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| TENTH
DISTRICT |
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ESSEX COUNTY: EAST ORANGE, IRVINGTON, PART OF MAPLEWOOD, PART OF
MONTCLAIR, PART OF NEWARK, ORANGE, PART OF SOUTH ORANGE AND PART OF WEST
ORANGE>>> HUDSON COUNTY: PART
OF BAYONNE AND PART OF JERSEY CITY>>>
UNION COUNTY: PART OF ELIZABETH, HILLSIDE, PART OF LINDEN, RAHWAY,
ROSELLE AND PART OF UNION. |
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| Donald
M. Payne (D) |
| United States House of
Representatives |
| 2244 Rayburn House
Office Building |
| Washington, DC 20515 |
| Phone:(202)
225-3436 |
| Fax:
(202) 225-4160 |
| Web
Site: http://www.house.gov/payne |
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| District Offices: |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.
Federal Building and Courthouse |
| Room 1016 |
| 50 Walnut Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Phone:
(973) 645-3213 |
| Fax:
(973) 645-5902 |
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| 333 North Broad Street |
| Elizabeth, NJ 07208 |
| Phone:
(908) 629-0222 |
| Fax
(908) 629-0221 |
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First
Elected:
11/08/88
November 2000
Election
Donald M. Payne (DEM): 88% (127,094
votes)
Dirk B. Weber (REP): 12% (17,282 votes)
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| First
black NJ Congressman, elected 1988 to seat based in Newark previously held
by Congressman Peter Rodino since 1949> 1992 redistricting extended district lines to
maintain minority voter dominance> Member, Committee on Education and
the Workforce, and its Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families
and Employer-Employee Relations; member, International Relations Committee
and its Subcommittee on Africa, Ranking Minority Member; served as
Chairman of Congressional Black Caucus 1995-96; also member of Democratic
Whip Organization and past member of House Democratic Leadership Advisory
Group> Voting record one of most liberal in House, criticized Congressman
ROBERT ANDREWS for votes opposing domestic program spending>
Sponsor of various education bills; minimum
wage increase; Family and Medical Leave Act; law to improve Abandoned
Infants Assistance Act to help ‘boarder babies’> Also active on
human rights and foreign aid issues, one of five members of Congress
chosen to accompany President and Mrs. Clinton on 1998 tour of Africa,
also headed Presidential mission to war-torn Rwanda> Former executive
with Urban Data Systems, computer firm founded by brother WILLIAM
PAYNE, who was elected November 1997 to NJ General Assembly> Also
former executive with PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO.> Served as national president, YMCA of
USA 1970-73, served as Chairman of World Refugee and Rehabilitation
Committee> Member, Newark City Council 1982-89; Essex County Freeholder
1972-78, director 1977-78> Serves on board of directors of
Congressional Award Foundation, National Endowment for Democracy,
TransAfrica, Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark, Newark Day Center, Fighting
Back Initiative and Newark YMCA> B.A. SETON
HALL UNIVERSITY, holds honorary doctorates from Chicago State
University and DREW UNIVERSITY>
Born 1934 in Newark> Key staff members include James Maxine,
Administrative Assistant; Kerry B. McKenney, Legislative Director, Press
Secretary; Robert Cottingham, NJ District Director> Widower, three
children |
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| ELEVENTH
DISTRICT |
| ESSEX COUNTY: CALDWELL, ESSEX FELLS, FARIFIELD, LIVINGSTON, PART
OF MILLBURN, NORTH CALDWELL, ROSELAND, AND WEST CALDWELL>>> MORRIS COUNTY: BOONTON, BOONTON TOWNSHIP, BUTLER,
CHATHAM, CHATHAM TOWNSHIP, CHESTER, CHESTER TOWNSHIP, DENVILLE, DOVER,
EAST HANOVER,FLORHAM PARK, HANOVER, HARDING, JEFFERSON, KINNELON, LINCOLN
