SENATE
| Jon
S. Corzine (D) |
| United States Senate |
| 506 Hart Senate Office Building |
| Washington, DC 20510 |
| Phone: (202) 224-4744 |
| Fax: (202) 224-9707 |
| e-mail: jon_corzine@corzine.senate.gov |
| Web Site: http://www.senate.gov/~corzine |
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| District Offices: |
| 1 Newark Center 14th Floor |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Phone: (973) 645-3030 |
| Fax: (973) 645-0502 |
| 208 White Horse Pike |
| Suites 18-19 |
| Barrington, NJ 08007 |
| Phone: (609) 757-5353 |
| Fax (609) 546-1526 |
| November 2000 Election Jon Corzine (DEM) 50% (1,442,266 votes) Bob Franks (REP) 47% (1,352,527 votes) |
| Elected to first term November 2000 to seat vacated by Senator FRANK LAUTENBERG, defeated ROBERT FRAMKS in race receiving national attention for Corzine spending record $62 million, over 10 times level of Franks campaign> Defeated former Governor JIM FLORIO in June 2000 primary by 58-42% margin, spent over $35 million from own funds to finance primary campaign> Multimillionaire former Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs investment banking firm with net worth estimated $400 million, set national record in spending for Senate campaign, also received criticism for extensive contributions to county political committees, elected officials, other candidates for office endorsing Senate primary campaign against former Governor Florio> Ran on platform endorsing greatly expanded government programs for health coverage, drug prescriptions, pre-school and higher education> Key campaign supporters included NJ Senators RAYMOND LESNIAK and JOHN LYNCH, US Senator ROBERT TORRICELLI and Hudson County Executive ROBERT JANISEWSKI, fundraiser ORIN KRAMER, also endorsed by predecessor FRANK LAUTENBERG in June primary against Florio, media campaign managed by Message & Media New Brunswick consulting firm, partner STEVE DEMICCO also named general election campaign co-chair, Essex freeholder LINDA LORDI CAVANAUGH served as finance director> Named 1997 by Time magazine as one of top 50 technology executives in US, also appointed 1997 by President Clinton to presidential commission on capital budgeting and investment> Board member, NJ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, New York University's Child Study Center, University of Chicago, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.> Also past board member, Progressive Policy Institute, research affiliate of Democratic National Committee, and co-chaired Summit areas YMCA Second Century Campaign, which helped rebuild hometown Y, also served as director of Family Services of Summit and member of fund-raising board of OVERLOOK HOSPITAL in Summit> Raised on family farm in central Illinois community of Willey's Station, railroad station stop near Taylorville, father farmed and sold insurance, mother a public school teacher> Served in U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 1969 through 1975, rose to rank of sergeant in infantry unit> Began career in finance following college graduation 1969 Phi Beta Kappa from University of Illinois, began working as portfolio analyst at Continental Illinois National Bank in Chicago, enrolled 1970 at graduate business school of University of Chicago, received M.B.A. 1973, and went to work at Bank Ohio, regional bank in Columbus, OH> Joined Goldman Sachs 1975 as bond trader in Manhattan, relocated family from OH to present home in Summit, named Goldman Sachs partner 1980 and chairman and CEO 1994, resigned effective January 1999 following internal firm conflicts over decision promoted by Corzine to have firm issue first public stock offering and sharp losses in bond trading unit in 1998> Divorced, three children, Jennifer, Joshua, and Jeffrey. |
| Frank R. Lautenberg (D) |
| United States Senate |
| 324 Hart Senate Office Building |
| Washington, DC 20510 |
| Phone: (202) 224-3224 |
| Fax: (202) 228-4054 |
| Web Site: http://lautenberg.senate.gov/ |
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| District Offices: |
| 1 Gateway Center |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Phone: (973) 639-8700 |
| Fax: (973) 639-8723 |
| 1 Port Center |
| 420 Benigno Boulevard |
| Camden, NJ 08031 |
| Phone: (856) 338-8922 |
| Fax: (856) 338-8936 |
| Returned to Senate January 2003 after defeating Republican candidate Douglas Forrester> Previously served three Seante terms until retiring in 2000> Replaced Senator Robert Torricelli on ballot following Torricelli's withdrawal as candidate after series of adverse reports on ethics issues, including reprimand from Senate Ethics Committee, declining poll support, ballot substitution allowed by NJ Supreme Court in controversial decision despite contention by Republicans that substitution came after statutory deadline for candidate replacement> Previoulsly served three terms in Senate until retiring at end of term in 2000> Born in Paterson, son of Polish and Russian immigrants, father, Sam, worked in the silk mills, sold coal, farmed and once ran a tavern> After graduating from Nutley high school, enlisted and served in the Army Signal Corps in Europe during World War II. Following the war, went to Columbia University on the G.I. Bill and graduated 1949 with degree in economics> Soon joined with two boyhood friends from his old neighborhood and helped found the nation's first payroll services company, Automatic Data Processing> Later served as ADP chairman and CEO> First elected to the Senate in 1982 and was re-elected in 1988 and 1994> Over first three Senate terms, worked on broad variety of issues on balancing thge budget, stopping aid to states that support terrorism, to banning domestic abusers from owning guns, tightening drunk driving standards, to strengthening environmental regulation,improving transportation system> Co-authored the Ryan White Act to assist in providing services to AIDS patients> Resides in Cliffside Park with second wife Bonnie> Father of four, and grandfather of 10 from first marriage ended in divorce. |
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