menendez was nominated to be a commissioner of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] by [[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]] [[Phil Murphy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Murphy nominates Sen. Menendez's son to high-profile Port Authority post |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/04/murphy-nominates-sen-menendezs-son-to-high-profile-port-authority-post.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=nj |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201912/https://www.nj.com/news/2021/04/murphy-nominates-sen-menendezs-son-to-high-profile-port-authority-post.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was unanimously confirmed by the [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senate]] on June 3, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Sen. Menendez's son, three others named to Port Authority board by Senate |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/06/sen-menendezs-son-three-others-named-to-port-authority-board-by-senate.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=nj |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201911/https://www.nj.com/news/2021/06/sen-menendezs-son-three-others-named-to-port-authority-board-by-senate.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and sworn in on June 4.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Martinotti, Menendez, Richardson sworn in as new members of Port Authority board |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2021/06/04/industry/logistics/martinotti-menendez-richardson-sworn-in-as-new-members-of-port-authority-board/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=ROI-NJ |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201911/https://www.roi-nj.com/2021/06/04/industry/logistics/martinotti-menendez-richardson-sworn-in-as-new-members-of-port-authority-board/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Menendez chaired the Governance and Ethics Committee and was a member of the Finance Committee, which oversees the Port Authority’s multi-billion-dollar annual budget.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Commissioners |url=https://www.panynj.gov/corporate/en/government-ethics/board-of-commissioners.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=www.panynj.gov |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517045453/https://www.panynj.gov/corporate/en/government-ethics/board-of-commissioners.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He resigned as commissioner on January 2, 2023, the day before he joined Congress.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wildstein|first=David|title=Menendez resigns Port Authority post|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-resigns-port-authority-post/|work=New Jersey Globe|publisher=Mayfair Media|date=January 2, 2023|access-date=January 2, 2023|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102205302/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-resigns-port-authority-post/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== U.S. House of Representatives ==
== U.S. House of Representatives ==
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{{see also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 8}}
{{see also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 8}}
As a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Menendez announced his bid for [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district]] upon the retirement announcement of incumbent representative [[Albio Sires]], who subsequently endorsed Menendez.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Rep. Albio Sires to retire, back Sen. Bob Menendez's son for seat |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/20/rep-albio-sires-to-retire-back-sen-bob-menendezs-son-for-seat/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Roll Call |language=en}}</ref> His father represented the area before Sires from 1993 to 2006, when it was numbered the [[New Jersey's 13th congressional district|13th congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tully |first=Tracey |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Menendez's Son Prepares to Run for His Father's Old House Seat |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-jr-congress-albio-sires.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