PARK, MADISON, MENDHAM, MENDHAM TOWNSHIP, MINE HILL, MONTVILLE, MORRIS
TOWNSHIP, MORRIS PLAINS, MORRRISTOWN, MOUNTAIN LAKES, MOUNT ARLINGTON,
MOUNT OLIVE, NETCONG, PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, PASSAIC TOWNSHIP, PEQUANNOCK,
RANDOLPH, RIVERDALE, ROCKAWAY, ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, ROXBURY, VICTORY
GARDENS, WASHINGTON AND WHARTON>>>
PASSAIC COUNTY: BLOOMINGDALE>>>
SOMERSET COUNTY: BERNARDS, PARTS OF BRIDGEWATER, RARITAN AND
SOMERVILLE>>> SUSSEX COUNTY: BYRAM, HOPATCONG, OGDENSBURG, SPARTA,
AND STANHOPE. |
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| Rodney
P. Frelinghuysen (R) |
| United States House of
Representatives |
| 228 Cannon House Office
Building |
| Washington, NJ 20515 |
| Phone: (202) 225-5034 |
| Fax: (202) 225-3186 |
| e-mail:
Rodney.Frelinghuysen@mail.house.gov |
| Web Site:
http://www.house.gov/frelinghuysen |
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| District Offices: |
| 30 Schuyler Place |
| Morristown, NJ 07960 |
| Phone:
(973) 984-0711 |
| Fax:
(973) 292-1569 |
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| First
Elected:
11/08/94
November 2000
Election
Rodney Frelinghuysen (REP): 68% (185,406
votes)
John P. Scollo (DEM): 30% (80,591 votes) |
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| Elected
to first Congressional term November 1994, assumed former seat of
Congressman Dean Gallo, who announced retirement due to cancer and died
shortly after November election> NJ's only member of powerful House Appropriations
Committee, only NJ member of powerful Appropriations Committee; serves as
vice chairman of its Subcommittee on Veterans, Housing, Environment and
Independent Agencies; also member of its Subcommittee on Defense; and its Subcommittee on Energy and
Water Development> Legislative priorities included balanced Federal
budget; NJ capital priorities, including Urban Core and Midtown Direct
mass transportation projects, beach and wetlands protection, Superfund
clean-ups, preservation of Sterling Forest, expansion of Great Swamp
National Wildlife Refuge, funding to reduce domestic violence and crimes
against women; also to expand senior and disabled housing opportunities;
funding for veterans medical care> Received ‘Watchdog of the Treasury
Award’, other awards from business and taxpayer groups; 1998 recipient
of both RUTGERS ‘University
Award’ and UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE
AND DENTISTRY ‘University Medal’ for support of higher
education> Selected for
group chosen by House leadership to review situation in Bosnia in
December, 1995, prior to commitment of US military troops to region>
Prior to election to Congress in 1994, served in NJ General Assembly for
11 years, first elected 1983, served as Chairman of Assembly
Appropriations Committee 1988-1989, and from 1992-1994> Three-term
member of Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1974 to 1983,
chosen as its Director in 1980> Defeated in 1990 congressional primary
to succeed Congressman JAMES COURTER,
upset by RICHARD ZIMMER,
re-districting following 1990 census changed district lines, allowed
successful 1994 candidacy in new 11th district> Also unsuccessfully
sought GOP Congressional nomination 1982> Currently serves on advisory
boards of Morristown Salvation Army, El Primer Paso Ltd., and Mental
Health Association of Morris County, also serves as trustee to NEWARK
MUSEUM and MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL> After graduating from Hobart College in 1969, served in
US Army in Mekong Delta in Vietnam in 93rd Engineer Battalion, honorably
discharged in 1971> Member of American Legion Post 59, Morristown,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3401, Morris Plains, and Jewish War
Veterans of US> Key staff contacts include Chief of Staff, Donna
Mullins; Legislative Director, Ed
