Official portrait of Robert Menendez
U.S. House

Robert Menendez

U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 8th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2023
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in NJ-8

Candidates registered with the FEC for NJ-8 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Robert MenendezIncumbentDemocrat$2.0M$680K
Mussab AliDemocrat$274K$39K
Richard Joseph BarillaIndependent$5,600$1,851

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments1
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
    • Energy
    • Communications and Technology
    • Environment
Contact
Washington office
2453 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3008

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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