Rob Menendez
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DemocratIn office since Jan 2023

Rob Menendez

U.S. Representative, NJ-8 since 2023. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NJ-8Born 1985Lawyer

In office
3 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
0
22 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
0.2%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+83.8
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceEnergyEnvironmentCommunications and Technology

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 22 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Menendez sits in the U.S. House

Menendez is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianMenendezMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Adriano Espaillat, Gwen Moore, Veronica Escobar

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Menendez’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Menendez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Menendez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026U.S. House, NJ-8WonD+83.8D+24.8+59.0
2024U.S. House, NJ-8WonD+24.5D+24.8−0.3
2022U.S. House, NJ-8WonD+50.2D+45.1+5.1

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$2.2M
Spent
$1.8M
Cash
$722.4K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Menendez has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Menendez has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Menendez

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET