From 2021 to 2023, he served as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. [63][64], Menendez voted against denying legal status to illegal immigrants convicted of domestic violence, crimes against children and crimes relating to the illegal purchase or sale of firearms, but voted to establish a six-month to 20-year ban for undocumented immigrants seeking citizenship who had been convicted for the same crimes along with obstruction of justice, human trafficking and the participation of criminal gang activity. Melgen, along with his family and associates, contributed more than $1m to Menendez and political action committees to help secure the senator's re-election in 2012, according to Federal . In 2000, Alina Lydia Fonteboa received 233 votes and Kari Sachs received 168 votes. In 1988, after getting caught in a string of burglaries, Erik was required by the court to meet with a therapist named Dr. Jerome Oziel. In 1976, Menendez married Jane Jacobsen, a teacher for the Union City Board of Education and Union City Public Schools. In 2013, reports surfaced that a federal grand jury in Miami was investigating Menendez's role in advocating for the business interests of Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, a close friend and major donor. [23], Menendez voted for Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists, authorizing the President to use military force in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. Federal prosecutors decided on Wednesday not to retry Senator Bob Menendez on corruption charges that ended in a hung jury last fall, lifting the legal cloud hanging over the New Jersey Democrat . Associated With He succeeded John Kerry as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in 2013. In a lengthy statement . $7,500. Senator Bob Menendez was born in New York City on January 1, 1954. [19] After that, he was reelected every two years with at least 71% of the vote until he was appointed to the U.S. Senate in January 2006. Menendez has supported taking a "hard line" on Iran. He defeated Republican Thomas Kean Jr., incumbent minority whip in the New Jersey Senate and son of former state governor Thomas Kean, with 53% of the vote to Kean's 45%. In Congress Menendez took varied political stances. [146] Legal experts have debated the constitutionality of a state recall of a federal officeholder. Though Menendez, 36, has never previously run for elected office, his family name has long been revered in the district, where his father the formidable senior Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) once presided for more than a decade. [169][170][171] One accuser stated that she had been paid to falsely implicate Menendez and had never met him. 3763 (107th): Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (On Passage of the Bill)", Menendez on the move: Corzine appoints replacement in Senate, "U.S. Attorney Emerges as a Legal, and Political, Force", "Corzine Is Said to Have Picked a Replacement", "ON POLITICS; Menendez Wastes No Time In Declaring for the Senate", "The 'Power List' The Hudson Reporter's fourth annual rankings of Hudson County's most influential people", "Sen. Bill Bradley to Retire: Lawmaker Becomes 6th Democrat not to run", "Congressman Rejects Race For the Senate", "U.S. Senate: Committee Assignments of the 116th Congress", Armenian Genocide Marked by U.S. [173] Menendez's office called the allegations "manufactured" by a "right-wing blog" as a politically motivated smear. Robert A Menendez of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia was born on June 18, 1943. Finally, you cannot take issue with the militarization of northern Cyprus and then ignore the state security apparatus that oppresses the Cuban people. "Christofias pressed in US over Havana embassy plan", Hazou, Elias. He is a politician and has not engaged in . [24] In 2002, Menendez voted against the Iraq Resolution to authorize the invasion of Iraq. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those . He has family roots in Avils, Asturias, Spain. How rich was the Menendez family? [33] According to a 2005 New York Times op-ed, "Since entering politics as a corruption-fighting mayor of Union City, N.J., Mr. Menendez has become a proponent of business as usual. NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2017 - 2022 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on 02/11/23 for Fundraising totals, Source of Funds . [18] He defeated New Jersey Superior Court Judge Fred J. Theemling Jr. in the general election with 64% of the vote. "[62] He voted for the DREAM Act in 2007 and was a cosponsor along with 31 other senators in the Act's failed passage in 2010. Rob Menendez's push to follow in his father's footsteps is hardly unprecedented. 397 (109th): Tsunami Orphans and Unaccompanied Children Act of 2005", "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 398 To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world", "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 20 USA Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act", "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 570 Financial Services Modernization Act", "H.R. [73] In 2014 the National Council of La Raza (America's largest Latino advocacy organization) recognized Menendez for his work in supporting immigration reform as a member of the "Gang of Eight. One of the other entities incorporated at sub-suite 301a of 125 River Road is 214 High Mountain Road LLC. Dec. 22, 2021 Robert Menendez Jr., the 36-year-old son of New Jersey's senior United States senator, has told political leaders that he will run for Congress to replace Representative Albio. [167], In November 2012, the conservative political news and opinion website Daily Caller published allegations that Menendez had contact with underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. [207], In 2014, Menendez relocated from Union City to Paramus. In January 2006, he was appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jon Corzine (who had been elected governor of New Jersey), and was elected to a full six-year term in November; he was reelected in 2012 and 2018. "[123][124] According to critics, the aid could be used in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The district had been renumbered as the 13th district, and reconfigured as a Latino-majority district. Menendez, 68, was indicted in 2015 after prosecutors from the Justice Department's Public Integrity Unit accused him of accepting lavish bribes from Palm Beach ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen.. [181] According to the indictment, Menendez asked top State Department officials to pressure the Dominican Republic's government into enforcing a port-security contract that would benefit Melgen's company while at the same time Melgen was promising to give $60,000 to Menendez's campaign. [194], West New York, New Jersey, which borders Menendez's childhood hometown of Union City to the north, renamed Public School No. NEWARK, NJ There needs to be accountability for the "armed, violent insurrection" that took place at the U.S. Capitol, according to Sen. Bob Menendez. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in 2009, saying, "When someone is harassed, assaulted or killed simply because of the type of person they are, it's a crime against an entire community and our nation's values. [152][153][154][155], On January 5, 2012, Menendez blocked Judge Patty Shwartz, an Obama administration nominee to a federal judgeship, drawing speculation that the block was placed because of Shwartz's relationship with the head of the public corruption unit for New Jersey's federal prosecutor, who had investigated Menendez during his 2006 campaign. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. [170][172] The Daily Caller said this woman was not interviewed for its story. Robert Menendez was born on July 12, 1985, in Hudson County, New Jersey. $6,750. [40], When incumbent U.S. to replace him is rumored to be Robert Menendez Jr . In 2013 Menendez married Alicia Mucci, whom he had met at a fund-raiser. In an excerpt from his biography "Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne," Robert Hofler reveals how Vanity Fair's star reporter became obsessed with one of the young killers ", "Trump 'Unleashed the Gates of Hell' by Green-Lighting Turkey's Syria Invasion, Senator Menendez Says", "Democrats urge halt to security aid to Azerbaijan in Armenia conflict", "US Allocates $100 million in Security Aid to Azerbaijan in 201819", "During Major Azerbaijani War Games, US Pulls Plug on Artsakh Demining", "Democrats warn Turkey over involvement in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict", "Sen. Robert Menendez is about to assume a more powerful role in Washington", "Senators Vow Progress as Menendez Indicted", "House quickly passes South Korea nuke deal extension", "Statement by the President on the Ukraine Freedom Support Act", "S.3652 - A bill to counter the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, to expedite security assistance to Ukraine to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities, and to impose sanctions relating to the actions of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine, and for other purposes", "Neo-Nazis Not Top of Mind for Senate Democrats Pushing Weapons for Ukraine", "Sen. Menendez: 'Mother of all sanctions bill' will deter Putin from invading Ukraine", [https://web.archive.org/web/20071213002727/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00259 Archived, Hillary Clinton For President Press Release, "Tea Party activists look to unseat U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez", "Tea Party group seeking to recall Sen. Robert Menendez appears before N.J. appeals court", "Court rules Tea Party can proceed with effort to recall Sen. Robert Menendez", "Tea Party Petition Aims to Oust NJ Senator Menendez", "US senator from NJ appeals recall ruling", "Why Recalls of U.S. [36][37] Corzine's decision to appoint Menendez got the support of several Latino groups, including the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Updates? It was the first arms treaty with Russia in eight years. The delegation also met representatives from the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the US Chamber of Commerce. He is the son of U.S. 2.18%. All three family members are still unforgiving towards Kitty Menendez for what they believed happened to Erik and Lyle. The Together party, which included his wife, Commissioner Rhyta Musto, represented the remnants of Musto's political machine. Congressman Frank Guarini, of New Jersey's 14th congressional district, retired after redistricting. Senator Bob Menendez . Menendez supported abortion rights and same-sex marriage, and he emerged as a leading advocate for immigration reform. He was notably more liberal on environmental and domestic issues. [189] The case was strongly shaped by McDonnell v. United States, the 2016 Supreme Court decision to dismiss the corruption conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, which narrowed the legal definition of public corruption and made it harder for prosecutors to prove that a political official engaged in bribery. Complicating the picture, lawmakers including Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, are pressing Biden to name a Latino candidate to . Corrections? "Alliance sweeps to power", Last edited on 20 February 2023, at 18:08, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Union City School District's Board of Education, elected to a full six-year term in November, United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists, Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, 