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| − | '''John Herbert Adler''' ( | + | '''John Herbert Adler''' (August 23, 1959-April 4, 2011) is the [[Democrat]] U.S. Representative from [[New Jersey]]'s third congressional district, having been elected in 2008 in a close and bitter campaign. He currently serves on the Committees on Financial Services and Veterans' Affairs. Adler has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 92.1% of the time during the current [[Congress]]. <ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/A000364/</ref> He supported major Democratic legislation, including the [[economic stimulus package]] <ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll070.xml</ref> and [[cap and trade]]. <ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml</ref> However, he voted against [[health care]] reform. <ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml</ref> |
Previously Adler served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1992 through 2009. | Previously Adler served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1992 through 2009. | ||
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| + | He lost re-election in 2010 to [[Jon Runyan]]. Three months after leaving office, he died of endocarditis<ref>http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/us_rep_john_adler_has_died_say.html</ref>. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 21:12, June 8, 2011
| John Adler | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011 | |||
| Predecessor | Jim Saxton | ||
| Successor | Jon Runyan | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Shelley Levitan Adler | ||
| Religion | Jewish | ||
John Herbert Adler (August 23, 1959-April 4, 2011) is the Democrat U.S. Representative from New Jersey's third congressional district, having been elected in 2008 in a close and bitter campaign. He currently serves on the Committees on Financial Services and Veterans' Affairs. Adler has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 92.1% of the time during the current Congress. [1] He supported major Democratic legislation, including the economic stimulus package [2] and cap and trade. [3] However, he voted against health care reform. [4]
Previously Adler served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1992 through 2009.
He lost re-election in 2010 to Jon Runyan. Three months after leaving office, he died of endocarditis[5].