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Before serving in Congress, Sandman was elected to three four-year terms in the state Senate, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. He held the post of New Jersey Senate Majority Leader in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives while still holding his state Senate seat, which he resigned upon winning the federal office. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1966. In 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, Sandman was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s.<ref name=polgraveyard>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#384.26.03 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Sandey to Sanfilippo], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref>

Before serving in Congress, Sandman was elected to three four-year terms in the state Senate, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. He held the post of New Jersey Senate Majority Leader in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives while still holding his state Senate seat, which he resigned upon winning the federal office. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1966. In 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, Sandman was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s.<ref name=polgraveyard>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#384.26.03 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Sandey to Sanfilippo], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref>

In 1973, Sandman ran for governor as a [[conservative]] and unseated the [[Moderate Republican]] incumbent William Cahill in the [[primary]] election in a victory which ''[[The New York Times]]'' said "shocked party leaders."<ref>SANDMAN DEFEATS CAHILL IN NEW JERSEY'S PRIMARY; DEMOCRATS SELECT BYRNE - The New York Times (nytimes.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> He then lost the general election by a wide margin to Brendan Byrne, following the pattern where New Jersey would often elect Moderate Republicans to statewide office but consistently reject more conservative Republicans and preferred Democrats in the [[United States Senate]].

In 1973, Sandman ran for governor as a [[conservative]] and unseated the [[Moderate Republican]] incumbent William Cahill in the [[primary]] election in a victory which ''[[The New York Times]]'' said "shocked party leaders."<ref>Sullivan, Ronald (June 6, 1973). [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/06/archives/sandman-defeats-cahill-in-new-jerseys-primarydemocrats-select-byrne.html SANDMAN DEFEATS CAHILL IN NEW JERSEY'S PRIMARY; DEMOCRATS SELECT BYRNE - The New York Times (nytimes.com)], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> He then lost the general election by a wide margin to Brendan Byrne, following the pattern where New Jersey would often elect Moderate Republicans to statewide office but consistently reject more conservative Republicans and preferred Democrats in the [[United States Senate]].

Sandman served on the House Judiciary Committee, when it considered articles of [[impeachment]] against President [[Richard Nixon]]. He was the strongest defender of Nixon in the hearings.<ref>Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa,

Sandman served on the House Judiciary Committee, when it considered articles of [[impeachment]] against President [[Richard Nixon]]. He was the strongest defender of Nixon in the hearings.<ref>Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa,

''The Almanac of American Politics'' in ''The National Journal,'' 1987, p. 740.</ref> Sandman called for the hearing of the specifics of each charge against the President. After the release of the "smoking gun" transcript, however, Sandman announced he would vote to impeach Nixon when the articles came before the full House (as did every Republican who opposed impeachment in committee). He called the disclosure "devastating–impeachable."<ref name=Timemagazine>AllPolitics - Back in TIME for August 19, 1974 (cnn.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref>

''The Almanac of American Politics'' in ''The National Journal,'' 1987, p. 740.</ref> Sandman called for the hearing of the specifics of each charge against the President. After the release of the "smoking gun" transcript, however, Sandman announced he would vote to impeach Nixon when the articles came before the full House (as did every Republican who opposed impeachment in committee). He called the disclosure "devastating–impeachable."<ref name=Timemagazine>AllPolitics - Back in TIME for August 19, 1974 (cnn.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref>

In the 1974 congressional elections, which followed the resignation of President Nixon before he could be impeached, the Republicans faced many losses because of the [[Watergate]] scandal even though the individual House members had nothing to do with Watergate. Despite Sandman's change of heart on impeachment, his reputation in the televised hearings prevented his House reelection. He was soundly defeated by Democrat William John Hughes (1932–2019) in an election that Sandman described as "not a Republican year."<ref>Not a Republican Year,’ Sandman Says - The New York Times (nytimes.com), accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> In 1975, after he left Congress, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Nelson Rockefeller]], the former governor of [[New York]], invited Sandman to join the [[Gerald Ford]] administration in an ambassadorship of his choice, but  Sandman declined and instead accepted appointment to the Superior Court of New Jersey from Moderate Republican Governor Thomas Howard "Tom" Kean (born 1935).

In the 1974 congressional elections, which followed the resignation of President Nixon before he could be impeached, the Republicans faced many losses because of the [[Watergate]] scandal even though the individual House members had nothing to do with Watergate. Despite Sandman's change of heart on impeachment, his reputation in the televised hearings prevented his House reelection. He was soundly defeated by Democrat William John Hughes (1932–2019) in an election that Sandman described as "not a Republican year."<ref>Narvaez, Alfonso A. (November 7, 1974). [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/07/archives/not-a-republican-year-sandman-says-actions-defended-campaigning.html Not a Republican Year,’ Sandman Says - The New York Times (nytimes.com)], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> In 1975, after he left Congress, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Nelson Rockefeller]], the former governor of [[New York]], invited Sandman to join the [[Gerald Ford]] administration in an ambassadorship of his choice, but  Sandman declined and instead accepted appointment to the Superior Court of New Jersey from Moderate Republican Governor Thomas Howard "Tom" Kean (born 1935).

==Legacy==

==Legacy==