As a lifelong public servant committed to the promise of America, Bob started his career by serving as a school board member, a mayor, and a state legislator. Elected to Congress in 1992 and becoming the first Latino to represent New Jersey in the Senate in 2006, Bob rose to become the highest-ranking Hispanic member in Congressional history having served as the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives and most recently as the Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the 113th Congress.