Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office January 3, 2003 – June 3, 2013
Preceded by	Robert Torricelli
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Chiesa
In office December 27, 1982 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Nicholas F. Brady
Succeeded by	Jon Corzine
Personal details
Born	Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (1924-01-23)January 23, 1924 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 3, 2013(2013-06-03) (aged 89) New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Lois Levenson ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1988)​ Bonnie Englebardt ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	4
Education	Columbia University (BS)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Technician Fifth Grade[1]
Unit	Army Signal Corps 3185th Signal Service Battalion
Battles/wars	World War II
Frank Lautenberg's voice Frank Lautenberg on his opposition to the National Highway Designation Act of 1995 Recorded June 22, 1995

Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (/ˈlɔːtənbɜːrɡ/; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey.

Lautenberg was elected five terms as Senator. He first took office in December 1982 and served three terms, retiring from the Senate in 2001. Called upon to run again one year later due to circumstances surrounding his Senate colleague Robert Torricelli's re-election campaign, Lautenberg returned to the Senate in January 2003 and was elected to one additional term in 2008. He died during his fifth term and remains New Jersey's longest serving senator, with a total of 28 years, 5 months and 8 days in office.

Before entering politics, he was an early partner in, and became the chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. In his early years, he served overseas in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1946 as a part of the war effort, and after returning home his interest in American political events increased. He has been called "the last of the New Deal liberals" and was known for his legislative efforts against drunk driving, and his support of spending for Amtrak and urban public transportation, for stronger environmental regulations, greater consumer protections, and investigations of wrongdoing by Wall Street.^[2]