About Bob
- Start
- 1972
- 1974
- 1976
- 1979
- 1986
- 1991
- 1992
- 2003
- 2006
- 2012
- 2013
Bob Menendez
Interactive Timeline
1972
Bob graduates from Union Hill High School in Union City, New Jersey and credits his teacher Gail Harper for instilling in him the confidence to overcome his fear of public speaking.
1974
Bob makes his first foray into politics at age 20 fighting to level the playing field for students. He wins a seat on the Union City Board of Education.
1976
The first in his family to go to college, Bob graduates from St. Peters University in New Jersey.
1979
Bob graduates from Rutgers School of Law. His son, Robert Jr., graduates from the same law school 32 years later.
1986
Bob gets elected Mayor of Union City, New Jersey after taking on his powerful hometown mayor and a corrupt political establishment.
1991
Bob gets elected to the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the interests of New Jerseyans in Hudson County.
1992
Bob gets elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by the 13th district in New Jersey, where he serves for 13 years and becomes a powerful voice on issues such as immigration, national security and representing the interests of working families.
2003
Bob joins the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives as Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
2006
After New Jersey’s governor appointed him to the U.S. Senate for over nine months, the people of New Jersey elect Bob to represent them full-time in the Senate.
2012
Bob is re-elected to U.S. Senate on the promise of representing the hard-working middle class in the Garden State.
2013
Bob becomes Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee - the first Latino to serve in this role. Bob authors the most bills passed in the 113th Congress, making him the “Most Productive Member of Congress.”
