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Senator Robert 'Bob' Menendez

Full Name: Robert 'Bob' Menendez
Office: U.S. Senate (NJ) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 01/18/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Alicia, Robert
Birth Date: 01/01/1954
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Hoboken, NJ
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

S 1917 - Extends Payroll Tax Cut and Establishes Tax on Income Over $1 Million
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 1, 2011 - Reduces the payroll tax rate from 4.2 percent to 3.1 percent for both employers and employees for the 2012 calendar year (Sec. 101). ...

S 1931 - Reduces Payroll Tax Rate
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 1, 2011 - Extends the temporary payroll tax holiday, during which the payroll tax rate is 4.2 percent for employees, from 2011 to 2012 (Sec. 101). ...

S Amdt 928 - American Jobs and Economic Growth
Amendment (Nay)

Nov. 10, 2011 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec. 3101). Repeals the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Sec. 3301). ...

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Recent Public Statements

Menendez Statement on State Department's International Religious Freedom Report for 2012

May 20, 2013 - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below following the State Department's release of their International Religious ...

Menendez Statement on Cuban Independence Day

May 20, 2013 - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Cuban Independence Day: "Today marks the 111th Anniversary of ...

Senator Lautenberg Joins Sen. Menendez, Rep. Maloney to Intro the "Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act"

May 17, 2013 - In observance of National Women's Health Week, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg joined Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in introducing ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009 Women Employed Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $17,344,783.00
Total Spent $16,226,545.00
Cash On Hand $1,426,897.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Bob Menendez refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Robert 'Bob' Menendez's Congressional Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.menendez.senate.gov/contact

Washington, D.C. Website
http://menendez.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/SenatorMenendezNJ

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/SenatorMenendez

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/senatormenendez

Washington, D.C.
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4744

District
One Gateway Center
Suite 1100
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-645-3030
Fax: 973-645-0502

District
208 White Horse Pike
Suite 18
Barrington, NJ 08007
Phone: 856-757-5353
Fax: 856-546-1526

Key Staff
Ivan Zapien
Chief of Staff
317 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4744
Fax: 202-228-2197

Key Staff
Afshin Mohamadi
Press Secretary
317 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4744
Fax: 202-228-2197

Key Staff
Karen Slachetka
Scheduler
317 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4744
Fax: 202-228-2197

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