No More Incumbents New Jersey

Robert Menendez has served in various public service roles including mayor, NJ State Legislator, US Representative and Senator. He became a US Representative in 1992 and was elected to his current position as US Senator in 2006. Menendez is a Democrat. He was appointed by Jon Corzine to fill the seat made vacant in the US Senate when Corzine became Governor of New Jersey. Menendez successfully retained the seat after an election in 2006 against Tom Kean, Jr. (R).

In 2006, a Federal probe was launched into Menendez’s financial dealings. The investigation as to whether Menendez profited from a business arrangement with a publicly funded non-profit organization is still underway.

I found this interesting tidbit on Menendez’s website listed in his issues area:

“Protecting New Jersey’s pay-to-play law and fighting to maintain critical federal highway funds jeopardized by New Jersey’s attempt to clean up state government. ”

You can view his voting record here.

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Frank Lautenberg gets the distinguished honor of being an incumbent twice. Lautenberg was first elected to the US Senate in 1982. He was re-elected 1988 and 1994. Then he stepped out of public office, announcing his retirement. Until, of course, the New Jersey snaffu that put him back in office. During the election of 2002, Robert Toricelli announced he would not be running for the Democratic ticket due to allegations of corruption. After a court hearing, Lautenberg’s name was allowed to be replaced on the ballot winning him a fourth term.

Lautenberg is considered one of the most liberal members of the Senate. He is pro-choice, pro-gun control and has been involved in various anti-smoking and anti-alcohol legislations. He basically votes right down party lines.

Lautenberg was recently quoted as saying:

“The thing is, one person’s earmark, wasteful spending, [when] defined by the person who’s proposing it, is neither pork nor wasteful. It’s a question of how you define these things.”

View Lautenberg’s voting record.

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