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'{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1985)}} {{For|his father, the U.S. senator|Bob Menendez}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rob Menendez | image = Rep. Rob Menendez Office Photo (2023).jpg | state = [[New Jersey]] | district = {{ushr|NJ|8|8th}} | term_start = January 3, 2023 | predecessor = [[Albio Sires]] | office2 = Commissioner of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] | term_start2 = June 4, 2021 | term_end2 = January 2, 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|12}} | birth_place = [[Union City, New Jersey]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|Alex Banfich|2017}} | children = 2 | relatives = {{ubl|[[Bob Menendez]] (father)|[[Alicia Menendez]] (sister)}} | education = [[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Rutgers Law School|Rutgers University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | website = {{URL|menendez.house.gov|House website}} | birth_name = Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr. }} '''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|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== 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== Menendez worked as a lawyer with [[Lowenstein Sandler]] LLP.<ref name=":0" /> ===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=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 == === Elections === ==== 2022 ==== {{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 |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 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 |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> 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> 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> === 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.<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 voted against the expulsion of [[George Santos]], a Republican member of the House of Representatives who faced two federal indictments citing reasons including the lack of a completion of the House Committee on Ethics' investigation. He later voted to expel Santos after the findings of the investigation were unanimously adopted by the Committee and released. 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 news |date=2023 |title=George Santos finds unlikely protectors in House Democrats |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/11/02/george-santos-expulsion-vote-house-democrats}}</ref> === 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 |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 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials ** Subcommittee on Aviation * 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> ** Subcommittee on Cybersecurity === 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 |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]] * [[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 |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]] * 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 |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 == 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 |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> ==See also== *[[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commonscat}} * [https://menendez.house.gov/ Congressman Rob Menendez] official U.S. House website *[https://www.robmenendez.com/ Rob Menendez for Congress] campaign website{{ CongLinks | congbio =M001226 | fec = H2NJ08232 | votesmart = 205678 | congress = robert-menendez/M001226 }} *{{C-SPAN|9279004}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box |state = New Jersey |district = 8 |before = [[Albio Sires]] |years = 2023–present}} |- {{s-prec|usa}} {{s-bef|before=[[Morgan McGarvey]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Seniority in the United States House of Representatives|United States representatives by seniority]]|years=407th}} {{s-aft|after=[[Max Miller (politician)|Max Miller]]}} {{s-end}} {{NJ-FedRep}} {{USHouseCurrent}} {{USCongRep-start|congresses=118th–present [[United States Congress]] |state=[[New Jersey]]}} {{USCongRep/NJ/118}} {{USCongRep-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Menendez, Rob}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:21st-century American lawyers]] [[Category:21st-century American legislators]] [[Category:American politicians of Cuban descent]] [[Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino American people in New Jersey politics]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:New Jersey lawyers]] [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey]] [[Category:Politicians from Union City, New Jersey]] [[Category:Rutgers Law School alumni]] [[Category:The Hudson School alumni]] [[Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni]]'