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Robert Menendez

Senator for New Jersey · Democrat

Born 1954

Democrat · NJ House 1993–2007 Senate 2005–2025
13,274votes cast 96.2%attendance 93.3%party loyalty 17congresses served
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Official details

Robert Menendez, on the record

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S.Res. 606 · A resolution to recognize the 203rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Gr… March 21, 2024 · In committee
  • S. 3867 · Livable Communities Act of 2024 March 5, 2024 · In committee
  • S. 3862 · Homeownership Affordability Act March 5, 2024 · In committee
  • S. 2900 · Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023 September 21, 2023 · In committee
  • S.Res. 347 · A resolution designating the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions… September 18, 2023 · Passed Senate
From the current-Congress bills Vote Files tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
11 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateNew JerseyDemocratJanuary 3, 2019 – August 20, 2024
SenateNew JerseyDemocratJanuary 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
SenateNew JerseyDemocratJanuary 4, 2007 – January 3, 2013
SenateNew JerseyDemocratJanuary 18, 2006 – January 3, 2007
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 16, 2006
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseNew Jersey · District 13DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 13, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 118th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S6NJ00289, 2026 cycle, coverage through September 30, 2026: total receipts $16,661.58, total disbursements $811,007.53, cash on hand at close of period $3,411.24, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S6NJ00289, 2024 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2024: total receipts $3,882,123.51, total disbursements $8,952,013.36, cash on hand at close of period $797,757.19, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 920: Held at the desk.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  4. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 288: Held at the desk.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7024 (Senate Vote 230 (118th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Nomination: PN 1223 (Senate Vote 229 (118th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1223 (Senate Vote 228 (118th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Nomination: PN 1750 (Senate Vote 227 (118th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1750 (Senate Vote 226 (118th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Nomination: PN 1751 (Senate Vote 225 (118th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 66 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 233 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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The full record

Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 19, 2026