As a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Menendez announced his bid for [[New Jersey's 8th congressional district]] upon the retirement announcement of incumbent representative [[Albio Sires]], who subsequently endorsed Menendez.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Rep. Albio Sires to retire, back Sen. Bob Menendez's son for seat |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/20/rep-albio-sires-to-retire-back-sen-bob-menendezs-son-for-seat/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Roll Call |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201912/https://rollcall.com/2021/12/20/rep-albio-sires-to-retire-back-sen-bob-menendezs-son-for-seat/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His father represented the area before Sires from 1993 to 2006, when it was numbered the [[New Jersey's 13th congressional district|13th congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tully |first=Tracey |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Menendez's Son Prepares to Run for His Father's Old House Seat |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-jr-congress-albio-sires.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212002944/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-jr-congress-albio-sires.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Menendez was also endorsed by other political leaders, including New Jersey Governor [[Phil Murphy]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Murphy endorses Menendez for Congress in NJ-8 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/fr/murphy-endorses-menendez-for-congress-in-nj-8/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> U.S. Senator [[Cory Booker]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 24, 2021 |title=Booker endorses Menendez for NJ-8 House seat |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/booker-endorses-menendez-for-nj-8-house-seat/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> State Senator and Union City Mayor [[Brian P. Stack|Brian Stack]],<ref name="NYTprep" /> State Senator and North Bergen Mayor [[Nicholas Sacco|Nicholas J. Sacco]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Menendez getting Fulop endorsement, Hudson Democratic line, in bid for Congress |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-getting-fulop-endorsement-hudson-democratic-line-in-bid-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> Jersey City Mayor [[Steven Fulop]],<ref name=":2" /> Newark Mayor [[Ras Baraka]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Newark Mayor Ras Baraka endorses Rob Menendez in 8th District congressional race |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/newark-mayor-ras-baraka-endorses-rob-menendez-in-8th-district-congressional-race/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en}}</ref> Elizabeth Mayor [[J. Christian Bollwage]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Union County goes for Menendez, with endorsements from Scutari, Bollwage, Teixeira |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/union-county-goes-for-menendez-with-endorsements-from-scutari-bollwage-teixeira/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> and others.
Menendez was endorsed by prominent New Jersey politicians, including New Jersey Governor [[Phil Murphy]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Murphy endorses Menendez for Congress in NJ-8 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/fr/murphy-endorses-menendez-for-congress-in-nj-8/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201913/https://newjerseyglobe.com/fr/murphy-endorses-menendez-for-congress-in-nj-8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> U.S. Senator [[Cory Booker]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 24, 2021 |title=Booker endorses Menendez for NJ-8 House seat |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/booker-endorses-menendez-for-nj-8-house-seat/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201914/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/booker-endorses-menendez-for-nj-8-house-seat/ |url-status=live }}</ref> State Senator and Union City Mayor [[Brian P. Stack|Brian Stack]],<ref name="NYTprep" /> State Senator and North Bergen Mayor [[Nicholas Sacco|Nicholas J. Sacco]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Menendez getting Fulop endorsement, Hudson Democratic line, in bid for Congress |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-getting-fulop-endorsement-hudson-democratic-line-in-bid-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201917/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-getting-fulop-endorsement-hudson-democratic-line-in-bid-for-congress/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Jersey City Mayor [[Steven Fulop]],<ref name=":2" /> Newark Mayor [[Ras Baraka]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Newark Mayor Ras Baraka endorses Rob Menendez in 8th District congressional race |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/newark-mayor-ras-baraka-endorses-rob-menendez-in-8th-district-congressional-race/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201912/https://hudsoncountyview.com/newark-mayor-ras-baraka-endorses-rob-menendez-in-8th-district-congressional-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Elizabeth Mayor [[J. Christian Bollwage]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Union County goes for Menendez, with endorsements from Scutari, Bollwage, Teixeira |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/union-county-goes-for-menendez-with-endorsements-from-scutari-bollwage-teixeira/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201912/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/union-county-goes-for-menendez-with-endorsements-from-scutari-bollwage-teixeira/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and others.


Menendez campaigned on addressing the needs of working- and middle-class families and the challenges associated with the rising costs of basic necessities such as housing, healthcare, education and family care. He spoke often about infrastructure investments, gun control, and reproductive choice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Racioppi |first=Dustin |title=Who's running and top issues: What to know about NJ's 8th Congressional District primary |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/02/nj-primary-election-8th-congressional-district-menendez-grajales-eberhard-arroyo/7453239001/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
Menendez campaigned on addressing the needs of working- and middle-class families and the challenges associated with the rising costs of basic necessities such as housing, healthcare, education and family care. He spoke often about infrastructure investments, gun control, and reproductive choice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Racioppi |first=Dustin |title=Who's running and top issues: What to know about NJ's 8th Congressional District primary |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/02/nj-primary-election-8th-congressional-district-menendez-grajales-eberhard-arroyo/7453239001/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923070133/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/02/nj-primary-election-8th-congressional-district-menendez-grajales-eberhard-arroyo/7453239001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Menendez's campaign expressed support for organized labor and workers rights. He was endorsed by numerous labor unions during his campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Menendez endorsed by Carpenters union |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-endorsed-by-carpenters-union/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201917/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-endorsed-by-carpenters-union/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Hudson County Building and Construction Trades Council backs Menendez for Congress |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/hudson-county-building-and-construction-trades-council-backs-menendez-for-congress/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201913/https://hudsoncountyview.com/hudson-county-building-and-construction-trades-council-backs-menendez-for-congress/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez Endorsed by Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey and International Association of Firefighters |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/rob-menendez-endorsed-by-professional-firefighters-association-of-new-jersey-and-international-association-of-firefighters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201913/https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/rob-menendez-endorsed-by-professional-firefighters-association-of-new-jersey-and-international-association-of-firefighters/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref>


