Thanks for being with us once again.
I'm Kurt Siegelund.
And I'm Roxanne Evans.
Well, the showdown in District 8 turned lopsided.
Congressman Rob Menendez easily defeating Hoboken Mayor Robbie Bala.
Tonight, Amanda Lee is in Jersey City at the Menendez
victory party.
Yeah, Roxanne, I am here with Congressman Rob Menendez.
Rob, I know there's a lot of people here trying
to get your attention.
Just tell us about what tonight means to you, what
this moment means to you.
It's been a long, a long way coming As for
a second time you have secured that spot as a
nominee.
Well, it's an honor.
You know, it's always been an honor to represent this
district.
It's why two years ago I raised my hand to
do it.
This is where I grew up, is where my wife
and I are raising our two kids.
And with all the challenges that we had to face,
with all the headwinds, the thing I'm most proud about
tonight is the coalition that we built, you know, people
from elected leaders, labor leaders, activists, community leaders, and through
every different challenge that we had to face, they they
stuck with me.
And at the end of the day today, the voters
stuck with me.
And they show that we have communicated what we've done
in office, what our track record is, the track record's
about delivering and today's affirmation one step closer to re
election that we've delivered.
And now we've always put the work of the residents
first.
And because we have, they want us to do it
for another two years.
And obviously, I know that the elephant in the room
here, this isn't the face of your father's trial.
And then you talked a little bit about it earlier
today.
Can you just kind of talk about what pulling through
again during this time means to you?
Well, you know what, What I told people from from
day one is that we all have challenges in our
life.
Every individual, every family has a challenge.
This one's unique.
It's very public.
It obviously had a a political impact given the nature
of this race.
But what we ultimately decided upon early on was that
we were going to always focus on what's within our
control.
And that's messaging to our voters, who are our constituents,
about how we delivered for them, you know, the the
money we brought back to the district, our advocacy for
them in Washington and the constituent services that we provide
here in the District.
And by constantly talking about that and focusing on the
mission, on the work, the voters were receptive and we're
willing to look past everything else that was happening and
focus on what we've delivered for them and what they
hope we will continue to deliver for them for two
more years.
I know everyone here saying tonight is about you.
I'll let you get back to everyone.
Thank you so much, Congressman, for your interview.
Very nice to meet you.
Thank you.
All right, we'll send it back to you in the
studio.
Roxanne, Amanda, thank you so much.