Bob Menendez
Robert "Bob" Menendez (born January 1, 1954), or Bobby Menendez is the senior United States Senator from New Jersey. He was first appointed to the Senate in January 2006. He was elected Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in January 2013.
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United States Senator from New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office January 17, 2006 Serving with Cory Booker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jon Corzine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 13th district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office January 3, 1993 – January 16, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Frank Joseph Guarini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Albio Sires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 33rd district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office March 4, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Christopher Jackman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Bernard Kenny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 33rd district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office January 12, 1988 – March 4, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jose Arango Ronald Dario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Louis Romano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayor of Union City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office May 20, 1986 – November 15, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Arthur Wichert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Bruce Walter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Robert Menendez January 1, 1954 New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Menendez for Senate (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | Alicia and Rob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Senate website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date apprehended | September 22, 2023 |
Convictions
changeOn April 1, 2015, Menendez attracted national media attention when he was indicted on federal corruption charges in the United States District Court. He pleaded not guilty and all charges were dropped in 2018.[1] On September 22, 2023, Menendez along with his wife Nadine Menendez were indicted on bribery, fraud and extortion charges.[2] On July 16, 2024, he was convicted of bribery by a New York State jury at his federal bribery trial.[3] He is the first sitting member of U.S. Congress to be convicted of conspiracy by a public official to act as a foreign agent.[4]
Resignation
changeAfter saying that he had no plans to resign after being found guilty,[5][6][7] it was then reported on July 23, 2024 that Menendez would resign from the Senate on August 20, 2024 because of the federal conviction.[8][9]
Personal life
changeMenendez was born on January 1, 1954 in New York City, New York. He is of Cuban descent. Menendez was raised in Union City, New Jersey. He studied at St. Peter's College and at Rutgers School of Law in Newark. Menendez was married to Jane Jacobson from 1976 until they divorced in 2005. His daughter Alicia is a journalist and his son Rob is a U.S. Representative.
In 2020, he married Nadine Arslanian.
Notes
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- Conspiracy to act as a foreign agent
- Conspiracy to commit bribery
- Conspiracy to commit wire fraud
- Conspiracy to commit extortion
- Conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice (3 counts)
References
change- ↑ Barrett, Devlin (January 31, 2018). "Justice Department seeks to toss out charges against Sen. Menendez". Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ↑ "Southern District of New York | U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, His Wife, And Three New Jersey Businessmen Charged With Bribery Offenses | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in federal corruption trial; Chuck Schumer calls on him to resign | CNN". www.cnn.comlanguage=en. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ↑ Katersky, Aaron; Deliso, Meredith (July 16, 2024). "Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial". ABC News. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ Sloan, Christine; Houlis, Katie (2024-07-17). "Sen. Bob Menendez refutes reports he's resigning following guilty verdict in bribery trial". WCBS-TV. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ↑ NJ.com, S. P. Sullivan | NJ Advance Media for (2024-07-17). "Embattled N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez reportedly denies claims he will resign". nj. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ↑ "Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez tells allies he will resign after bribery conviction". NBC News. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/nyregion/senator-bob-menendez-resignation.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/23/senator-bob-menendez-resigns-senate/
Other websites
change- United States Senator Robert Menendez official U.S. Senate site
- New Jersey's New Senator, editorial, New York Times, December 9, 2005
- Menendez on the Move Archived 2007-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, Al Sullivan, Union City Reporter, December 11, 2005