---
type: Person
title: "Robert Menendez"
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - NJ-8 — Congressional District 8"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - NJ-8"
party: "D"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "NJ"
district: "Congressional District 8"
represents: "us/states/nj/districts/08"
committees:
  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce"
  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Communications and Technology"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/communications-and-technology"
  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Energy"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/energy"
  - name: "House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Environment"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/environment"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
ids:
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sources:
  - field: tenure
    source: "House Clerk XML 2026-06-10"
  - field: jurisdiction
    source: "Census 119th CD 500k"
  - field: roles
    source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, nj]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Robert Menendez

Current U.S. House of Representatives - NJ-8 (Congressional District 8).

Represents [Congressional District 8](/us/states/nj/districts/08.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce.md)
- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Communications and Technology](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/communications-and-technology.md)
- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Energy](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/energy.md)
- [House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Environment](/us/bodies/house/committees/energy-and-commerce/subcommittees/environment.md)

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).