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From 2021 to 2023, he served as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Most Popular Boost Birthday January 1, 1954 (age 69) . On August 27, 2006, two Republican state lawmakers filed an ethics complaint against Menendez, alleging he broke conflict-of-interest rules when he rented property out to a nonprofit agency that receives federal funds. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023. Menendez previously was married and has two adult . *Includes contributions from other candidate committees. In 1974,[citation needed] he was elected to the Union City Board of Education, the youngest candidate to ever win election to the board. He called for military intervention in Libya and Syria, though he opposed a 2002 resolution that authorized the use of force against Iraq. [99], In February 2006, Menendez cosponsored legislation with Senator Hillary Clinton to make it illegal for foreign governments to buy U.S. port operations. [205] In October 2019, Menendez got engaged to Nadine Arslanian, a businesswoman from Bergen County. We wouldn't turn the Border Patrol or the Customs Service over to a foreign government, and we can't afford to turn our ports over to one either. Menendez's tenure, which followed two straight election cycles of dramatic Democratic gains, was marked by a more troubled Democratic outlook. All three family members are still unforgiving towards Kitty Menendez for what they believed happened to Erik and Lyle. Finally, you cannot take issue with the militarization of northern Cyprus and then ignore the state security apparatus that oppresses the Cuban people. "[123][124] According to critics, the aid could be used in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. in political science, and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers Law School in 1979 at the Newark campus. The charges against Menendez included bribery, fraud, and making false statements. A long-time advocate for health . I think it's incredibly important for the Senate to speak on that issue and hopefully speak with one voice. Menendez has supported taking a "hard line" on Iran. Rob Menendez's push to follow in his father's footsteps is hardly unprecedented. Fun facts: before fame, family life, popularity rankings, and more. In 1988, after getting caught in a string of burglaries, Erik was required by the court to meet with a therapist named Dr. Jerome Oziel. [67][68] He voted against Senate Amendment 1151, declaring English the national language of the Federal government of the United States. He was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Saint Peters College (now Saint Peters University) with a bachelors degree in political science in 1976. [144] Menendez said he was surprised that a group claiming to be true to the Constitution was trying, in his words, "to undermine it". [39], In 2015, Menendez was ranked #1 on The Hudson Reporter's annual Power List of the "Fifty Most Powerful Political Figures in Hudson County". The Turkish delegation last week met with several senators and members of the House of Representatives, among them Ron Johnson and Jim Risch from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Menendez. [101], In October 2009, Menendez sent a strongly worded letter of protest to Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias, castigating him for his praise of Cuba's totalitarian system. [123][125] In September 2020, Menendez tweeted: "I strongly condemn Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno Karabakh, yet another act of aggression supported by Turkey. The senior senator from New Jersey and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez celebrated with his family and some close friends at a small outdoor reception necessitated by COVID-19. [147] On November 18, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that the New Jersey provision violated the U.S. In 1982 Menendez ran for mayor of Union City but was defeated. Seventy-five percent of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance and more than 8 million are on the brink of famine. [96], In December 2018, Menendez was one of 42 senators to sign a letter to Trump administration officials Alex Azar, Seema Verma, and Steve Mnuchin arguing that the administration was improperly using Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act to authorize states to "increase health care costs for millions of consumers while weakening protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions." He continued to hold both offices until March 1991, when he moved from the Assembly to the New Jersey Senate upon winning the special election called following the death of Christopher Jackman. To date, NJ has received a total of $188,504,899 in LIHEAP funding this fiscal year. [28][29], In the 105th Congress, Menendez voted for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, repealing provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 that limited investment banks from acquiring insurance companies or other commercial banks, and voted for the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. [35], In January 2006, Governor Jon Corzine appointed Menendez to fill the remaining year in Corzine's Senate term from which Corzine resigned upon being elected governor of New Jersey the previous month. $0. [138], On June 12, 2007, Menendez endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and was given the position of National Campaign Co-Chair. He was elected to the board in 1974 and served until 1978. 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Robert Menendez", "Tea Party group seeking to recall Sen. Robert Menendez appears before N.J. appeals court", "Court rules Tea Party can proceed with effort to recall Sen. Robert Menendez", "Tea Party Petition Aims to Oust NJ Senator Menendez", "US senator from NJ appeals recall ruling", "Why Recalls of U.S. He attended Union Hill High School, where his speech teacher, Gail Harper, helped him develop as a public speaker. It was suggested that the Cuban government was determined to generate derogatory information about him and Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Daz-Balart because of their anti-Castro lobbying efforts. [109] In March 2018, Menendez voted against Bernie Sanders's and Chris Murphy's resolution that would end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. Candidate self-financing. He called the attack "anarchy" and "a sad day for our democracy. It was the first arms treaty with Russia in eight years. [163], In February 2015, The Intercept published an investigative work by Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton, assisted in part by the work of independent researcher Joanne Stocker, indicating that Menendez received at least two donations from the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) before September 2012, when it was listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. "[6][7] While at Union Hill, Menendez became the student body president. [80], Menendez sponsored the Student Non-Discrimination Act, expanding Title IX of the Education Amendments Act to LGBT students, and the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011, which would also amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. [33] According to a 2005 New York Times op-ed, "Since entering politics as a corruption-fighting mayor of Union City, N.J., Mr. Menendez has become a proponent of business as usual. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL). Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, possibly other] Bob Menendez is an American politician. His trial began in September 2017, and two months later it ended in a mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. [114][115], Menendez raised the issue of Xinjiang reeducation camps and called China's treatment of Uyghur Muslim minority "beyond abhorrent",[116] adding, "The President needs to have a clear and consistent approach to China, and not turn a blind eye as a million Muslims are unjustly imprisoned and forced into labor camps by an autocratic regime. Robert Menendez was born on July 12, 1985, in Hudson County, New Jersey. [73] In 2014 the National Council of La Raza (America's largest Latino advocacy organization) recognized Menendez for his work in supporting immigration reform as a member of the "Gang of Eight. border, and supported Senate Amendment 4775, which would have appropriated $1.8 billion for the construction of 370 miles (600km) of triple-layered fencing, and 461 miles (742km) of vehicle barriers along parts of the Southwest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE But if President Donald Trump refuses to. [168][169] The allegations were promoted by Republican Party operatives, who arranged for ABC News and the Daily Caller to interview two women who accused Menendez of patronizing prostitutes. degree in Political Science in 1976. Bob was born in New York City, New York, to Cuban parents, Evangelina and Mario Menndez. [184] On November 16, 2017, Walls declared a mistrial due to the jury's continuing inability to reach a verdict on any of the charges. In an excerpt from his biography "Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne," Robert Hofler reveals how Vanity Fair's star reporter became obsessed with one of the young killers WASHINGTON Even by the flexible standards of Washington's hired legal guns, Abbe Lowell's most recent move was striking. 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Menendez", "Hudson County's culture of corruption Its local roots and prospects for changeRead more: Hudson Reporter Hudson County s culture of corruption Its local roots and prospects for change", "Spotlight on: Hon. How rich was the Menendez family? Contact information for Robert Menendez includes email address, phone number, and mailing address. [148], In 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that Menendez had written to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,[149] asking him to approve an acquisition that would rescue from the prospect of receivership a New Jersey bank, First Bank Americano, operated by Menendez donors. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said Tuesday that the Biden administration's execution of the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan was "clearly and fatally flawed" and demanded "a full explanation of this administration's decisions on Afghanistan since coming . Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). I call for Mr. Aseyev's immediate release. In 2002, a candidate listed only as "Independent (The American Party)" received 34 votes; also, Herbert Shaw's full party name was "Politicians are Crooks Politicos son Corruptos" (shortened for display purposes above). "[70], He voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, building 700 miles (1,100km) of physical barriers and expanding surveillance at the MexicoU.S. In January 2006, he was appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jon Corzine (who had been elected governor of New Jersey), and was elected to a full six-year term in November; he was reelected in 2012 and 2018. He is a politician and has not engaged in . The charges were dropped in 2018 that made him return to the position. [71][72], On January 28, 2013, Menendez was a member of a bipartisan group of eight senators that announced principles for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). "Christofias pressed in US over Havana embassy plan", Hazou, Elias. [141] Although Article 1, Paragraph 2(b) of the New Jersey Constitution expressly authorizes such a recall,[142] state officials fought the effort in court. [129], On September 28, 2006, Menendez voted for the Military Commissions Act. [11] He graduated with a B.A. Menendez's Alliance Civic Association ticket, which included future mayor Bruce Walter, won 57% of the vote, beating the reform slate Transformation '86 and the incumbent Union City Together ticket. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today were joined by members of the NJ Congressional Delegation including U.S. House Representatives Donald Norcross (D-N.J.-01), Andy Kim (D-N.J.-03), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.-05), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.-06), Rob Menendez (D-N.J.-08 . "[112] Noting concerns with the language after voting for Bob Corker's resolution naming the Saudi crown prince "responsible" for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, he said, "regardless of all of my other concerns about language is the central essence of what the chairman is going to do. They divorced in 2005. However, his second bid, in 1986, was successful, and he held the post until 1992. Dec. 22, 2021 Robert Menendez Jr., the 36-year-old son of New Jersey's senior United States senator, has told political leaders that he will run for Congress to replace Representative Albio. Family Life He divorced from Jane Jacobsen in 2005 after 29 years of marriage; the couple had two children, Alicia and Robert. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey urge FEMA and HUD to find long-term housing fix for Hurricane Maria survivors", "A FEMA program has sheltered thousands of Puerto Ricans since Hurricane Maria. [89][90], In 1999, Menendez voted against a proposed amendment that would have banned adoption in Washington D.C. by same-sex couples and other persons not related by blood or marriage. 0.00%. [63][64], Menendez voted against denying legal status to illegal immigrants convicted of domestic violence, crimes against children and crimes relating to the illegal purchase or sale of firearms, but voted to establish a six-month to 20-year ban for undocumented immigrants seeking citizenship who had been convicted for the same crimes along with obstruction of justice, human trafficking and the participation of criminal gang activity. Patriarch Joseph Barry, who gave $10,000 in 2015, was sentenced to. [85], During a press conference about the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act, Menendez claimed that New Jersey was facing a $10.5 billion shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget that would lead to cuts in state spending on education. 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