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Robert Menendez
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Democrat
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U.S. Senator
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Of NEW JERSEY
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Biographical
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BIO INFORMATION
Senate Years of Service: 2006- Party: Democrat
MENENDEZ, Robert, a Representative and Senator from New Jersey; born in New York,
N.Y., on January 1, 1954; graduated from Union Hill High School, Union Hill,
N.J., 1972; B.A., Saint Peters College, Jersey City, N.J., 1976; J.D., Rutgers
University School of Law, Newark, N.J., 1979; lawyer, private practice; member
of the Union City, N.J., board of education 1974-1978, and chief financial
officer 1978-1982; mayor of Union City, N.J., 1986-1992; member of the New
Jersey state general assembly 1987-1991; member of the New Jersey state senate
1991-1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the six
succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1993, to January 16, 2006,
when he resigned to become a U.S. senator; chair, House Democratic Caucus (One
Hundred Eighth through One Hundred Ninth Congresses); appointed to the United
States Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jon S. Corzine, and took
the oath of office on January 18, 2006; elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 for
the term ending January 3, 2013.
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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Congress carrier
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U.S. Senator
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2006
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2012
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New Jersey
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U.S. Representative
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1993
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2006
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New Jersey
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13
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Committees
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Housing, Transportation and Community Development Chairman
Securities, Insurance and Investment
Senate Committee on Finance
Health Care
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection
International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs Chairman
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