Rodney Frelinghuysen
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New Jersey's 11th district |
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1995 - present |
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| Preceded by: | Dean Gallo |
| Succeeded by: | Incumbent |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Born: | April 29, 1946 New York City, New York |
| Spouse: | Susan Robinson |
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946 in New York City) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing New Jersey's Eleventh Congressional District (map) since 1995.
Frelinghuysen is a member of a family long prominent in New Jersey politics. He is the son of Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II, great-great grandson of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, and great-great-great nephew of Theodore Frelinghuysen, who each represented New Jersey in Congress. After graduating from Hobart College in 1969, Frelinghuysen enlisted in the United States Army. Following basic training at Fort Dix, he served with the 93rd Engineer Battalion in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
After his military service, Frelinghuysen worked for the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders until he was elected to serve as a Freeholder in 1974.
In 1983, Frelinghuysen was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly (the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature) from the 26th legislative district, a position he would hold until elected to the House of Representatives in 1994.
Like most Republicans from New Jersey, Frelinghuysen has a moderate voting record. He is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership, the Republican Majority For Choice, Republicans for Choice and Republicans For Environmental Protection. He is the only New Jersey Republican who is pro-choice on abortion. When he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, he made a small financial contribution to the activist/civil disobedience group ACT UP.
Frelinghuysen received an "F" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues[1].
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[edit] External links
- Official House website
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Meet Rodney Frelinghuysen
- NJ-11 Blog
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
| Preceded by: Dean Gallo |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th congressional district 1995–Present |
Incumbent |
Categories: 1946 births | Living people | Current members of the United States House of Representatives | Members of the New Jersey General Assembly | Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey | New Jersey County Freeholders | New Jersey politicians | People from Morris County, New Jersey | Vietnam War veterans | Frelinghuysen family
