Rob Menendez

His campaign website says he belongs to the Pro-Choice Caucus and lists protecting reproductive choice among his legislative priorities, and its healthcare page says he wants to protect the right to choose.^4,7

Its healthcare page lists codifying Roe v. Wade among the things he will fight for and says he cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act, which it says would codify Roe.⁷

1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
2. Leave abortion law to each state
3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)

Its healthcare page lists enacting legislation to protect access to the medication used for abortions and urging the FDA to lift restrictions so that it is easier to get by mail.⁷

Its healthcare page lists repealing the Hyde Amendment, which it says makes abortion harder to obtain for women who have limited means.⁷

1. Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
2. Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care
3. Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)

Its healthcare page lists the Right to Contraception Act among the reproductive health bills he has cosponsored.⁷

Its healthcare page says healthcare is a human right and lists protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act among the things he will fight for.⁷

1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals

Its affordability page says he cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, which it says would lift the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour by 2027, and lists raising it to $17 by 2028 and adjusting it to keep pace with inflation among his goals.⁸

1. Keep at $7.25 or leave to states
2. Raise it to less than $15, such as $10 or $12
3. Raise to $15 or more

Its organized labor page says he is an original cosponsor of the PRO Act in the 118th Congress, says he believes workers have a right to unionize, and lists passing the PRO Act among his goals.⁹

1. Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
2. Keep current rules
3. Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized

Its organized labor page lists passing the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, along with the PRO Act, among his goals.⁹

Its affordability page lists restoring the full SALT deduction among his goals, describing it as tax fairness for the district.⁸

1. Remove the cap
2. Keep a higher cap, like the one passed in 2025
3. Return to a lower cap or limit the deduction further

Its child care and education page lists lowering interest rates on student loans and expanding loan forgiveness programs among his goals and says he cosponsored the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act and the College for All Act; its affordability page lists addressing the student debt crisis.^8,10

Its child care and education page lists guaranteeing free tuition for most students at public colleges and universities among his goals.¹⁰

1. No free tuition program
2. Free tuition at community colleges
3. Free tuition at public colleges and universities

The same page lists expanding and extending the Child Tax Credit among his goals.¹⁰

The same page lists, among his goals, limiting what many families pay for child care to 7% of their income, and says he cosponsored the Child Care for Every Community Act and the Child Care Stabilization Act.¹⁰

1. Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
2. Expand help for lower- and middle-income families through grants and tax credits
3. Keep current child care funding and tax credits
4. Lower costs mainly by easing rules on providers, not with new federal spending

Its affordability page lists supporting proposals to create more than 1 million affordable homes, including funding for a new Affordable Housing Access Program and affordable homes near mass transit, among his goals.⁸

Its climate change page says he cosponsored the COAST Anti-Drilling Act, along with the Clean Water Act, to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and set protective standards for wetlands, streams and other water bodies.¹¹

Its transportation page lists investing in electric buses and charging stations for electric vehicles among his goals, and its climate change page lists electrifying public transit.^11,12

The same page says he cosponsored the Clean Water Act, which it describes as setting protective standards for wetlands, streams and other water bodies.¹¹

Its gun control page lists widening background checks so that no one can buy a gun from a private seller without safety measures, and says he cosponsored the Bipartisan Background Checks Act.¹³

1. Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
2. Require checks for private sales at gun shows and online, but not other private sales
3. Keep current law, with checks required only for sales by licensed dealers

The same page lists re-enacting and expanding the federal Assault Weapons Ban among his goals and says he cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban.¹³

1. Ban the sale of these rifles
2. Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
3. No bans or added limits on these rifles

The same page says he cosponsored the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act.¹³

The same page lists addressing ghost guns, which it says let people who cannot lawfully own a firearm obtain one, among his goals.¹³

Its immigration page lists abolishing ICE, closing private detention centers, decriminalizing immigration and ending mass deportation among the things he will work toward, and says he cosponsored the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end private immigration detention.¹⁴

1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records

The same page lists protecting Dreamers, TPS recipients, farmworkers and essential workers, and supporting immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship, among his goals.¹⁴

1. No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
2. Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
3. Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
4. A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks

The same page lists robust asylum protections among the parts of immigration reform he supports.¹⁴

Its transportation page lists advocating for long-term funding for NJ Transit, securing continued federal support for the Gateway Program, and fighting for more funding for transportation projects in the district among his goals.¹²

The same page lists securing continued funding and federal support for the Gateway Program, which it says would replace century-old bridges and tunnels on the Northeast Corridor, and says $4 billion from the Federal Railroad Administration has been secured for that corridor.¹²