Robert Jacobsen Menendez, Jr.[1][2] (born July 12, 1985)[3] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since 2023.

Senator Bob Menendez, he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023.

[7] Menendez's mother, as described by his sister Alicia, is of German, Norwegian, and Irish ancestry.

[9][10] He 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,[11] received the Alumni Senior Prize,[12] and was selected as a Governor’s Executive Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

[11] On April 15, 2021, Menendez was nominated to be a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by Governor Phil Murphy.

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

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