Who is Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife? How many children does Bob Menendez have? We explore the personal life of the New Jersey Senate, Bob Menendez.
The New Jersey Democratic Senator and his wife Nadine have been in the news lately as they have been accused of engaging in corruption-related activities.
According to reports by CNN, this is the second time in 10 years Robert Menendez has been charged with corruption-related offences.
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife have been accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for the senator’s influence.
Prosecutors allege the bribes included gold, cash, home mortgage payments, compensation for a “low-or-no-show job” and a luxury vehicle.
Sen. Menendez is up for reelection next year. He has been in the Senate since 2006. Some have said that Sen. Bob Menendez should step down as New Jersey’s Senator.
Senator Bob. Menendez has released a statement in response to the allegations he’s being accused of.
He said, “For years, forces behind the scenes have repeatedly attempted to silence my voice and dig my political grave. Since this investigation was leaked nearly a year ago, there has been an active smear campaign of anonymous sources and innuendos to create an air of impropriety where none exists.”
“The excesses of these prosecutors are apparent. They have misrepresented the normal work of a Congressional office. On top of that, not content with making false claims against me, they have attacked my wife for the longstanding friendships she had before she and I even me,” he added.
Following this, many are interested in knowing who Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife is and how many children he has.
Who is Robert Menendez’s wife; Is Sen. Bob Menendez married?
Sen. Bob Menendez is a married man and hence has a wife. The New Jersey Democratic Senator is married to Nadine Arslanian.
He got engaged to Nadine in 2019 and married her in October 2020. Before meeting Nadine, Sen. Bob Menendez was married in 1976 to Jane Jacobsen; a teacher for the Union City Board of Education and Union City Public Schools.
The couple have two children together; they are Alicia Jacobsen Menendez and Robert Jacobsen Menendez.
Who is Nadine Arslanian?
Nadine Arslanaian is the wife of Sen. Bob Menendez. The couple in a recent report by CNN have been charged with corruption-related offences.
In a report by the New York Times, the pair met in 2018 at an IHOP in Union City. The following year October, Bob Menendez got engaged to Nadina in India.
In 2020, Bob Menendez and Nadina got married in Queen in a beautiful wedding ceremony. At the moment, the couple don’t have kids together.
Nadine Menendez was born in Lebanon to Armenian parents who fled the Lebanese Civil War. They moved to the United States of America when she was a child and settled in New York.
She has a master’s degree in French from New York University.
Who is Alicia Jacobsen Menendez?
Alicia Jacobsen Menendez is the first child and daughter of New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and Jane Menendez.
She is an American television commentator, host and writer. She is the author of the book The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are (2019).
Alicia was born on 2nd July 1983 in Union City, New Jersey. She spent her formative years in New Jersey.
In 2005, Alicia Menendez graduated from Harvard College. She went to Harvard University to have her tertiary education.
Her thesis on women’s social capital drew the attention of U.S. News & World Report and The New York Times.
In 2015, she married Carlos Prío Odio in Coral Gables.
Who is Robert Jacobsen Menendez?
Robert Jacobsen Menendez is the second child and first son of Sen. Robert Menendez and Jane Jacobsen Menendez.
He is an American lawyer and politician. Robert Jacobsen Menendez has served as the Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
He was born on 12th July 1985 in Union City, New Jersey. He had his formative years in New Jersey.
Robert attended Union City Public Schools and the Hudson School. He had his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina.
Menendez resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. He married Alex Banfich Menendez in 2017. They have two children.