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Politician members in New Jersey


  Catherine M. Abate (b. 1947) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., December 8, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984 (alternate), 1996 (alternate), 2000, 2004; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1995-98; candidate for nomination for New York state attorney general, 1998. Female. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, National Organization for Women; Americans for Democratic Action. Still living as of 2004.
  Charles Robert Howell (1904-1973) — also known as Charles R. Howell — of Pennington, Mercer County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1904. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1949-55; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in 1973 (age about 69 years). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (1929-1980) — also known as Allard Lowenstein — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Long Beach, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 16, 1929. Son of Gabriel Abraham Lowenstein and Augusta (Goldberg) Lowenstein. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960 (alternate), 1968, 1972; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1969-71; defeated in primary, 1972, 1978. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Shot and mortally wounded by Dennis Sweeney, in his law office in Rockefeller Center, and died about seven hours later, in St. Clare's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 14, 1980 (age 51 years, 58 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, November 25, 1966, to Jennifer Lyman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Allard K. Lowenstein: Richard Cummings, The Pied Piper : Allard K. Lowenstein and the Liberal Dream — William H. Chafe, Never Stop Running
  Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. (1919-2001) — also known as Harrison A. Williams; Pete Williams — of Westfield, Union County, N.J.; Bedminster, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., December 10, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly, 1951; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1953-57; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1959-70, 1971-82; resigned 1982; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964, 1980. Member, Elks; Americans for Democratic Action. Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures; allegedly accepted an 18% interest in a titanium mine; indicted on October 30, 1980; convicted on May 1, 1981, of nine counts of bribery, conspiracy, receiving an unlawful gratuity, conflict of interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering; resigned his seat March 11, 1982, when it appeared that the Senate would vote to expel him; sentenced to three years in prison and fined $50,000; released in 1986. Died, of cancer and heart ailments, in St. Clare's Hospital, Denville, Morris County, N.J., November 17, 2001 (age 81 years, 342 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Gerry E. Studds
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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