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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/</ref> In the 2010 midterm elections, Menendez is chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
'''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, Menendez is chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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.
Most recently, the New Jersey Division of Elections, in a long-delayed response to the Recall Committee's Notice of Intention, declared it inherently illegal on the ground that States may not recall their Senators mid-term, because only the Senate can judge the qualifications of its own membership. The Menendez Recall Committee will appeal.<ref name=appeal>Hurlbut T, "[http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d14-NJ-elections-division-says-Menendez-recall-illegal NJ division of elections says Menendez recall illegal]," ''Essex County Conservative Examiner'', <http://www.examiner.com/Newark>, 14 Jan 2010.</ref>
Most recently, the New Jersey Division of Elections, in a long-delayed response to the Recall Committee's Notice of Intention, declared it inherently illegal on the ground that States may not recall their Senators mid-term, because only the Senate can judge the qualifications of its own membership. The Menendez Recall Committee will appeal.<ref name=appeal>Hurlbut T, "[http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d14-NJ-elections-division-says-Menendez-recall-illegal NJ division of elections says Menendez recall illegal]," ''Essex County Conservative Examiner'', <http://www.examiner.com/Newark>, 14 Jan 2010.</ref>
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