Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Robert Menendez

Office: U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 8th district
Party: Democrat
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Born: 1985
In Congress: House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term: January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name: MENENDEZ, ROBERT J.
Next election: Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)

Map of New Jersey with the current district highlighted

New Jersey, District 8

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · New Jersey District 8IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2NJ08232 · Principal campaign committee: MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS

Cycle	Office	Raised	Outcome
2025–2026	U.S. House · New Jersey District 8	$2,236,501.68	General-election nominee
2023–2024	U.S. House · New Jersey District 8	$2,384,982.94	General-election nominee
2021–2022	U.S. House · New Jersey District 8	$1,752,969.49	Won the general election (73.6%)

Total raised$2,236,501.68

Total spent$1,790,787.41

Cash on hand$722,399.83

Debts owed by the campaign$0.00

Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions$1,251,801.3356%
PACs and other committees$886,109.2340%
Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$83,900.004%
Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$14,691.121%

Individual money

Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$27,300.222%
Contributions over $200$1,196,668.1898%
Itemized from inside New Jersey$483,844.5440%
Itemized from other states$713,909.6460%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $340,802.07 · District of Columbia $72,795.00 · California $71,943.00 · Maryland $64,305.00 · Virginia $31,357.14. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674

Voted yea287

Voted nay387

Did not vote0 of 674

Bills and resolutions sponsored22

Latest roll-call votes

Date	Question	Result	Vote
Sep 16, 2026	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act	Passed	Yea
Sep 16, 2026	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act	Passed	Yea
Sep 16, 2026	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act	Passed	Yea
Sep 16, 2026	On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo	Passed	Nay
Sep 16, 2026	On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act	Passed	Nay
Sep 16, 2026	On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Passed	Nay
Sep 16, 2026	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes	Passed	Yea
Sep 15, 2026	On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran	Passed	Yea
Sep 15, 2026	On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse	Passed	Nay
Sep 15, 2026	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Passed	Yea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

H.R. 10851 Socket Full of Sunshine Act
Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Latest action Oct 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 9614 NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
H.R. 8620 CARES Hotline Act
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Latest action Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 7943 Communications Equity and Diversity Council Act
Introduced Mar 16, 2026 · Latest action Mar 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 7797 Toll Evasion Prevention and Plate Visibility Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Latest action Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
H.R. 7294 AI for Secure Networks Act
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
H.R. 7263 Safe Intersections for Buses and Pedestrians Act
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Jan 28, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
H.R. 6983 PRICE Act
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · Latest action Jan 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 6984 Data Center Transparency Act
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · Latest action Jan 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 6927 Noise Oversight and Information for Safe Environments Act
Introduced Dec 23, 2025 · Latest action Dec 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Communications and Technology
- Energy
- Environment

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

232 committees reported giving $726,378.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$9,000.00
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BSC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,500.00
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
DEMOCRATS WIN FUNDConnected PAC$7,000.00
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00

Show all 232 committees

T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$6,000.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
SHORE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION PAC (ASCAPAC)PAC$5,000.00
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TEVA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
S&P GLOBAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC)PAC$5,000.00
DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
POPULAR HOPE & RENEWAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,994.00
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Hybrid PAC$4,000.00
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pagePAC$4,000.00
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
CVS HEALTH PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
ORGANON & CO. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,500.00
PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'ZIMMER BIOMET PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)PAC$3,500.00
SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$2,500.00
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$2,500.00
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PACPAC$2,500.00
DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
GRIDIRON-PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OTSUKA US PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
BLUE POWER PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
IN OUR HANDSLeadership PAC$2,500.00
PIM BRANDS INC. EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION INC PAC (ACA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
BEST BUY CO., INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)PAC$2,000.00
INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS LLC PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BANK PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
ST SHARED SERVICES LLC D/B/A KEENOVA THERAPEUTICS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC)PAC$2,000.00
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,999.00
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)PAC$1,500.00
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEGPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')PAC$1,500.00
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MARSH PAC)PAC$1,500.00
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY (HINJ) FEDERAL PAC INCConnected PAC$1,500.00
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TELECOMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCPAC$1,000.00
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AMERICAN BEVERAGE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
FIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$1,000.00
VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MCDERMOTT PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AECOM PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)PAC$1,000.00
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
GIBBONS P.C. PAC, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
EDPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
ALKERMES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
ERICSSON INC. U.S. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ERICSSON PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
DMFI PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
COMMUNITY CARE HEALTH NETWORK, LLC/MATRIX MEDICAL NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MATR Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
GRAIL, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
JUSTICE LEAGUE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
DADS PACPAC$1,000.00
FANDUEL GROUP INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$500.00
BGR PACConnected PAC$200.00
RED CAT HOLDINGS INC UNCREWED SYSTEMS ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$185.00

Outside spending

Independent expenditures supporting Robert J. Menendez$912,505.40
Independent expenditures opposing Robert J. Menendez$0.00
Company and union communications to members about Robert J. Menendez$14,096.01

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

THINK BIGSupporting$638,278.00
PROTECT PROGRESSSupporting$262,963.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$11,260.00

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

Candidate	Raised	Cash on hand	Through
Robert J. Menendez (D)	$2,236,501.68	$722,399.83	2026-10-14
Robert Menendez (D)	$2,236,501.68	$722,399.83	2026-10-14
Mussab Ali (D)	$277,636.90	$0.00	2026-09-26
Richard Joseph Barilla (I)	$5,600.00	$1,851.03	2026-04-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
The Cook Political ReportSolid DAugust 13, 2025
Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MENENDEZ FOR CONGRESS.
Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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