Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress

Robert Menendez

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · New JerseySenate 2006–2024 · House 1993–2006 (NJ-13)

Robert Menendez was a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1993, who voted with most Democrats on 96% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 8 bills that became law (113th–118th Congress).

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670Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–118th Congress (excludes amendments)

43Passed a chamberof 465 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

8Became law7 substantive + 1 ceremonial · 113th–118th Congress

10Broke with partyof 248 yes/no votes, 112th (4.0%)

3Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (1.2%)

$61.3MPork: own shareFY2024 earmarks, 119 items; shared items split

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 920 International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024
Dec 16, 2024 · Held at the desk.
S. 288 End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2024
Sep 23, 2024 · Held at the desk.
S. 2336 MISSILES Act
May 7, 2024 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
S. 1331 PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act
Apr 10, 2024 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-552.
S.Res. 606 A resolution to recognize the 203rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
Mar 21, 2024 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Menendez has won

Sen. Menendez has won 7 U.S. House elections (1992–2004) and 3 U.S. Senate elections (2006, 2012, 2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.0 to 63.4 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won10 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 9.0 points2006, NJ Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 10 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, New Jersey’s 13th districtWinners, most recent three: H. Saxton (R) 1984–1990 → Robert Menendez (D) 1992–2004 → Albio Sires (D) 2006–2010. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, New Jersey Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Jon Corzine (D) 2000 → Robert Menendez (D) 2006–2018 → Andy Kim (D) 2024.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has New Jersey done while Sen. Menendez served?

2006 to 2023 in New Jersey: typical household income was up 2% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.0 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.5 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

New Jersey: $100.8K in 2006 → $102.7K in 2023

New Jersey up 2%U.S. up 6%

Share of people below the poverty line

New Jersey: 8.7% in 2006 → 9.7% in 2023

New Jersey up 1.0 pointsU.S. down 0.8 points

Share of workers looking for a job

New Jersey: 6.3% in 2006 → 4.7% in 2023

New Jersey down 1.5 pointsU.S. down 2.1 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New Jersey during Menendez’s time representing it (2006 to 2024). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

New Jersey’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

118th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 75 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	75	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	8	See the 8 →
With a committee report listed	0	None listed

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 118th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.