MENENDEZ, ROBERT

I · senate · bioguide M000639

FEC candidate id: S6NJ00289
Internal id: 0872f175-7357-467b-89e9-bea3027f316c
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), New Jersey. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	9,343,809
People	Median age	40
Income	Median household income	$103,556
Income	Per-capita income	$54,253
Income	In poverty	9.7%
Income	Unemployed	6.3%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.478
Race	White alone	54.0%
Race	Black alone	12.8%
Race	Asian alone	10.1%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	22.5%
Race	Two or more races	12.4%
Origin	Foreign-born	23.9%
Language	Speaks English only at home	66.9%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	17.2%
Education	High school or higher	68.9%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	43.6%
Education	Advanced degree	17.6%
Household	Family households	67.8%
Household	Avg household size	2.62
Household	Never married (15+)	34.9%
Housing	Median home value	$454,400
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,720
Housing	Single-family detached	52.6%
Housing	Built before 1940	6.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	4.0%
Housing	Vacant units	7.5%
Service	Veterans (18+)	3.7%
Health	With a disability	10.8%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.8%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	5.4%
Commute	Drove alone	62.2%
Commute	Public transit	8.1%
Commute	Worked from home	16.8%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$16,662	$807,183	$7,236	$0	$0
2024	$3,882,124	$8,952,013	$797,757	$0	$2,868,363
2022	$5,459,736	$893,124	$5,867,647	$0	$4,422,321
2020	$1,675,546	$592,941	$1,302,036	$0	$1,199,853
2018	$9,579,191	$11,003,884	$219,432	$0	$6,322,437
2016	$1,176,654	$985,234	$1,644,124	$0	$923,576
2014	$1,701,169	$1,675,361	$1,452,705	$0	$1,429,372
2012	$12,290,307	$13,290,088	$1,426,897	$0	$9,648,992
2010	$2,763,848	$898,458	$2,426,682	$0	$1,883,502
2008	$2,290,628	$2,037,999	$561,291	$0	$1,871,412
2006	$11,950,587	$13,328,665	$308,660	$148,468	$9,394,154

Elections

2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — won
2006 general senate · NJ-S — won
2006 general senate · NJ-S — won
2006 general senate · NJ-S — won
2006 general senate · NJ-S — won
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2006 general senate · NJ-S — running
2012 general senate · NJ-S — running
2012 general senate · NJ-S — running
2012 general senate · NJ-S — running
2012 general senate · NJ-S — running
2012 general senate · NJ-S — won
2012 general senate · NJ-S — won
2012 general senate · NJ-S — won
2012 general senate · NJ-S — running
2012 general senate · NJ-S — won
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — running
2018 general senate · NJ-S — won
2018 general senate · NJ-S — won
2018 general senate · NJ-S — won
2018 general senate · NJ-S — won
2018 general senate · NJ-S — won
2024 general senate · NJ-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · NJ-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · NJ-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · NJ-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · NJ-S — running
2024 general senate · NJ-S — running
2024 general senate · NJ-S — running
2024 general senate · NJ-S — running
2024 general senate · NJ-S — lost_general

Committees

BLUE SENATE 2018 — joint_fundraising · type S
COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE — joint_fundraising · type S
MENENDEZ FOR SENATE — principal · type S
MENENDEZ SENATE VICTORY 2012 — joint_fundraising · type N
MENENDEZ VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type N
NELSON-MENENDEZ VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC VICTORY — joint_fundraising · type Q
NEW JERSEY SENATE 2006 — joint_fundraising · type Y
SENATE VICTORY 2012 — joint_fundraising · type S

