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U.S. House · Democrat · in Congress since 2023

Robert Menendez

New Jersey District 8

#409of 537 in Congress
#204of 262 Democrats
23%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
50.8of 100D

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned50.8of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

PAC money share

22% of the index
40%
  • $855K from PACs and other committees of $2.16M raised
  • $1.21M from individual donors
  • 2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
46.3
  • Left scorecards 102, right scorecards -9, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Menendez stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score 102
League of Conservation Voters100
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
ProgressivePunch98
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
AFL-CIO92
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
Human Rights Campaign100
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score -9
Heritage Action0
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
CPAC ratings0
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
Club for Growth16
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundationcounts twice27 · F
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the New Jersey delegation

13 members
DAnalilia MejiaNJ-1174.0BDLaMonica McIverNJ-1068.7BDBonnie Watson ColemanNJ-1265.7CDAndy KimNJ Senate64.8CRJefferson Van DrewNJ-0264.0CDNellie PouNJ-0959.4CDHerbert C. Conaway, Jr.NJ-0358.6CDCory A. BookerNJ Senate54.6DRChristopher H. SmithNJ-0454.5DDDonald NorcrossNJ-0151.0DDJosh GottheimerNJ-0544.9FDFrank Pallone, Jr.NJ-0644.6FRThomas H. Kean, Jr.NJ-0743.9F

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