He is married to businessperson Nadine . Menendez became an outspoken advocate of the MEK after it was delisted, taking more than $25,000 between 2013 and 2015. The legislation was a direct response to Dubai Ports World's efforts to purchase Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) of the United Kingdom, which operates six major U.S. ports. During that time Menendez entered local politics by mounting a drive to reform the Union City Board of Education. Alicia Menendez: My Gringa Mother", "Sires won't seek re-election to Congress; U.S. Translate; Trending; Random; Home Politician Bob Menendez. Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, Donald K. Stoveken as an America First Populist received 682 votes. earlier in 1953. Menendez ( Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Jersey. [32], Although he had sometimes been portrayed as the political boss of Hudson County, he strongly dislikes this appellation, particularly because, according to an anonymous close source quoted in the December 11, 2005 Union City Reporter, "there is no boss of Hudson County". Menendez has said, "My mother and Miss Harper made me understand the power of education, what it means to put a premium on learning and working hard. "[58] Menendez introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011,[59] but it died in the Senate Judiciary Committee. In a lengthy statement . According to Zahira Agustin, a member of Menendez Guardian, they did it for no financial reward. Eduardo Munoz. He called the attack "anarchy" and "a sad day for our democracy. The killing of Jos and Kitty Menendez on a quiet Sunday evening in Beverly Hills didn't make the cover of People magazine until. Menendez ( Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. Menendez said, "Our ports are the front lines of the war on terrorism. The database was leaked to an international group of legislators called the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, which includes Sens. Menendez, D-N.J., made the announcement Thursday on his Facebook page.. A leaked database was released showing that almost 2 million registered members of the CCP were placed in key positions in various western nations. degree in Political Science in 1976. Critics of Menendez pointed out the surprising Democratic loss in the 2010 Massachusetts Senate special election that followed the death of Ted Kennedy; Menendez's lower-key, more cautious management style; and problems caused by retirements in Indiana and elsewhere. "[70], He voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, building 700 miles (1,100km) of physical barriers and expanding surveillance at the MexicoU.S. [65][66], Menendez supported the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 and Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, voting for both bills. [157][158] The investigation was closed in late 2011 with no charges filed. [139], In 2009, Menendez succeeded Senator Chuck Schumer of New York as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Dec. 22, 2021 Robert Menendez Jr., the 36-year-old son of New Jersey's senior United States senator, has told political leaders that he will run for Congress to replace Representative Albio. [146] Legal experts have debated the constitutionality of a state recall of a federal officeholder. Menendez was born on January 1, 1954, in New York City to Cuban immigrants[2][3] who had left Cuba a few months earlier, in 1953. to replace him is rumored to be Robert Menendez Jr . As of the time of writing, Robert Mendez is a Democratic candidate for Congress in New . Sen. Robert "Bob" Menendez's 2022 Report Card Senior Senator from New Jersey Democrat Serving Jan 18, 2006 - Jan 3, 2025 These statistics cover Menendez's record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other senators also serving at the end of the session. "[83][84] In 2012, Menendez received a 94% rating from the Human Rights Campaign. The senators requested the administration withdraw the policy and "re-engage with stakeholders, states, and Congress. Legislators at Annual Capitol Hill Observance, "CONGRESSIONAL FRIENDS OF THE IRISH NATIONAL CAUCUS 114th CONGRESS 20152017 |", "Sen. 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"[52] After the Capitol was secure and Congress reconvened, Menendez voted to certify the election. 4541 (106th): Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)", "H.R. In 1974,[citation needed] he was elected to the Union City Board of Education, the youngest candidate to ever win election to the board. Family Life He divorced from Jane Jacobsen in 2005 after 29 years of marriage; the couple had two children, Alicia and Robert. To date, NJ has received a total of $188,504,899 in LIHEAP funding this fiscal year. Patriarch Joseph Barry, who gave $10,000 in 2015, was sentenced to. Remarks that. He is a politician and has not engaged in . Menendez, who is chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was previously indicted on corruption charges in April 2015 due to his relationship with a Florida eye doctor, Salomon Melgen. The delegation also met representatives from the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the US Chamber of Commerce. They are major builders in Jersey City and Hoboken, cities that benefited greatly from projects Menendez helped steer their way. [53] He also called for an investigation into white supremacy in the military. [86], Menendez voted for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as a congressman in 1996; on December 18, 2011, he came out in support of, and co-sponsored, the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA. Wherwein, Peter (May 14, 1984). Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today were joined by members of the NJ Congressional Delegation including U.S. House Representatives Donald Norcross (D-N.J.-01), Andy Kim (D-N.J.-03), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.-05), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.-06), Rob Menendez (D-N.J.-08 . [33] According to a 2005 New York Times op-ed, "Since entering politics as a corruption-fighting mayor of Union City, N.J., Mr. Menendez has become a proponent of business as usual. [203][204] Menendez and Jane divorced in 2005. [24] In 2002, Menendez voted against the Iraq Resolution to authorize the invasion of Iraq. [188] On January 31, 2018, the Justice Department announced it was dropping all charges against Menendez. [6][195] In 2021, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou, for "his contribution to the deepening of Greek-US relations and the promotion of peace and cooperation in the wider region. In his letter to Christofias, Menendez wrote, "you cannot claim human rights violations by Turkey in your country and then ignore such violations in Cuba. [179][180] On April 1, 2015, the United States Department of Justice indicted Menendez and Melgen in United States v. Menendez (3d Cir. He was elected and took office the following year. [91], Of gay rights, Menendez has said, "Two people who want to be committed to each other should be able to enter into marriage, and they should receive the benefits that flow from that commitment. The charges against Menendez included bribery, fraud, and making false statements. [141] Although Article 1, Paragraph 2(b) of the New Jersey Constitution expressly authorizes such a recall,[142] state officials fought the effort in court. In 1986, he was elected mayor of Union City. Menendez decided to run in the primarythe real contest in this heavily Democratic districtand defeated Robert Haney Jr., 68%32%. Hometown: Yellow Springs, Ohio Position: Staff director, Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Age: 47 Alma mater: Haverford College, Johns Hopkins University, John F. Kennedy School of Government at. *registrants, or active lobbying firm. [30][31] After the 2001 Enron scandal, Menendez voted with 333 other House members for the SarbanesOxley Act. [69] He voted to continue federal funding for declared "sanctuary cities. *Includes contributions from other candidate committees. It was the first arms treaty with Russia in eight years. [138], On June 12, 2007, Menendez endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and was given the position of National Campaign Co-Chair. [6][9][10] Menendez was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1980[12][13] and became a lawyer in private practice. 0.00%. [120][121], In October 2019, Menendez stated his opposition to the Turkish invasion of the Kurdish areas in Syria. They had two children: Alicia Menendez, an MSNBC television commentator/host,[201][202] and Rob Menendez, who worked as the Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and was elected to Congress in the 8th congressional district in 2022 as a Democrat. However, his second bid, in 1986, was successful, and he held the post until 1992. [182] Prosecutors also charged that Menendez acted as Melgen's "personal senator", helping obtain visas for several of Melgen's girlfriends. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey urge FEMA and HUD to find long-term housing fix for Hurricane Maria survivors", "A FEMA program has sheltered thousands of Puerto Ricans since Hurricane Maria. In 1992 Menendez ran for the U.S. House of Representatives following redistricting that created the Latino-majority 13th district. 0. The average age of a Menendez family member is 75. Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at federal court for the beginning of his trial on corruption charges alongside his son Robert Jr. and daughter Alicia Menendez in 2017. Though Menendez, 36, has never previously run for elected office, his family name has long been revered in the district, where his father the formidable senior Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) once presided for more than a decade. The senior senator from New Jersey and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez celebrated with his family and some close friends at a small outdoor reception necessitated by COVID-19. Complicating the picture, lawmakers including Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, are pressing Biden to name a Latino candidate to . Menendez, Bob. He was born to a low-class family of Cuban immigrants. In 2000, Alina Lydia Fonteboa received 233 votes and Kari Sachs received 168 votes. Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Bob Menendez in 2023. [147] On November 18, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that the New Jersey provision violated the U.S. [39], In 2015, Menendez was ranked #1 on The Hudson Reporter's annual Power List of the "Fifty Most Powerful Political Figures in Hudson County". NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2017 - 2022 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on 02/11/23 for Fundraising totals, Source of Funds . WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. | ", "A Conversation About Identity: IV. