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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · NJ-8

This matchup isn't final yet — we haven't confirmed every candidate here against the state's official candidate list.

This candidate list comes from federal campaign filings. We haven't checked it against NJ's certified ballot yet — someone on that ballot may be missing here, and someone here may not be on it.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each for what it is.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · U.S. House · NJ-8 · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD, BOTH CANDIDATES

Two records. Your values.

Solid and hatched shapes are built from roll-call votes wherever a record exists — what each did, not what either says; a shape drawn from reviewed statements is marked on statements. Whose record sits closer to yours is your call to make.

Robert MenendezMussab Ali

SOLID VS. HATCH ASSIGNED BY BALLOT ORDER — NEVER PARTY · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD FOR BOTH · HOW WE SCORE ▸

Robert Menendez: Governance & oversight 58 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT; Rights & liberty 52 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; Economy & taxes 45 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; Environment & energy 63 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; Immigration 33 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS; Safety & enforcement 40 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT. Mussab Ali has no scored cluster positions yet. Richard Joseph Barilla has no scored cluster positions yet. Robert Menendez has no scored cluster positions yet.

ALSO IN THIS RACE

  • Richard Joseph Barilla · Independent — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
  • Robert Menendez · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.

MONEY & TIES · U.S. House · NJ-8 · SAME CATEGORIES, SAME SCALE, BOTH CANDIDATES

Robert Menendez

$2.0M

TOTAL RAISED

Corporate-PAC share
Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
0.68%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

Mussab Ali

$274.2K

TOTAL RAISED

Corporate-PAC share
Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
21.61%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
  • Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.
  • Disclosed to the FEC in itemized contributions; we have not built the join to lobbyist registrations — same for every candidate.
  • Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.
  • Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.

Every number above is a count or a share — where they differ, the difference is shown at equal weight and you weigh it. Lobbying meetings are not federally disclosed for either candidate; donations from registered lobbyists are.

FEC FILINGS THROUGH Apr 14, 2026

Coverage, disclosed: for the incumbent we count 64 positions derived from their roll-call votes; for this challenger, 0 positionstheir campaign has stated. We show the gap. We don’t invent density.

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