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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)

District: Junior Senator from New Jersey
Residence: North Bergen
Born: January 1, 1954; Manhattan, N.Y.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Divorced; two children
Education: Saint Peter's College, B.A. 1976 (political science & urban studies); Rutgers U., J.D. 1979
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Union City Board of Education, 1974-82; mayor of Union City, 1986-92; N.J. Assembly, 1987-91; N.J. Senate, 1991-93; U.S. House, 1993-2006; U.S. Senate, 2009-11, 2006-present
Elected: Elected: 2006 (1st full term); Defeated Thomas H. Kean Jr., R, to succeed Jon Corzine, D, who became governor; Appointed January 2006
Committee Assignments: Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Financial Institutions & Consumer Protection; Housing, Transportation & Community Development - Chairman; Securities, Insurance & Investment); Finance (Health Care; International Trade, Customs & Global Competitiveness; Taxation & IRS Oversight); Foreign Relations (International Development; International Operations & Organizations; Near Eastern & South Central Asian Affairs; Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps & Global Narcotics Affairs - Chairman)

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Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2006	general	Robert Menendez (D)	1,200,843	53.4%
		Thomas Kean (R)	997,775	44.3%
		Len Flynn (LIBERT)	14,637	0.6%
		Edward Forchion (LMP)	11,593	0.5%
		J.M. Carter (IGWT)	7,918	0.4%
		N. Smith (SOL)	6,243	0.3%
		Daryl Brooks (PPC)	5,138	0.2%
		Angela Lariscy (SW)	3,433	0.2%
		Gregory Pason (S)	2,490	0.1%
2000	general	Jon Corzine (D)	1,511,237	50.1%
		Bob Franks (R)	1,420,267	47.1%
		Bruce Afran (I)	32,841	1.1%
		Pat DiNizio (I)	19,312	0.6%
		Emerson Ellett (I)	7,241	0.2%
		Dennis Breen (I)	6,061	0.2%
		J.M. Carter (I)	5,657	0.2%
		Lorraine LaNeve (I)	3,836	0.1%
		Gregory Pason (I)	3,365	0.1%
		Nancy Rosenstock (I)	3,309	0.1%
		George Gostigian (I)	2,536	0.1%
1994	general	Frank R. Lautenberg (D)	1,033,487	50.3%
		Garabed "Chuck" Haytaian (R)	966,244	47%
		Michael P. Kelly (KAF)	14,343	0.7%
		Ben Grindlinger (LIBERT)	14,042	0.7%
		Richard J. Pezzullo (NJC)	9,387	0.4%
		Andrea Lippi (JPR)	6,303	0.3%
		George Patrick Predham (DDD)	4,226	0.2%
		Joanne Kuniansky (SW)	3,606	0.2%
		Arlene Gold (NL)	3,249	0.2%
1988	general	Frank R. Lautenberg (D)	1,599,905	54%
1988	general	Peter M. Dawkins (R)	1,349,937	45%
1982	general	Frank R. Lautenberg (D)	1,117,549	51%
1982	general	Millicent Fenwick (R)	1,047,626	48%

Vote For President
Year	Democrat	Republican
2008	Barack Obama: 57.27%	John McCain: 41.7%
2004	John Kerry: 53%	George W. Bush: 46%
2000	Al Gore: 56%	George W. Bush: 40%
1996	Bill Clinton: 53%	Robert Dole: 36%
1992	Bill Clinton: 43%	George H. W. Bush: 41%
1988	Michael Dukakis: 43%	George H. W. Bush: 56%
1984	Walter F. Mondale: 39%	: