Legislator Detail

Senator Robert Menendez

Office: U.S. Senate
Party: Democratic
Next Election: 2012
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Alicia, Robert
Birth Date/Place: 01/01/1954 (New York, NY)
Home City: Hoboken, NJ
Religion: Roman Catholic

Education:

JD, Rutgers School of Law, 1979
BA, Saint Peter's College, 1976

Professional Experience:

Attorney, 1980-1992

Political Experience:

Senator, United States Senate, 2007-present
Appointed, Senator, United States Senate, 2006
Representative, United States House of Representative, 1993-2006
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 1990-1992
Mayor, Union City, 1986-1992
Representative, New Jersey House of Representatives, 1988-1990
Union City Board of Education, 1974-1978

Organizations:

Co-Founder/President, Alliance Civic Association
Member, New Jersey Hispanic Elected Officials Organization
Chair, New Jersey Hispanic Leadership Program
Member, New Jersey Mayors Coalition
Member, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission

Campaign Finances

Top Contributors
(2010 cycle)

	Total
Lowenstein, Sandler et al	$96,850
Goldman Sachs	$96,700
Greenberg Traurig LLP	$70,247
Prudential Financial	$62,700
Langan Engineering & Environmental Svcs	$62,275
Decotiis, Fitzpatrick et al	$61,900
J Fletcher Creamer & Son	$58,900
UBS AG	$57,650
Waters McPherson McNeill	$55,600
Verizon Communications	$50,700

Top Industries
(2010 cycle)

	Indivs	PACs	Total
Lawyers/Law Firms	$1,661,551	$194,894	$1,856,445
Real Estate	$969,280	$58,183	$1,027,463
Construction Services	$573,350	$77,500	$650,850
Securities & Investment	$458,800	$174,199	$632,999
General Contractors	$462,400	$24,900	$487,300
Lobbyists	$305,648	$17,745	$323,393
Health Professionals	$225,750	$77,500	$303,250
Insurance	$202,500	$95,500	$298,000
Retired	$296,915	$0	$296,915
Business Services	$275,538	$7,500	$283,038
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products	$78,950	$202,843	$281,793

Top Sectors
(2010 cycle)

	Indivs	PACs	Total
Agribusiness	$152675	$33003	$185,678
Communic/Electronics	$329810	$196500	$526,310
Construction	$1275150	$136400	$1,411,550
Defense	$3000	$5000	$8,000
Energy/Nat Resource	$161950	$134000	$295,950
Finance/Insur/RealEst	$1911502	$502132	$2,413,634
Health	$452250	$333743	$785,993
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$1967199	$212639	$2,179,838
Transportation	$139250	$108499	$247,749
Misc Business	$922984	$108525	$1,031,509
Labor	$1050	$479550	$480,600
Ideology/Single-Issue	$625795	$528420	$1,154,215
Other	$637301	$10500	$647,801

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