Bob Menendez
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Categories: 110th Congress | New Jersey Democrats
| Bob Menendez | |
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| U.S. Junior Senator, New Jersey | |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Assumed office (class 1) January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Corzine |
| Committees | |
| Born | January 1, 1954 |
| Spouse | Jane Menendez (Divorced) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Bob Menendez (D) is a U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey. He was appointed to this seat after his predecessor, Jon Corzine was elected Governor. Before that he had represented the 13th Congressional District.
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Background
The 13th District comprises most of Hudson county and parts of Essex, Union and Middlesex counties. West New York, Weehawken, Hoboken, Guttenberg, Harrison, East Newark, Elizabeth and Perth Amboy are located in this district, as are downtown and waterfront Jersey City. The district also encompasses Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the East Coast's busiest commercial port and container ship facility.
Menendez is the former mayor of Union City, NJ, home to the largest concentration of Cuban-Americans outside of Miami.
Fun Facts!
- Menendez's top in-district staffer, Jose Manuel Alvarez, quit his post in 2000 to switch parties and become a Republican.
Committees
Contact Information
GovTrack link
External Links
- Congressman Bob Menendez
- New Jersey 13th District Map
- House Democratic Caucus
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- MENENDEZ, Robert from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
Related areas
Congress: NJ-Sen, NJ-01, NJ-02, NJ-03, NJ-04, NJ-05, NJ-06, NJ-07, NJ-08, NJ-09, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13
State: NJ-Gov, New Jersey Senate, New Jersey House, New Jersey elections, 2008, New Jersey election results
Counties: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
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