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Robert Menendez

Democrat U.S. House • New Jersey 08 · New Jersey 08
State
New Jersey
Phone
(202) 225-7919
Salary
$174,000/year
Tenure
3 years, 5 months
1235
Recorded Votes
157
Became Law
23
Bills Sponsored
Call Office All Representatives
Next Election On the November 3, 2026 Ballot
Term ends: January 3, 2027 Last won: 2024 (59.2%, +24.6pt) Terms served: 2 Term length: 2 years

Robert Menendez is a Democratic Representative representing New Jersey's 8th District in the 108th Congress (2003–2005). Now in their 2nd term, they have cast 1235 recorded votes, seen 157 measures become law, and sponsored 23 bills. They won their 2024 election with 59.2% of the vote, a 24.6-point margin. Their office has spent $419,726 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.

1235 Votes 157 Laws 23 Bills Sponsored 59.2% 2024 Win 2 Terms 2026 Re-election
How congressional sessions work

Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2003) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2004). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

119-hres707 2025-09-15 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.

Committee Nay
119-hres682 2025-09-09 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

Committee Nay

New Jersey Congressional Delegation

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Cory Booker
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 12 Democratic
Chris Smith
Chris Smith U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 4 Republican
Donald Norcross
Donald Norcross U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 1 Democratic
Frank Pallone Jr.
Frank Pallone Jr. U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 6 Democratic
Herbert C. Conaway Jr.
Herbert C. Conaway Jr. U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 3 Democratic
Jeff Van Drew
Jeff Van Drew U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 2 Republican
Josh Gottheimer
Josh Gottheimer U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 5 Democratic
LaMonica McIver
LaMonica McIver U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 10 Democratic
Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 11 Democratic
Nellie Pou
Nellie Pou U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 9 Democratic
Thomas Kean Jr.
Thomas Kean Jr. U.S. House • New Jersey U.S. House New Jersey District 7 Republican