[65][66], Menendez supported the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 and Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, voting for both bills. [38] Menendez was the sixth Latino to serve in the United States Senate. His letter, signed by nine other senators, alleged that it was Assange's goal to "undermine democratic processes globally". 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 . Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, Donald K. Stoveken as an America First Populist received 682 votes. "[113], Menendez condemned the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and called for a stronger response to the crisis. Discover Bob Menendez's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Remarks that. 3 in his honor; it is now known as Robert Menendez Elementary School. The Turkish delegation last week met with several senators and members of the House of Representatives, among them Ron Johnson and Jim Risch from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Menendez. This made him step down as the Foreign Relations Committee's Ranking Member. [203][204] Menendez and Jane divorced in 2005. [178] The total rent collected over nine years was over $300,000. The family subsequently moved to neighboring New Jersey where he grew up in an apartment . "[150] An aide to Menendez said that his decision to write the letter was not influenced by political contributions. [150] It was discovered that "eight of 15 directors, including the bank's chairman and vice-chairman, have been contributors to Menendez or his political action committee. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2006). The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries created less migration to the U.S. by helping to improve conditions in those countries. [35], In January 2006, Governor Jon Corzine appointed Menendez to fill the remaining year in Corzine's Senate term from which Corzine resigned upon being elected governor of New Jersey the previous month. Jon Corzine appointed him to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. He was elected to the board in 1974 and served until 1978. They are both vulnerable targets for attack and venues for smuggling and human trafficking. Constitution. Senator Bob Menendez . The Democratic senator from New Jersey, well . The Together party, which included his wife, Commissioner Rhyta Musto, represented the remnants of Musto's political machine. Menendez, whose parents were Cuban immigrants, grew up in Union City, New Jersey, where he served as president of his high-school class. citizens. A leaked database was released showing that almost 2 million registered members of the CCP were placed in key positions in various western nations. [179][180] On April 1, 2015, the United States Department of Justice indicted Menendez and Melgen in United States v. Menendez (3d Cir. Robert is a lawyer by profession and is currently a board member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Robert Menendez was born on July 12, 1985, in Hudson County, New Jersey. Sen. Bob Menendez makes his way to the Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol on August 03, 2022. In 1988, while continuing to serve as mayor, he was elected to represent the state's 33rd district in the New Jersey General Assembly and, within three years, moved to the New Jersey Senate, upon winning the March 1991 special election for the 33rd Senate district. | ", "A Conversation About Identity: IV. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine, and chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015, and again . [114][115], Menendez raised the issue of Xinjiang reeducation camps and called China's treatment of Uyghur Muslim minority "beyond abhorrent",[116] adding, "The President needs to have a clear and consistent approach to China, and not turn a blind eye as a million Muslims are unjustly imprisoned and forced into labor camps by an autocratic regime. WASHINGTON - U.S. [157][158] The investigation was closed in late 2011 with no charges filed. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Background Check Expansion Act To Reduce Gun Violence", "Democratic senator introduces bill to ban gun silencers", "U.S. 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. It passed 980. Born in Cuba before moving with his family to the United States in 1962, Sires entered politics by becoming mayor of West New York in 1995. . Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at federal court for the beginning of his trial on corruption charges alongside his son Robert Jr. and daughter Alicia Menendez in 2017. [30][31] After the 2001 Enron scandal, Menendez voted with 333 other House members for the SarbanesOxley Act. All three family members are still unforgiving towards Kitty Menendez for what they believed happened to Erik and Lyle. [6][9][10] Menendez was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1980[12][13] and became a lawyer in private practice. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. [129], On September 28, 2006, Menendez voted for the Military Commissions Act. These kids have grown up as Americans, worked hard in school and now they want to serve our country in the military or pursue a college education. He was born to a low-class family of Cuban immigrants. . [96], In December 2018, Menendez was one of 42 senators to sign a letter to Trump administration officials Alex Azar, Seema Verma, and Steve Mnuchin arguing that the administration was improperly using Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act to authorize states to "increase health care costs for millions of consumers while weakening protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions." [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". degree in Political Science in 1976. Robert Menendez Jr. ( Democratic Party) (also known as Rob) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. U.S. But, he grew up in Union City, New . He was evacuated to an undisclosed location, with other senators, after rioters breached the Capitol. In terms of terms in the Senate, Frank . Seventy-five percent of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance and more than 8 million are on the brink of famine. 