Bob Menendez is (and has long been) associated with the Democratic Party.

He served in the U.S. Senate from New Jersey as a Democrat, and major biographical references list his political affiliation as the Democratic Party. In 2024, after being dropped by Democrats amid his corruption case, he briefly pursued re‑election as an independent, sometimes described as an “independent Democrat,” but his core party history is Democratic.

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