Difference between revisions of "Robert Menendez"
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| Robert Menendez | |||
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| U.S. Senator from New Jersey From: January 18, 2006 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | Jon Corzine | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 13th Congressional District From: January 5, 1993 – January 18, 2006 | |||
| Predecessor | Jim Saxton | ||
| Successor | Albio Sires | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jane Menendez (div.) | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Robert "Bob" Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is the junior United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. After being appointed to fill the vacant Senate seat left by Governor Jon Corzine, Menendez was elected to a term in his own right with 53% of the vote in 2006. He has voted with his Democrat colleagues 97.2% of the time. [1] In the 2010 midterm elections, Menendez is chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Previously he served as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 13th congressional district.