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While running in his own race, Menendez raised and contributed $100,000 to the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], with the funds directed to Democratic incumbents and challengers running in battleground districts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez raising big money for House Democrats in tight races |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/rob-menendez-raising-big-money-for-house-democrats-in-tight-races/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201915/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/rob-menendez-raising-big-money-for-house-democrats-in-tight-races/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
A centerpiece of Menendez's campaign was support for organized labor and workers rights. He was endorsed by numerous labor unions during his campaign, including the [[Communications Workers of America|Communication Workers of America]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=CWA ANNOUNCES 2022 NJ CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS {{!}} CWA D1 New Jersey |url=https://cwanj.org/content/29266 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=cwanj.org |language=en}}</ref> [[International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFPTE Endorses Bob Menendez, Jr., for Congress |url=https://www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-endorses-bob-menendez-jr-for-congress |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=IFPTE |date=March 12, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> I[[International Union of Operating Engineers|nternational Union of Operating Engineers, Local 825]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2022 |title=International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 Endorses Rob Menendez for Congress |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/international-union-of-operating-engineers-local-825-endorses-rob-menendez-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> [[United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America|Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Menendez endorsed by Carpenters union |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-endorsed-by-carpenters-union/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> Hudson County Central Labor Council;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Hudson Central Labor Council backs Menendez for Congress |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/hudson-central-labor-council-backs-menendez-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> [[American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees|American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees International Union]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=June 2, 2022 |title=AFSCME endorses Rob Menendez in the 8th District congressional race |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/afscme-endorses-rob-menendez-in-the-8th-district-congressional-race/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en}}</ref> [[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]] Local 164;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=March 30, 2022 |title=Menendez endorsed by IBEW Local 164 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-endorsed-by-ibew-local-164/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> Hotel Trades Council;<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2022 |title=HOTEL AND GAMING TRADES COUNCIL ENDORSES ROB MENENDEZ |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/hotel-and-gaming-trades-council-endorses-rob-menendez/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> New Jersey Education Association;<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=B |first=DIANE |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez endorsed by NJEA and NEA |url=https://www.njea.org/rob-menendez-endorsed-by-njea-and-nea/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Education Association |language=en-US}}</ref> [[National Education Association]];<ref name=":3" /> [[Service Employees International Union]] [[SEIU 32BJ|32BJ]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2022 |title=SEIU NJ State Council endorses 2022 Congressional candidates |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/seiu-nj-state-council-endorses-2022-congressional-candidates/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Jersey City POBA supporting Rob Menendez in 8th District congressional race |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/jersey-city-poba-supporting-rob-menendez-in-8th-district-congressional-race/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en}}</ref> [[Laborers' International Union of North America|Laborers International Union of North America]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez wins Laborers' endorsement, leads rival in fundraising by 28-1 margin |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/rob-menendez-wins-laborers-endorsement-leads-rival-in-fundraising-by-28-1-margin/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> Hudson County Building and Construction Trades Council;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Hudson County Building and Construction Trades Council backs Menendez for Congress |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/hudson-county-building-and-construction-trades-council-backs-menendez-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en}}</ref> [[Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union|New Jersey State Council of Machinists]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Joey |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Machinists back Menendez in NJ-8 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/machinists-back-menendez-in-nj-8/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Health Professionals and Allied Employees|Health Professionals & Allied Employees]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westenberg |first=John |date=October 12, 2022 |title=HPAE 2022 Endorsed Candidates |url=https://www.hpae.org/2022/10/hpae-2022-endorsed-candidates/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Health Professionals & Allied Employees |language=en-US}}</ref> [[AFL–CIO|New Jersey State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Seth |date=June 22, 2022 |title=New Jersey State AFL-CIO Announces 2022 Endorsements For U.S. House and Labor Candidates for Elected Offices Throughout the State |url=https://njaflcio.org/2022-endorsements/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=NJ AFL-CIO}}</ref> New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council;<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 16, 2022 |title=NJ STATE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL ENDORSES 2022 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/nj-state-building-trades-council-endorses-2022-congressional-candidates/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey;<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez Endorsed by Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey and International Association of Firefighters |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/rob-menendez-endorsed-by-professional-firefighters-association-of-new-jersey-and-international-association-of-firefighters/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> [[International Association of Fire Fighters]];<ref name=":4" /> [[Transport Workers Union of America]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2022 |title=Transport Workers Union of America Endorses Rob Menendez for Congress |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/transport-workers-union-of-america-endorses-rob-menendez-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> New Jersey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinis |first=John |date=September 20, 2022 |title=N.J. State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association endorses Rob Menendez for Congress |url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/n-j-state-firefighters-mutual-benevolent-association-endorses-rob-menendez-for-congress/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson County View |language=en}}</ref> and [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters|Teamsters Joint Council 73]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Menendez Earns Endorsement of Powerful Teamsters Joint Council 73 |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/elections/articles/menendez-earns-endorsement-of-powerful-teamsters-joint-council-73 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=TAPinto |language=en}}</ref>


