NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bill Pascrell, Jr.

William J. Pascrell, Jr. (b. January 25, 1937) is a Democratic politician from the state of New Jersey, representing the state's 8th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House. The district is based in Paterson and includes most of Passaic County and suburban Essex County. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Garden State Official languages None defined Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting, Outgoing Jon Corzine (D) (Governor-Elect) Senators Jon Corzine (D) (Outgoing) Bob Menendez (D) (named as Corzines replacement) Frank Lautenberg (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 47th 22,608 kmÂ² 14. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ... Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...

Pascrell was born in Paterson and he graduated from Fordham University. Pascrell was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1988. He was also elected as Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey's third largest city, in 1990. Fordham University is a private, co-educational university located in New York City (three campuses: one in The Bronx (Rose Hill, the main campus), one in Manhattan (at Lincoln Center), and one all-female undergraduate school located at the Marymount campus in Tarrytown (Marymount College will be phased out in... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pascrell gave up his seat as Mayor after he was elected to the House in 1996, defeating one-term Republican Jim Martini. He has been reelected four times, usually by a large margin. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

In Congress, Pascrell serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House Committee on Homeland Security.

	New Jersey Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress
Senators	Jon S. Corzine (D), Frank Lautenberg (D)
Representative(s)	Robert E. Andrews (D), Frank A. LoBiondo (R), H. James Saxton (R), Christopher H. Smith (R), Scott Garrett (R), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D), Michael Ferguson (R), William J. Pascrell, Jr. (D), Steven R. Rothman (D), Donald M. Payne (D), Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R), Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D), Robert Menendez (D)
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Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician. ... Frank A. LoBiondo (born May 12, 1946), trucking executive and American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the Second Congressional District of New Jersey (map). ... Jim Saxton Hugh James Jim Saxton (born January 22, 1943), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1984, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of New Jersey from 1984 to 1993 and the Third Congressional District from 1993 (map). ... Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953 in Rahway, New Jersey) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th District of New Jersey (map). ... E. Scott Garrett (born July 9, 1959 in Englewood, New Jersey) has been a conservative Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jerseys Fifth Congressional District (map) since 2003. ... Frank Pallone, Jr. ... Michael Ferguson (born June 22, 1970 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th New Jersey district (map)since 2001. ... Steven R. Rothman (born October 14, 1952), American politician, is a member of the United States Congress for New Jerseys 9th Congressional District (map). ... Donald Milford Payne (b. ... Frelinghuysen tours a Superfund site in his district. ... Rush Dew Holt, Jr. ... U.S. Representative and Senator-appointee Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic politician from New Jersey. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Alabama. ... 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