روب مننديز

Rob Menendez
Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. - 118th Congress.jpg
Official portrait, 2023
عضو of the U.S. مجلس النواب
عن New Jersey's 8th district
تولى المنصب
January 3, 2023
سبقهAlbio Sires
تفاصيل شخصية
وُلِد
Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr.

12 يوليو 1985 (العمر 39 سنة)
Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
الحزبDemocratic
الزوج
Alex Banfich
(m. 2017)
الأنجال2
الأقارب
التعليمUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Rutgers University–Newark (JD)
الموقع الإلكترونيHouse website

Robert Jacobsen Menendez, Jr.[1][2] (born July 12, 1985)[3] 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.[4]

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Early life and education

Menendez was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey.[5] He is the son of Robert Menendez, a former Senator from New Jersey, and Jane Jacobsen, a public school teacher, school nurse, and guidance counselor.[6] He is Cuban-American by way of his paternal grandparents who came to the United States in 1953, fleeing the regime of Fulgencio Batista.[7]

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.[8][9] 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,[10] received the Alumni Senior Prize,[11] and was selected as a Governor’s Executive Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.[12]


Early career

Menendez worked as a lawyer with Lowenstein Sandler LLP.[10]

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 Phil Murphy.[13] He was unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on June 3, 2021,[14] and sworn in on June 4.[15] 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.[16] He resigned as commissioner on January 2, 2023, the day before he joined Congress.[17]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

As a member of the 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.[18] His father represented the area before Sires from 1993 to 2006, when it was numbered the 13th congressional district.[19]

Menendez was endorsed by prominent New Jersey politicians, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy,[20] U.S. Senator Cory Booker,[21] State Senator and Union City Mayor Brian Stack,[12] State Senator and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco,[22] Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop,[22] Newark Mayor Ras Baraka,[23] Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage,[24] 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.[25] Menendez's campaign expressed support for organized labor and workers rights. He was endorsed by numerous labor unions during his campaign.[26][27][28]

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.[29]

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%.[30] In the general election, Menendez defeated Republican nominee Marcos Arroyo, 73.6% to 23.4%.[31]

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.[32] He was appointed to serve as a Regional Whip, a post in which he is responsible for assisting the Democratic Whip operation to track votes.[33] Menendez is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[34]

In 2023, Menendez initially voted against the expulsion of George Santos, a Republican member of the House of Representatives who faced two federal indictments. Menendez cited the lack of a completion of the House Committee on Ethics' investigation as a reason for his position.[35] He later changed his position during the December 1, 2023 vote on the matter, voting "yes" to expel Santos[36] after the findings of the investigation had been unanimously adopted by the Committee and released on November 9.[37] This took place at the same time in which Menendez's father, Bob Menendez, faced pressure to step down amid a federal indictment.[38]

Committee assignments

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee[39]
    • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
    • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
    • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Committee on Homeland Security[40]
    • Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Menendez resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. He married Alex Banfich Menendez in 2017.[45] They have two children.[46][47]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lowenstein Counsel Robert J. Menendez Nominated by Governor Phil Murphy to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners", Lowenstein Sandler, April 15, 2021. Accessed May 20, 2024. "New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Lowenstein Sandler counsel Robert J. Menendez, Jr. to the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey."
  2. ^ Corasaniti, Nick. "Menendez Trial Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss the Case", The New York Times, "'They’re the best when they’re together,' said Robert J. Menendez Jr., Mr. Menendez’s son and the first witness called by the defense."
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  5. ^ @robmenendez4nj. ".@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!" (Tweet). Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Missing or empty |date= (help)
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  7. ^ Kassel, Matthew (أبريل 15, 2022). "The senator's son striving to be a Congress man". Jewish Insider. Archived from the original on ديسمبر 29, 2022. Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022.
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  22. ^ أ ب Wildstein, David (ديسمبر 23, 2021). "Menendez getting Fulop endorsement, Hudson Democratic line, in bid for Congress". New Jersey Globe (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on ديسمبر 29, 2022. Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022.
  23. ^ Heinis, John (مايو 19, 2022). "Newark Mayor Ras Baraka endorses Rob Menendez in 8th District congressional race". Hudson County View (in الإنجليزية). Archived from the original on ديسمبر 29, 2022. Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022.
  24. ^ Wildstein, David (ديسمبر 23, 2021). "Union County goes for Menendez, with endorsements from Scutari, Bollwage, Teixeira". New Jersey Globe (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on ديسمبر 29, 2022. Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022.
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  46. ^ @robmenendez4nj. "I might be running for Congress, but I already have the best job I could ever hope for: Being Olivia's dad. #FathersDay" (Tweet) (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Missing or empty |date= (help)
  47. ^ @robmenendez4nj. "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)" (Tweet). Retrieved ديسمبر 29, 2022 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Missing or empty |date= (help)

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مجلس النواب الأمريكي
سبقه
Albio Sires
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from دائرة الكونگرس رقم 8 بولاية New Jersey

2023–present
الحالي
ترتيب الأولوية في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
سبقه
Morgan McGarvey
United States representatives by seniority
402nd
تبعه
Max Miller

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