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Robert 'Bob' Menendez

Senator Robert 'Bob' Menendez's Biography

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

JD, Rutgers University School of Law, 1979
BA, Saint Peter's College, 1976

Senator, United States Senate, 2006-present
Appointed, Senator, United States Senate, 2006
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-2006
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 1990-1992
Mayor, Union City, 1986-1992
Representative, New Jersey House of Representatives, 1988-1990
Member, Union City Board of Education, 1974-1978

Member, Ad Hoc Congressional Committee for Irish Affairs
Member, Baltic Caucus
Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Member, Congressional Andean Region Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Autism Caucus
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
Member, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Member, Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Americans
Member, Congressional Children's Environmental Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
Member, Congressional Disability Caucus
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
Member, Congressional Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow Caucus
Member, Congressional Task Force on Education
Member, Congressional Task Force on Homeland Security
Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
Member, Defense Study Group
Chair, House Democratic Caucus
Chair, House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
Member, House Oceans Caucus
Member, House Portuguese American Caucus
Member, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission
Co-Chair, Senate Hispanic Task Force
Former Vice-Chair, Democratic Caucus
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development, United States Senate

Attorney, 1980-1992
Author

Co-Founder, Alliance Civic Association
President, Alliance Civic Association
Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Member, Impact Aid Coalition
Member, New Jersey Hispanic Elected Officials Organization
Chair, New Jersey Hispanic Leadership Program
Member, New Jersey Mayors Coalition

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail

Washington, D.C. Website

Office Social Media

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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