Recent votes

2024-08-01 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 230
NOT_VOTING on HR 7024 — Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
2024-08-01 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 229
NOT_VOTING on Nomination Confirmed (59-34)
2024-07-31 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 228
NOT_VOTING on Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-36)
2024-07-31 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 227
NOT_VOTING on Nomination Confirmed (53-39)
2024-07-31 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 226
NOT_VOTING on Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-39)
2024-07-31 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 225
NOT_VOTING on Nomination Confirmed (50-41)
2024-07-31 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 224
NOT_VOTING on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)
2024-07-30 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 223
NOT_VOTING on Nomination Confirmed (50-43)
2024-07-30 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 222
NOT_VOTING on Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-41)
2024-07-30 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 221
NOT_VOTING on S 2073 — Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 91.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-18	WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-12-17	TELADOC HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2025-10-30	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$-1,000
2025-06-17	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2025-03-06	WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-12-30	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT …	24K	$1,000
2022-12-29	TREASURE STATE PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-29	KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-28	DEFEND THE DREAM	24K	$2,500
2022-12-20	GIDDY UP PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-20	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-19	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-19	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-17	GREAT LAKES PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-16	LOBO PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-15	PURPOSE PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-15	IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-12-15	PURPOSE PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-14	COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE PAC CAI-PAC	24K	$500
2022-12-14	NUTMEG PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-14	NUTMEG PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-12-14	AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIA…	24K	$1,000
2022-12-14	WINE INSTITUTE PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-12-14	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)	24K	$500
2022-12-08	NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL…	24K	$1,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-18	WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-12-17	TELADOC HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-10-30	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2025-06-17	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-03-06	WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-30	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-29	KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-29	TREASURE STATE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-28	DEFEND THE DREAM	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-12-20	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-20	GIDDY UP PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-19	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-19	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-17	GREAT LAKES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-16	LOBO PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-15	PURPOSE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-15	PURPOSE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-15	IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-14	NUTMEG PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-14	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-12-14	AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-14	WINE INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-14	NUTMEG PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-14	COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE PAC CAI-PAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-12-08	NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-07	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-07	COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-12-07	COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-12-07	ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-12-05	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-05	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-12-01	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-11-28	IMPACT	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-28	IMPACT	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-28	ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-11-08	CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CACI PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-11-07	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2022-11-07	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-11-02	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-11-02	NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-11-02	NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-31	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE PAC (UWM PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-31	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-31	AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-31	MAERSK AGENCY U.S.A., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAERSK PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-10-30	DAY & ZIMMERMANN INC FEDERAL PAC (AKA 'DAYPAC - FEDERAL')	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-10-28	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-10-27	GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-25	WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-21	REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-21	SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$-1,500	pas2
2022-10-20	ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT THE END OF LIFE D/B/A HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK PAC (HAN PAC)	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-10-19	NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-17	S&P GLOBAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-10-13	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-10-12	CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-11	QUALCOMM INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (QPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-11	JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-07	SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-06	LENNOX EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY PROGRAM LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-06	NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-04	CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2022-09-30	BGR PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-29	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-29	BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-29	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-27	BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-27	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-26	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-26	MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-26	ZOETIS INC. PAC AKA ZOETIS PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-23	KELLANOVA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-21	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-21	LSTA, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-21	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-19	ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-19	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-09-19	ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-15	AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2022-09-15	GREEN MOUNTAIN PAC	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2022-09-15	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-15	ASTELLAS US LLC PAC (ASTELLAS PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-15	AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-09-15	AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-14	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-14	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-13	EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-13	CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-13	AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-12	ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALNYLAM PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-12	AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-12	NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-12	ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-12	AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-12	STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-08	THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-01	EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-01	THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-08-31	BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-25	DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2

Outbound (12)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC VICTORY	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	NEW JERSEY SENATE 2006	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	NELSON-MENENDEZ VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MENENDEZ SENATE VICTORY 2012	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	BLUE SENATE 2018	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SENATE VICTORY 2012	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MENENDEZ VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
2023-10-25	cosponsor_of_bill	S 3105 — Safe Schools Improvement Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-05-18	cosponsor_of_bill	S 1557 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-03-14	cosponsor_of_bill	S 797 — United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

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