Krenik; Executive Assistant/Scheduler, Nancy Fox; Press Secretary, Mark Broadhurst; Legislative Aide, Pamela Curtin; Legislative Counsel, Kenny Kraft; Constituent Services Executive Assistant, Marilyn
Caprielian (973) 984-0711; District Outreach Director, Melissa
Nichols (973) 984-0711; District Assistant Ken Bassett (973) 984-0711;
District Assistant, Michael Scutari (973) 984-0711; Constituent Services
Manager, Pam Thievon (973) 984-0711> Wife, Virginia, two children>
Born April 29, 1946> Follows in distinguished political footsteps of
father, congressman for 22 years, family produced 4 US Senators family
established in NJ by Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, born 1691 at Lingen
on the Elms, Germany, emigrated to America 1719, Dutch clergyman became
pastor of congregations at Raritan, New Brunswick, Six-Mile Run,
Three-Mile Run, and North Branch in Raritan Valley in 1720, prominent
figure of Great Awakening in the middle colonies. |
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| TWELFTH
DISTRICT |
| HUNTERDON COUNTY: MERCER COUNTY: EWING, HOPEWELL, HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP,
LAWRENCE, PENNINGTON, PRINCETON BOROUGH, PRINCETON TOWNSHIP AND WEST
WINDSOR>>> MIDDLESEX COUNTY: CRANBURY, EAST BRUNSWICK, HELMETTA,
JAMESBURG, MONROE, PLAINSBORO AND SOUTH BRUNSWICK>>> MONMOUTH COUNTY: COLTS NECK, EATONTOWN, ENGLISHTOWN,
FAIR HAVEN, FREEHOLD, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, HOLMDEL, INTERLAKEN, LITTLE
SILVER, MANALAPAN, MARLBORO, PART OF MIDDLETOWN, OCEAN, OCEANPORT, RUMSON,
SHREWSBURY, SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP, TINTON FALLS AND WEST LONG BRANCH>>> SOMERSET COUNTY: BEDMINSTER, BERNARDSVILLE, BRANCHBURG,
FAR HILLS, MONTGOMERY, PEAPACK-GLADSTONE AND ROCKY HILL. |
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| Rush
Holt (D) |
| United States House of
Representatives |
| 1630 Longworth House
Office Building |
| Washington, DC 20515 |
| Phone:
(202) 225-5801 |
| Fax:
(202) 225-6025 |
| e-mail:
rush.holt@mail.house.gov |
| Web
Site: http://www.house.gov/rholt |
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| District Offices |
| 50 Washington Road |
| Princeton Junction, NJ
08550 |
| Phone: (609) 750-9365
1-87-RUSH-HOLT (toll-free) |
| Fax:
(609) 750-0618 |
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First Elected:
11/03/98
Rush Holt (DEM) : 49% (146,106
votes)
Dick Zimmer (REP): 49% (145,434 votes) |
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| Elected
to first term November 1998 with 50.1% of vote, defeated incumbent
Republican Michael Pappas in campaign focused on Pappas’s pro-life
position, defense of Kenneth Starr investigation of President Clinton> Re-elected
by 500 votes in 2000 election over
former district
incumbent , RICHARD
ZIMMER, who gave up seat to run
in
1996 for US Senate against ROBERT TORRICELLI,
campaign
one of 10 most expensive House
races in 2000 election> Born
in West Virginia, father youngest person ever elected to Senate, at age
29; mother served as Secretary
of State of West Virginia, only woman to hold that position> From 1989 until commencing
1998 Congressional campaign, served as Assistant Director of Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory, largest research facility of Princeton
University and the largest center for research in alternative energy in
NJ> Previously held positions as teacher, Congressional Scientist
Fellow, research scientist, and as arms control expert for U.S. State Department> Conducted research on solar wind and
received patent for solar energy device> Also five-time winner of game
show ‘Jeopardy’> Member,
Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Resources, and
Committee on the Budget> Legislative priorities include protecting
environment, education, health care, and Social Security> B.A., Carleton College (MN), M.S. and
Ph.D. (physics) NYU> Married to Margaret Lancefield, a physician and