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.. [123][125] In September 2020, Menendez tweeted: "I strongly condemn Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno Karabakh, yet another act of aggression supported by Turkey. 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 . Menendez's tenure, which followed two straight election cycles of dramatic Democratic gains, was marked by a more troubled Democratic outlook. [26][27], Menendez voted for the PATRIOT Act in 2001, and in 2006 for its reauthorization. Senator Bob Menendez says that the work of helping Ukraine has only just begun Vladimir Putin must be held accountable for victimising the Ukrainian people, argues the chairman of the Senate. [181] Melgen also donated a substantial amount of money to Menendez's political campaigns, and prosecutors claim that $750,000 of those contributions were tied to personal benefits Menendez accepted. Candidate self-financing. The couple had two children, Alicia, a news reporter and Robert. Bob Menendez, in full Robert Menendez, (born January 1, 1954, New York, New York, U.S.), American politician who was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 2006 and was elected to that body later that year. The Committee has determined that this conduct violated Senate Rules, federal law, and applicable standards of conduct. His trial began in September 2017, and two months later it ended in a mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. To date, NJ has received a total of $188,504,899 in LIHEAP funding this fiscal year. The killing of Jos and Kitty Menendez on a quiet Sunday evening in Beverly Hills didn't make the cover of People magazine until. He made numerous media appearances in support of her campaign. 2.18%. He has family roots in Avils, Asturias, Spain. [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. Eduardo Munoz. [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. [54], Menendez is an "aggressive advocate" of immigration reform,[55][56] calling it the "civil rights issue of our time". "[98], Menendez holds that the success of America's foreign policy is "inextricably linked to the health of her domestic democracy", stating in the January 19, 2021, confirmation hearings of Secretary-designate Antony Blinken that public servants and senators have a "duty to stand up for democracy, for the constitution, and for the rule of law." For his son, the U.S. representative, see, U.S. House of Representatives (19932006), Attempted implication in prostitution scandal. In the midterm elections held on November 7, near the end of his one-year appointment, Menendez ran to retain his Senate seat. Menendez became an outspoken advocate of the MEK after it was delisted, taking more than $25,000 between 2013 and 2015. Congressman Rob Menendez Announces State of the Union Guest February 6, 2023 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Menendez today announced Roslyn Rogers Collins as his special guest to President Biden's 2023 State of the Union Address. From 2021 to 2023, he served as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. However, his second bid, in 1986, was successful, and he held the post until 1992. 2016). *Includes contributions from other candidate committees. "[74], In June 2019, Menendez and 18 other Democratic senators sent USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong a letter requesting that she investigate USDA instances of retaliation and political decision-making and asserted that not conducting an investigation would mean these "actions could be perceived as a part of this administration's broader pattern of not only discounting the value of federal employees, but suppressing, undermining, discounting, and wholesale ignoring scientific data produced by their own qualified scientists. Robert Menendez was born on July 12, 1985, in Hudson County, New Jersey. "Senator Menendez" redirects here. $14,250. $7,500. "[112] Noting concerns with the language after voting for Bob Corker's resolution naming the Saudi crown prince "responsible" for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, he said, "regardless of all of my other concerns about language is the central essence of what the chairman is going to do. [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. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. [160] The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been aware of the man as early as October 2012 but according to the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) instructed their agents not to arrest the man until after Election Day. Additionally, while accepting these gifts, you used your position as a Member of the Senate to advance Dr. Melgen's personal and business interests. Rob Menendez's push to follow in his father's footsteps is hardly unprecedented. According to Zahira Agustin, a member of Menendez Guardian, they did it for no financial reward. 4851 (105th): Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998", Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "HR 2745 United Nations Reform Act of 2005 Voting Record", "H.R. Dozens of members of political dynasties have been elected to Congress, from Prescott and George H.W. But this time, however, he has set his sights even higher and has become the first Republican to file to run against US Senator Robert Menendez in the 2024 election. [189] The case was strongly shaped by McDonnell v. 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