1996 United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2006 United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2018 United States Senate election in New Jersey, United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate Committee on Finance, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. He was elected to the board in 1974 and served until 1978. The Menendez saga has captivated the American public since 1989. Robert Menendez was born on July 12, 1985, in Hudson County, New Jersey. Small Individual Contributions (< $200) $360,455. He received degrees from Saint Peter's University and Rutgers Law School. NJ Sen. Menendez Under Federal Investigation, Sources Say NJ Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted on corruption charges in 2015, but after a hung jury at trial in 2017, the government dropped its case Robert Menendez, a Senator and a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York, N.Y., on January 1, 1954; graduated from Union Hill High School, Union City, N.J., 1972; B.A., Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, N.J., 1976; J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, N.J., 1979; lawyer, private practice; member of the Union City, N.J., He assumed office on January 18, 2006. Sen. Robert "Bob" Menendez's 2022 Report Card Senior Senator from New Jersey Democrat Serving Jan 18, 2006 - Jan 3, 2025 These statistics cover Menendez's record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other senators also serving at the end of the session. Some Democrats criticized the investigation, particularly the timing of the investigation and news leaks, as politically motivated. [140], A group of New Jersey citizens launched an effort to recall Menendez in early 2010. Second, you cannot call for property rights for Greek Cypriots and then deny them on Cuba. In January 2006 Gov. [78], In February 2019, in response to reports of the EPA intending to decide against setting drinking water limits for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as part of an upcoming national strategy to manage the aforementioned class of chemicals, Menendez was one of 20 senators to sign a letter to Acting EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler calling on the agency "to develop enforceable federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS, as well as institute immediate actions to protect the public from contamination from additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). [159], On December 12, 2012, it was reported that Menendez's office had an unpaid intern volunteering who had let his visitor visa expire and was a registered sex offender. The amendment failed with 213 votes in favor and 215 votes against. Politifact rated this statement "false" because the 2012 budget was in fact balanced and increased funding for education. He was elected and took office the following year. The therapist reached out to Erik soon after the murders . [156] Menendez denied personal motivation for the block. [11] He graduated with a B.A. [32], Although he had sometimes been portrayed as the political boss of Hudson County, he strongly dislikes this appellation, particularly because, according to an anonymous close source quoted in the December 11, 2005 Union City Reporter, "there is no boss of Hudson County". Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., broke with Senate decorum Tuesday by calling Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., "racist" on the chamber floor over Johnson's remarks about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. 6 min read. Robert is a lawyer by profession and is currently a board member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. [184] On November 16, 2017, Walls declared a mistrial due to the jury's continuing inability to reach a verdict on any of the charges. [53] He also called for an investigation into white supremacy in the military. Robert Menendez (/ m n n d z /; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. [188] On January 31, 2018, the Justice Department announced it was dropping all charges against Menendez. [38] Menendez was the sixth Latino to serve in the United States Senate. To date, NJ has received a total of $188,504,899 in LIHEAP funding this fiscal year. [176] Menendez allies noted that the organization in question, the North Hudson Community Action Corp., which provides social services and health care to the poor and was founded in 1960, had received federal funding for years before Menendez was in Congress, and receives its funding based on mathematical formulas. Additionally, while accepting these gifts, you used your position as a Member of the Senate to advance Dr. Melgen's personal and business interests. 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Todd Young urges action to end Muslim genocide in Myanmar", "Lawmakers urge U.S. to call Myanmar's Rohingya campaign genocide", "U.S. lawmakers introduce bill hitting China for Uighur repression", "Bipartisan legislation in US senate against China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang", "Don't Let Democrats Become the Party of War", "More than 30 Senate Dems ask Trump to reconsider Central American aid cuts", "Senator Bob Menendez on Twitter: "Two years after being seized by Russian govt-backed separatists, journalist & @RFERL contributor Stanislav Aseyev remains in captivity with almost no connection to the outside world. [6][195] In 2021, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou, for "his contribution to the deepening of Greek-US relations and the promotion of peace and cooperation in the wider region. The charges against Menendez included bribery, fraud, and making false statements. 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