Robert Menendez

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Robert Menendez

U.S. Representative · NJ-8 · D

U.S. Representative — NJ-8 (D)

Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr. (born July 12, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2022–2026 cycles

$6,096,718 raised

Influence graph
Individual 66%
PAC 31%
Other

Where the $6,096,718 raised came from · FEC · 2022–2026 cycle

$6,096,718
Raised
FEC receipts · 2022–2026 cycle
$1,913,145
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2022–2026 cycles
$2,436,356
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 33 sources
$382,086
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge

Verify at FEC.gov ↗

Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$615,840
  • Lawyers & law firms$257,100
  • Not employed / self$216,683
  • Securities & investment$128,978
  • Real estate$111,200
  • Retired$55,100
  • TV, movies & music$25,900
  • Tech$25,350

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$81,700
  • N/A$37,200
  • LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP$24,050
  • URBY$13,300
  • CARELLA BYRNE$13,200
  • BLACKSTONE$13,200
  • BGR GROUP$11,750
  • LEFRAK$11,400
  • LOWENSTEIN SANDLER$10,900
  • WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON$9,900

Committee assignments · 4

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 21

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9614NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act· Government Operations and Politics
  • H.R. 8620CARES Hotline Act· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
  • H.R. 7943Communications Equity and Diversity Council Act· Science, Technology, Communications
  • H.R. 7797Toll Evasion Prevention and Plate Visibility Act of 2026· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 7294AI for Secure Networks Act· Science, Technology, Communications

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 35 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations4
PACs / committees31

Connections · explore all 35

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Spent against them · $382,086

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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