In the primary election, Menendez defeated two challengers, David Ocampo Grajales and Ane Roseborough-Eberhard, with 83.6% of the vote to Grajales's 11.3% and Roseborough-Eberhard's 5.1%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2022 |title=New Jersey Eighth Congressional District Primary Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/07/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-district-8.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201911/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/07/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-district-8.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the general election, Menendez defeated Republican nominee Marcos Arroyo, 73.6% to 23.4%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 8, 2022 |title=New Jersey Eighth Congressional District Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-district-8.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201913/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-district-8.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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While running in his own race, Menendez raised and contributed $100,000 to the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], with the funds directed to Democratic incumbents and challengers running in battleground districts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Rob Menendez raising big money for House Democrats in tight races |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/rob-menendez-raising-big-money-for-house-democrats-in-tight-races/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the primary election, Menendez defeated two challengers, David Ocampo Grajales and Ane Roseborough-Eberhard, with 83.6% of the vote to Grajales's 11.3% and Roseborough-Eberhard's 5.1%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2022 |title=New Jersey Eighth Congressional District Primary Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/07/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-district-8.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In the general election, Menendez defeated Republican nominee Marcos Arroyo, 73.6% to 23.4%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 8, 2022 |title=New Jersey Eighth Congressional District Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-jersey-us-house-district-8.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


=== Tenure ===
=== Tenure ===
As a representative-elect, Menendez was elected by members of the Democratic freshman class to serve as freshman representative on the [[Democratic Steering and Policy Committee]] for 2023, a committee that determines the committee assignments of the [[House Democratic Caucus]] and works with House Democratic leadership to set policy priorities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Menendez gets seat on powerful House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-gets-seat-on-powerful-house-democratic-steering-and-policy-committee/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also appointed to serve as a Regional Whip, a post in which he is responsible for assisting the [[Democratic Whip of the United States House of Representatives|Democratic Whip]] operation to track votes and for advising regional Democratic members of Congress on legislation brought to the floor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henig |first=Jeffrey |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Rep.-Elect Rob Menendez To Serve As Regional Whip For House Democrats |url=https://hudsontv.com/rep-elect-rob-menendez-to-serve-as-regional-whip-for-house-democrats/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson TV |language=en-US}}</ref>
As a representative-elect, Menendez was elected by members of the Democratic freshman class to serve as freshman representative on the [[Democratic Steering and Policy Committee]] for 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Menendez gets seat on powerful House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-gets-seat-on-powerful-house-democratic-steering-and-policy-committee/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201918/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-gets-seat-on-powerful-house-democratic-steering-and-policy-committee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was appointed to serve as a Regional Whip, a post in which he is responsible for assisting the [[Democratic Whip of the United States House of Representatives|Democratic Whip]] operation to track votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henig |first=Jeffrey |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Rep.-Elect Rob Menendez To Serve As Regional Whip For House Democrats |url=https://hudsontv.com/rep-elect-rob-menendez-to-serve-as-regional-whip-for-house-democrats/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Hudson TV |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201912/https://hudsontv.com/rep-elect-rob-menendez-to-serve-as-regional-whip-for-house-democrats/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Menendez is a member of the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=2022-11-27 |title=New wave of Hispanic lawmakers to hit House |url=https://thehill.com/latino/3748729-new-wave-of-hispanic-lawmakers-to-hit-house/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229204915/https://thehill.com/latino/3748729-new-wave-of-hispanic-lawmakers-to-hit-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2023, Menendez initially voted against the expulsion of [[George Santos]], a Republican member of the House of Representatives who faced two federal indictments. Menendez cited the lack of a completion of the House Committee on Ethics' investigation as a reason for his position.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Solender, Andre; Kight, Stef W.|title=George Santos finds unlikely protectors in House Democrats|work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|url=https://www.axios.com/2023/11/02/george-santos-expulsion-vote-house-democrats|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref> He later changed his position during the December 1, 2023 vote on the matter, voting "yes" to expel Santos<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/01/us/politics/santos-expulsion-vote-tracker.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=How Every Member Voted On The Expulsion of George Santos From Congress|author=Gamio, Lazaro; Williams, Josh; Wu, Ashley; Escobar, Mollly Cook|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=December 1, 2023|access-date=May 1, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231201170713/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/01/us/politics/santos-expulsion-vote-tracker.html}}</ref> after the findings of the investigation had been unanimously adopted by the Committee and released on November 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/ISC%20Report_0.pdf|title=In The Matter Of Allegations Relating To Representative George Santos|author=[[Joyce, David P.]]|publisher=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=November 9, 2023|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231117090414/https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/ISC%20Report_0.pdf}}</ref> This took place at the same time in which Menendez's father, Bob Menendez, faced pressure to step down amid a federal indictment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/sen-bob-menendez-faces-growing-pressure-from-democrats-to-resign-c9245a85|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|author=Hanrahan, Tim|title=Sen. Bob Menendez Faces Growing Pressure From Democrats to Resign|language=en-GB|url-status=live|date=September 24, 2023|access-date=May 1, 2024|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230924141140/https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/sen-bob-menendez-faces-growing-pressure-from-democrats-to-resign-c9245a85}}</ref>
Menendez is a member of the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]], serving as part of the largest class of Latino Democrats in Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=2022-11-27 |title=New wave of Hispanic lawmakers to hit House |url=https://thehill.com/latino/3748729-new-wave-of-hispanic-lawmakers-to-hit-house/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> Menendez visited the U.S.-Mexico border in February 2023 with a group of House Democrats, for his first Congressional delegation after taking office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=Congressman Rob Menendez Joins Congressional Delegation Visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/congressman-rob-menendez-joins-congressional-delegation-visit-to-the-u-s-mexico-border/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> For his first international CODEL, Menendez traveled to Israel and Jordan in late April and early May 2023, as a member of a 17-member bipartisan delegation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-03 |title=Congressman Rob Menendez Returns From Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Israel and Jordan |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/congressman-rob-menendez-returns-from-bipartisan-congressional-delegation-to-israel-and-jordan/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> In late June and early July 2023, Menendez traveled to the Netherlands, Estonia, and the United Kingdom as a member of a bipartisan CODEL.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Congressman Rob Menendez Returns From Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to the Netherlands, Estonia, and the United Kingdom |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/congressman-rob-menendez-returns-from-bipartisan-congressional-delegation-to-the-netherlands-estonia-and-the-united-kingdom/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> The trip focused on strengthening international cooperation on cybersecurity and infrastructure.


