Robert Menendez
Independent
· NJ Senate · 119th Congress
Influence Score
0.0
Not scored
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
0.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
0.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.0
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
0.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
0.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
0.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$11,000 direct
NORPAC
$2,000 direct
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
No top sponsor identified.
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Who funds Menendez
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
No sponsor relationships on file.
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
No suspicious timing patterns detected.
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
BLACKSTONE
$36K
BALSERA COMMUNICATIONS
$32K
GARCIA HAMILTON ASSOCIATES
$30K
BEIGENE
$30K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$29K
ALBAVISION
$28K
AXXESS
$28K
THEGROUP
$28K
ATABEY CAPITAL
$28K
THEGROUP
$27K
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL
$24K
CARELLA BYRNE
$24K
THE LEFRAK ORGANIZATION
$23K
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
$22K
SORCE COMPANIES
$20K
APOLLO
$20K
MASTEC
$20K
VERSAILLES RESTAURANT
$20K
INSERRA SUPERMARKETS
$19K
BGR
$19K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Robert Menendez comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
INTEGRITY NJ
$15.43M
COMMITTEE TO BUILD THE ECONOMY
$1.43M
LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
$480K
AMERICAS PAC
$316K
UNIDOSUS ACTION FUND, INC.
$26K
MAKE THE ROAD ACTION INC.
$17K
CITIZENS FOR A STRONGER NEW JERSEY
$11K
THE DEMOCRATIC ACTION PAC
$10K
JEWISH DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL OF AMERICA
$2K
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC
$759
INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.
$550
RIPPLE OF HOPE PAC INC
$75
DEMOCRACY PAC
$72
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$10
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
666 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $927K to Robert Menendez across 746 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$927K
Shared contributors
666
Contributions
746
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35 | 54 | $103K |
| 2024 | 633 | 692 | $824K |
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Revolving Door
9 former staff members
who worked for Robert Menendez or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRED TURNER | COS, Sen. Menendez; COS, US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; CO… | BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 32 | 205 | 2023–2025 |
| KARISSA WILLHITE | Dep. Chief of Staff, Sen. Robert Menendez; Dep. Exec Director/ Policy Director, … | OGR | 22 | 24 | 2023–2025 |
| ZACHARY ISRAEL | Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for for… | THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC | 20 | 194 | 2023–2025 |
| EDUARDO ZAPIEN | Chief of Staff to US Senator Robert Menendez 2003-2008; National Outreach Direct… | HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP | 17 | 96 | 2023–2025 |
| MICHAEL SOLIMAN | September 2007 - September 2013, State Director to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez … | MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC | 6 | 52 | 2023–2025 |
| ALEXANDER PEREZ | Congressman Joe Garcia: Constituent Relations Director & Senator Menendez: Staff… | THE NORMANDY GROUP, LLC | 4 | 14 | 2024–2025 |
| ADAM FRIDMAN | Chief of Staff to US Senator Robert Menendez 2003-2008; National Outreach Direct… | HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP | 2 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| DANIEL O'BRIEN | Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Robert Torricelli; Chief of Staff, Office of S… | HANWHA Q CELLS AMERICA INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| JOSHUA MCCAFFERTY | Intern, Office of Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC) | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Robert Menendez is not scored: there is no usable voting record to rank against — either the vote and contribution records have not yet been matched to this member, or this is a non-voting delegate. This is the absence of a score, not a finding of low exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required