Medical Director of Princeton charity care clinic, three grown children. |
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| THIRTEENTH
DISTRICT |
| ESSEX COUNTY: PART OF NEWARK>>>
HUDSON COUNTY: PART OF BAYONNE, EAST NEWARK, GUTTENBURG, HARRISON,
HOBOKEN, PART OF JERSEY CITY, PART OF KEARNY, PART OF NORTH BERGEN, UNION
CITY, WEEHAWKEN AND WEST NEW YORK >>>MIDDLESEX
COUNTY: CARTERET, PERTH AMBOY AND PART OF WOODBRIDGE>>> UNION COUNTY: PART
OF ELIZABETH AND PART OF LINDEN. |
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| Robert
Menendez (D) |
| United States House of
Representatives |
| 405 Cannon House Office
Building |
| Washington, DC
20515 |
| Phone: (202) 225-7919 |
| Fax: (202) 226-0792 |
| e-mail:
menendez@mail.house.gov |
| Web Site
http://www.house.gov/menendez/ |
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| District Offices: |
| 911 Bergen Avenue |
| Jersey City, NJ 07306 |
| Phone:
(201) 222-2828 |
| Fax:
(201) 222-0188 |
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| 654 Avenue C |
| Bayonne, NJ 07002 |
| Phone:
(201) 823-2900 |
| Fax:
(201) 823-2900 |
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| 275 Hobart Street |
| Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 |
| Phone:
(732) 324-6212 |
| Fax:
(732) 324-7470 |
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First Elected:
11/03/92
November 2000
Election
Robert Menendez (DEM): 78% (111,570
votes)
Theresa de Leon (REP): 19% (26,764 votes) |
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| Son
of Cuban immigrants, first elected November 1992 to new district with
boundaries specially drawn to aid election of NJ's first Hispanic
representative> Considered US Senate campaign 2000 for seat being vacated by
retiring FRANK LAUTENBERG, decided not to enter race, criticized Senator ROBERT
TORRICELLI
for behind-scenes comments discouraging potential candidacy,
later backed JIM MCGREEVEY against Torricelli attempt July 2000 to
secure support for own gubernatorial campaign> Also
prominently mentioned as potential selection by Albert Gore as vice
presidential nominee in 2001 campaign, nomination eventually going to
Senator Joseph Lieberman> Vice
Chair of Democratic Caucus, fourth-ranking Democrat in House of
Representatives, first New
Jerseyan to serve as Vice Chair, and first Hispanic ever elected to
leadership position in Congress> Senior Democrat on Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee; member, International Relations Committee,
ranking Democratic Member on its Subcommittee on International Economic
Policy and Trade> Serving in NJ Senate upon election to Congress, first
Hispanic State Senator, chosen February 1991 to fill Senate vacancy,
elected November 1991 to full term, resigned Senate seat following 1992
election to Congress> Previously elected to two terms in Assembly, also
served as Mayor of Union City while in Legislature> Past chairman, NJ
Hispanic Elected Officials Organization, Hispanic Leadership Opportunities
Program> Led effort for elected board of education in Union City,
1974-78, served as board secretary 1978-82> Lawyer, formerly in private
practice with office in Union City> Close
political associates include attorney DONALD SCARINCI, political
consultant PATTI MCGUIRE-NELSON> Key staff include Michael Hutton,
Chief of Staff; Karen Gibbs Kearns, Office Manager-Legislative Assistant;
Jodi Christiansen,
Legislative Assistant; Stacey Staniak, Scheduler; Julie
Piscitelli, Communications Director; Jose Manuel Alvarez, District
Director (201) 222-2828; Gladys Llanes, Casework Supervisor/Immigration
Specialist
(201) 222-2828; Elizabeth
Perdomo,
Assistant Press Secretary (201) 222-2828> LL.B. RUTGERS
UNIVERSITY Law School,
B.A. ST. PETER'S COLLEGE> Married, wife Jane, two children> Born
January 1, 1954. |
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