16 Facts About Rob Menendez

Rob Menendez was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey.

Rob Menendez is the son of Robert Menendez, a former Senator from New Jersey, and Jane Jacobsen, a public school teacher, school nurse, and guidance counselor.

Rob Menendez attended Union City public schools through eighth grade and for high school at The Hudson School, a private school in Hoboken, New Jersey, for high school, graduating in 2003, and later serving on its board of trustees.

Rob Menendez received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School, during which time he was president of the Student Bar Association, served as Notes and Comments Editor for Rutgers Race and the Law Review, received the Alumni Senior Prize, and was selected as a Governor's Executive Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

Rob Menendez was unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on June 3,2021, and sworn in on June 4.

Rob Menendez chaired the Governance and Ethics Committee and was a member of the Finance Committee, which oversees the Port Authority's multi-billion-dollar annual budget.

Rob Menendez resigned as commissioner on January 2,2023, the day before he joined Congress.

Rob Menendez's father represented the area before Sires from 1993 to 2006, when it was numbered the 13th congressional district.

Rob Menendez campaigned on addressing the needs of working- and middle-class families and the challenges associated with the rising costs of basic necessities such as housing, healthcare, education and family care.

Rob Menendez spoke often about infrastructure investments, gun control, and reproductive choice.

Rob Menendez's campaign expressed support for organized labor and workers rights.

Rob Menendez was endorsed by numerous labor unions during his campaign.

Rob Menendez was appointed to serve as a Regional Whip, a post in which he is responsible for assisting the Democratic Whip operation to track votes.

In 2023, Rob Menendez initially voted against the expulsion of George Santos, a Republican member of the House of Representatives who faced two federal indictments.

Rob Menendez cited the lack of a completion of the House Committee on Ethics' investigation as a reason for his position.

Rob Menendez later changed his position during the December 1,2023 vote on the matter, voting "yes" to expel Santos after the findings of the investigation had been unanimously adopted by the Committee and released on November 9.