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Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

DemocratNJ-8 · Representative
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

DemocratNJ-8 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.521)
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Robert Menendez is a Democrat Representative from NJ, District 8. He has served 3 years in Congress across 2 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 97.4% of the time.

3
Years in Office
2
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.4%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
12 votes against party
0.2%
Missed Votesⓘ
470 total votes
5
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Robert Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.4% vs avg
97.4%
Avg: 96.0%
Missed Votes-3.4% vs avg
0.2%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-2.2 vs avg
5
Avg: 7.2

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Communications and Technology SubcommitteeMemberEnergy SubcommitteeMemberEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMemberEnvironment SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$709,243
Cash on Handⓘ
$908,753
Total Receiptsⓘ
$476,195
Disbursementsⓘ
$505,476
Individual Donors
$396,039
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2023–2027House · NJ-8 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

NJ-8 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

758,849
Population
$81,478
Median Income
35.8
Median Age
40.3%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 36.3%Black 9.3%Hispanic 51.4%Asian 11.4%