=== Committee assignments ===
=== Committee assignments ===


* Transportation and Infrastructure Committee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Rob Menendez Secures Key Committee Assignments |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/government/articles/representative-rob-menendez-secures-key-committee-assignments |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=TAPinto |language=en}}</ref>
* Transportation and Infrastructure Committee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Rob Menendez Secures Key Committee Assignments |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/government/articles/representative-rob-menendez-secures-key-committee-assignments |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=TAPinto |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511160414/https://www.tapinto.net/towns/jersey-city/sections/government/articles/representative-rob-menendez-secures-key-committee-assignments |url-status=live }}</ref>
** Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
** Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
** Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
** Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
** Subcommittee on Aviation
** Subcommittee on Aviation
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* Committee on Homeland Security<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=2023-01-26 |title=Menendez gets seats on transportation, homeland security committees |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-gets-seats-on-transportation-homeland-security-committees/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511154026/https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-gets-seats-on-transportation-homeland-security-committees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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* Committee on Homeland Security<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=2023-01-26 |title=Menendez gets seats on transportation, homeland security committees |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/menendez-gets-seats-on-transportation-homeland-security-committees/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>
** Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
** Subcommittee on Cybersecurity


=== Caucus memberships ===
=== Caucus memberships ===


* [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=November 27, 2022 |title=New wave of Hispanic lawmakers to hit House |url=https://thehill.com/latino/3748729-new-wave-of-hispanic-lawmakers-to-hit-house/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=November 27, 2022 |title=New wave of Hispanic lawmakers to hit House |url=https://thehill.com/latino/3748729-new-wave-of-hispanic-lawmakers-to-hit-house/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229204915/https://thehill.com/latino/3748729-new-wave-of-hispanic-lawmakers-to-hit-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[House Pro-Choice Caucus]]
* [[House Pro-Choice Caucus]]
* [[Congressional Equality Caucus]]
* [[Congressional Equality Caucus]]
* Congressional Dads' Caucus<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bustillo |first=Ximena |date=January 28, 2023 |title=With an eye on working families, Democrats launch the Congressional Dads Caucus |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/01/28/1151723607/democrats-congressional-dads-caucus |url-status=live |website=NPR}}</ref>
* Congressional Dads' Caucus<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bustillo |first=Ximena |date=January 28, 2023 |title=With an eye on working families, Democrats launch the Congressional Dads Caucus |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/01/28/1151723607/democrats-congressional-dads-caucus |url-status=live |website=NPR |access-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516131725/https://www.npr.org/2023/01/28/1151723607/democrats-congressional-dads-caucus }}</ref>
* [[Labor Caucus (United States)|Congressional Labor Caucus]]
* [[Labor Caucus (United States)|Congressional Labor Caucus]]
* Congressional Renters Caucus<ref>{{Cite web |title=House members launch Renters Caucus to focus on affordable housing |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/06/07/house-members-launch-renters-caucus-to-focus-on-affordable-housing |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=www.ny1.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Congressional Renters Caucus<ref>{{Cite web |title=House members launch Renters Caucus to focus on affordable housing |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/06/07/house-members-launch-renters-caucus-to-focus-on-affordable-housing |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=www.ny1.com |language=en |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722151512/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/06/07/house-members-launch-renters-caucus-to-focus-on-affordable-housing |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Congressional State and Local Tax (SALT) Caucus<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fazelpoor |first=Matthew |date=2023-04-17 |title=Bill to restore SALT deduction introduced in Congress |url=https://njbiz.com/bill-to-restore-salt-deduction-introduced-in-congress/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=NJBIZ |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Congressional State and Local Tax (SALT) Caucus<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fazelpoor |first=Matthew |date=2023-04-17 |title=Bill to restore SALT deduction introduced in Congress |url=https://njbiz.com/bill-to-restore-salt-deduction-introduced-in-congress/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=NJBIZ |language=en-US |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722151510/https://njbiz.com/bill-to-restore-salt-deduction-introduced-in-congress/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism
* House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Menendez resides in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. He married Alex Banfich Menendez in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2017 |title=Back, Back...to Culver Days |url=https://alumni.culver.org/document.doc?id=1430 |url-status=live |website=Culver Alumni}}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=robmenendez4nj |number=1538674877523234821 |title=I might be running for Congress, but I already have the best job I could ever hope for: Being Olivia's dad. #FathersDay |access-date=December 29, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=robmenendez4nj |number=1576978351541010432 |title=Last month we became a family of 4 with the arrival of our son, Robert Alexander. Thankful everyone is doing well and appreciative of all of our family + friends who have been so supportive of our growing family (while dealing with a slightly sleep deprived candidate).|access-date=December 29, 2022 }}</ref>
Menendez resides in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. He married Alex Banfich Menendez in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2017 |title=Back, Back...to Culver Days |url=https://alumni.culver.org/document.doc?id=1430 |url-status=live |website=Culver Alumni |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229201913/https://alumni.culver.org/document.doc?id=1430 }}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=robmenendez4nj |number=1538674877523234821 |title=I might be running for Congress, but I already have the best job I could ever hope for: Being Olivia's dad. #FathersDay |access-date=December 29, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=robmenendez4nj |number=1576978351541010432 |title=Last month we became a family of 4 with the arrival of our son, Robert Alexander. Thankful everyone is doing well and appreciative of all of our family + friends who have been so supportive of our growing family (while dealing with a slightly sleep deprived candidate).|access-date=December 29, 2022 }}</ref>

His father was just indicted again.


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Revision as of 12:17, 12 June 2024

For his father, the U.S. senator, see Bob Menendez.

Rob Menendez
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 8th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byAlbio Sires
Personal details
Born
Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr.

(1985-07-12) July 12, 1985 (age 39)
Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Alex Banfich
​
(m. 2017)​
Children2
Relatives
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Rutgers University–Newark (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Robert Jacobsen Menendez[1][2] (born July 12, 1985)[3] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023.[4]

Early life and education

Menendez was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey.[5] He is the son of Robert Menendez, a New Jersey politician and current Senator, and Jane Jacobsen, a public school teacher, school nurse, and guidance counselor.[6] He is Cuban-American by way of his paternal grandparents who came to the United States in 1953, fleeing the regime of Fulgencio Batista.[7]

Menendez attended Union City public schools through eighth grade and The Hudson School in Hoboken, New Jersey, for high school, graduating in 2003 from the private school, and later serving on its board of trustees.[8][9] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School, during which time he was president of the Student Bar Association, served as Notes and Comments Editor for Rutgers Race and the Law Review,[10] received the Alumni Senior Prize,[11] and was selected as a Governor’s Executive Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.[12]

Early career

Menendez worked as a lawyer with Lowenstein Sandler LLP.[10]

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

On April 15, 2021, Menendez was nominated to be a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by Governor Phil Murphy.[13] He was unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on June 3, 2021,[14] and sworn in on June 4.[15] Menendez chaired the Governance and Ethics Committee and was a member of the Finance Committee, which oversees the Port Authority’s multi-billion-dollar annual budget.[16] He resigned as commissioner on January 2, 2023, the day before he joined Congress.[17]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey § District 8

As a member of the Democratic Party, Menendez announced his bid for New Jersey's 8th congressional district upon the retirement announcement of incumbent representative Albio Sires, who subsequently endorsed Menendez.[18] His father represented the area before Sires from 1993 to 2006, when it was numbered the 13th congressional district.[19]

Menendez was endorsed by prominent New Jersey politicians, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy,[20] U.S. Senator Cory Booker,[21] State Senator and Union City Mayor Brian Stack,[12] State Senator and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco,[22] Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop,[22] Newark Mayor Ras Baraka,[23] Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage,[24] and others.

Menendez campaigned on addressing the needs of working- and middle-class families and the challenges associated with the rising costs of basic necessities such as housing, healthcare, education and family care. He spoke often about infrastructure investments, gun control, and reproductive choice.[25] Menendez's campaign expressed support for organized labor and workers rights. He was endorsed by numerous labor unions during his campaign.[26][27][28]

While running in his own race, Menendez raised and contributed $100,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, with the funds directed to Democratic incumbents and challengers running in battleground districts.[29]

In the primary election, Menendez defeated two challengers, David Ocampo Grajales and Ane Roseborough-Eberhard, with 83.6% of the vote to Grajales's 11.3% and Roseborough-Eberhard's 5.1%.[30] In the general election, Menendez defeated Republican nominee Marcos Arroyo, 73.6% to 23.4%.[31]

Tenure

As a representative-elect, Menendez was elected by members of the Democratic freshman class to serve as freshman representative on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee for 2023.[32] He was appointed to serve as a Regional Whip, a post in which he is responsible for assisting the Democratic Whip operation to track votes.[33] Menendez is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[34]

In 2023, Menendez initially voted against the expulsion of George Santos, a Republican member of the House of Representatives who faced two federal indictments. Menendez cited the lack of a completion of the House Committee on Ethics' investigation as a reason for his position.[35] He later changed his position during the December 1, 2023 vote on the matter, voting "yes" to expel Santos[36] after the findings of the investigation had been unanimously adopted by the Committee and released on November 9.[37] This took place at the same time in which Menendez's father, Bob Menendez, faced pressure to step down amid a federal indictment.[38]

Committee assignments

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee[39]
    • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
    • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
    • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Committee on Homeland Security[40]
    • Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Menendez resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. He married Alex Banfich Menendez in 2017.[45] They have two children.[46][47]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lowenstein Counsel Robert J. Menendez Nominated by Governor Phil Murphy to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners", Lowenstein Sandler, April 15, 2021. Accessed May 20, 2024. "New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Lowenstein Sandler counsel Robert J. Menendez, Jr. to the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey."
  2. ^ Corasaniti, Nick. "Menendez Trial Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss the Case", The New York Times, "'They’re the best when they’re together,' said Robert J. Menendez Jr., Mr. Menendez’s son and the first witness called by the defense."
  3. ^ "New Jersey New Members 2023". November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Bredderman, William (May 29, 2022). "Inside a Dem Senator's Plan to Install His Son in Congress". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  5. ^ @robmenendez4nj (November 8, 2022). ".@OfficialUCNJ is a very special place to me. It's where I was raised + learned the value of public service. So it was an honor to walk this great city w/ @FirstLadyNJ, @LeRoyJJonesJr, @RajMukherji, Craig Guy + the Stack Team. Bonus: seeing our longtime family friend Juana!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Jane Jacobsen Menéndez - Biography". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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