Robert Menendez
Democrat · NJ-8 · U.S. House
Bio
Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr. 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 former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 3.6 years
- First took office
- 2023 (2 terms)
- Seniority
- 330 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 41
- Jersey City, NJ · 201-309-0301
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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How they score against the parties
Robert Menendez's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
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Caucuses & committees
Where Menendezsits in Congress's own organization — each group's lean is computed from its members' voting records. Explore them all on the caucuses and committees pages.
Caucuses
- Congressional Hispanic Caucusstrongly left · 40 members
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucusstrongly left · 77 members
- Congressional Equality Caucusstrongly left · 153 members
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commercecenter · 54 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
- New Jersey launches investigation into Delaney Hall ICE facility - Politico
New Jersey launches investigation into Delaney Hall ICE facilityPolitico New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney HallThe New York Times 3rd Delaney Hall death reported by Rep. Rob Menendez at ICE facility in Newark, NJABC7 New York Delaney Ha…
Slashdot.org · August 8, 2026 
As More People Die In Their Custody, ICE Is Working Hard To Hide Its AbusesOn August 1, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a Salvadorian migrant imprisoned at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, died.While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) insists that Lopez-Cornejo “received proper medical care and was seen by medical professi…
Common Dreams · August 7, 2026
How Donald Trump Made the World Safe for KleptocratsThe first evidence of the sledgehammer the new Trump administration would take to America’s anti-corruption policies came just two weeks into his second term. The new attorney general, Pam Bondi, unveiled a series of memos outlining the Department of Justice’…
The New Republic · August 6, 2026- Mother Says ICE 'Negligence' Killed Second Man to Die at Notorious NJ Lockup
The mother of a man who became the second immigrant held at the notorious Delaney Hall US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Newark, New Jersey to die in ICE custody said Monday that she believes her son's death was the result of medical negligence…
Common Dreams · August 4, 2026
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