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2006). BILL. In 2013, reports surfaced that a federal grand jury in Miami was investigating Menendez's role in advocating for the business interests of Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, a close friend and major donor. "[62] He voted for the DREAM Act in 2007 and was a cosponsor along with 31 other senators in the Act's failed passage in 2010. From 2021 to 2023, he served as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. These kids have grown up as Americans, worked hard in school and now they want to serve our country in the military or pursue a college education. U.S. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Federal prosecutors decided on Wednesday not to retry Senator Bob Menendez on corruption charges that ended in a hung jury last fall, lifting the legal cloud hanging over the New Jersey Democrat . In October 2019, Menendez got engaged to Nadine Arslanian, an international businesswoman from Bergen County. Fun facts: before fame, family life, popularity rankings, and more. They had two children: a daughter Alicia (who is now a television commentator), and son Robert. [164], Menendez spearheaded a nonbinding resolution in July 2018 "warning President Trump not to let the Russian government question diplomats and other officials". The Menendez saga has captivated the American public since 1989. Their parents did not hate them for doing it. WASHINGTON - U.S. In terms of terms in the Senate, Frank . Hate Crimes Prevention Act in 2009, saying, "When someone is harassed, assaulted or killed simply because of the type of person they are, it's a crime against an entire community and our nation's values. An independent candidate, Nick Carducci, has also thrown his hat into the ring to challenge New Jersey's senior senator. In January 2006 Gov. [190][191], In April 2018, the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics "severely admonished" Menendez in a letter,[192][193] writing: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, The Committee has found that over a six-year period you knowingly and repeatedly accepted gifts of significant value from Dr. Melgen without obtaining required Committee approval, and that you failed to publicly disclose certain gifts as required by Senate Rule and federal law. shoes of the average new Jerseyan all of my life," menendez said in 2005, "and i know the challenges they face."1 robert menendez was born on January 1, 1954, in new York city, one of three children born to mario, a carpenter, and evangelina menendez, a seamstress. . Congressman Frank Guarini, of New Jersey's 14th congressional district, retired after redistricting. The Committee has determined that this conduct violated Senate Rules, federal law, and applicable standards of conduct. He has family roots in Avils, Asturias, Spain. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE Robert Menendez was born on July 12, 1985, in Hudson County, New Jersey. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL). After representing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump and developing close ties inside the Trump White House, Lowell, one of the capital's best-known scandal lawyers, is now representing a favorite target of former President Donald Trump: Hunter Biden. Average Age & Life Expectancy Robert A Menendez lived 18 years shorter than the average Menendez family member when he died at the age of 57. Senator, Frank Lautenberg, announced his planned retirement, Menendez again decided not to run, with the Democratic nomination for the 2000 race going to Goldman Sachs CEO Jon Corzine, who won the general election.[42]. Politifact rated this statement "false" because the 2012 budget was in fact balanced and increased funding for education. A federal official said Friday that charges are expected to be filed against Menendez, whose relationship with donor Salomon Melgen has been under scrutiny for more than two years. "[123], In September 2022, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Menendez criticized the Biden administration for hesitating to impose sanctions on the governments of Sudan and Ethiopia, where many atrocities and war crimes were committed in the Tigray War. [206] They married in October 2020. [159], On December 12, 2012, it was reported that Menendez's office had an unpaid intern volunteering who had let his visitor visa expire and was a registered sex offender. In 2013 Menendez married Alicia Mucci, whom he had met at a fund-raiser. The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey A member of the Democratic Party, he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine, and chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015, and again . In 1988, while continuing to serve as mayor, he was elected to represent the state's 33rd district in the New Jersey General Assembly and, within three years, moved to the New Jersey Senate, upon winning the March 1991 special election for the 33rd Senate district. Senator Bob Menendez was born in New York City on January 1, 1954. Seventy-five percent of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance and more than 8 million are on the brink of famine. "[112] Noting concerns with the language after voting for Bob Corker's resolution naming the Saudi crown prince "responsible" for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, he said, "regardless of all of my other concerns about language is the central essence of what the chairman is going to do. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Thursday he doubts there is a Plan B for immigration reform if attempts to include provisions through the b $14,250. In 2002, a candidate listed only as "Independent (The American Party)" received 34 votes; also, Herbert Shaw's full party name was "Politicians are Crooks Politicos son Corruptos" (shortened for display purposes above). Menendez's Alliance Civic Association ticket, which included future mayor Bruce Walter, won 57% of the vote, beating the reform slate Transformation '86 and the incumbent Union City Together ticket. On foreign policy matters he was generally conservative and often voted with Republicans. This made him step down as the Foreign Relations Committee's Ranking Member. Omissions? Robert Menendez Jr. ( Democratic Party) (also known as Rob) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. NEWARK, NJ There needs to be accountability for the "armed, violent insurrection" that took place at the U.S. Capitol, according to Sen. Bob Menendez. NJ Sen. Menendez Under Federal Investigation, Sources Say NJ Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted on corruption charges in 2015, but after a hung jury at trial in 2017, the government dropped its case "[92], Menendez has an "F" rating from the National Rifle Association and a "F" rating from the Gun Owners of America due to his support of gun law reform. "[6][7] While at Union Hill, Menendez became the student body president. Menendez won a special election later that year to retain the seat. Menendez blamed Trump and Republicans who supported Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud for inciting the attack. [7][14][15], At the start of his career, Menendez was an aide to Union City Mayor William V. Musto. [123][125] In September 2020, Menendez tweeted: "I strongly condemn Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno Karabakh, yet another act of aggression supported by Turkey. In 1982 Menendez ran for mayor of Union City but was defeated. "[150] An aide to Menendez said that his decision to write the letter was not influenced by political contributions. Menendez denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty, continuing to serve in the Senate. His letter, signed by nine other senators, alleged that it was Assange's goal to "undermine democratic processes globally". [110] But Menendez criticized Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen,[111] saying, "The Saudi Coalition bears significant responsibility for the magnitude of human suffering and scale of destruction in Yemen. He called for military intervention in Libya and Syria, though he opposed a 2002 resolution that authorized the use of force against Iraq. Sen. Robert Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, vowed to hold hearings on the Biden administration's execution of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Robert A Menendez of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia was born on June 18, 1943. The Together party, which included his wife, Commissioner Rhyta Musto, represented the remnants of Musto's political machine. In an excerpt from his biography "Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne," Robert Hofler reveals how Vanity Fair's star reporter became obsessed with one of the young killers Melgen, along with his family and associates, contributed more than $1m to Menendez and political action committees to help secure the senator's re-election in 2012, according to Federal . $6,750. "[74], In June 2019, Menendez and 18 other Democratic senators sent USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong a letter requesting that she investigate USDA instances of retaliation and political decision-making and asserted that not conducting an investigation would mean these "actions could be perceived as a part of this administration's broader pattern of not only discounting the value of federal employees, but suppressing, undermining, discounting, and wholesale ignoring scientific data produced by their own qualified scientists. [63][64], Menendez voted against denying legal status to illegal immigrants convicted of domestic violence, crimes against children and crimes relating to the illegal purchase or sale of firearms, but voted to establish a six-month to 20-year ban for undocumented immigrants seeking citizenship who had been convicted for the same crimes along with obstruction of justice, human trafficking and the participation of criminal gang activity. "[97], In January 2019, during the 201819 United States federal government shutdown, Menendez was one of 34 senators to sign a letter to Commissioner of Food and Drugs Scott Gottlieb recognizing the efforts of the FDA to address the effect of the government shutdown on the public health and employees while remaining alarmed "that the continued shutdown will result in increasingly harmful effects on the agency's employees and the safety and security of the nation's food and medical products. [73] In 2014 the National Council of La Raza (America's largest Latino advocacy organization) recognized Menendez for his work in supporting immigration reform as a member of the "Gang of Eight. Senator Bob Menendez and Nadine Arslanian were married last Saturday in an intimate and socially distanced ceremony. $0. [105], On August 18, 2015, Menendez announced his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, saying, "President Obama continues to erroneously say that this agreement permanently stops Iran from having a nuclear bomb, Let's be clear: What the agreement does is to recommit Iran not to pursue a nuclear bomb, a promise they have already violated in the past. [150] It was discovered that "eight of 15 directors, including the bank's chairman and vice-chairman, have been contributors to Menendez or his political action committee. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. 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