'''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. <ref>[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000639/ Source: ''The Washington Post'']</ref> In the [[2010 Midterm Elections|2010 midterm elections]], Menendez is chairman of the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]].
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'''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. <ref>[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000639/ Source: ''The Washington Post'']</ref> Menendez was chairman of the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]] from 2009-2011, during which Democrats lost a net of six Senate seats.
Previously he served as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 13th congressional district.
Previously he served as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 13th congressional district.