Steve Rothman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Steve Rothman | |
 |
|
|
|
|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 |
|
| Preceded by | Robert Torricelli |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Born | October 14, 1952 Englewood, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Beckenstein |
| Residence | Fair Lawn, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University, Washington University School of Law |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Jewish |
Steven R. "Steve" Rothman (born October 14, 1952 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician, who is a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District (map). First sworn into the United States Congress on January 3, 1997, he now is serving his sixth two-year term in office. Rothman also sits on the powerful Committee on Appropriations in the House. He attended Washington University Law School.
Before being elected into Congress, Rothman served as Mayor of Englewood for two terms (1983–1989), a Bergen County Surrogate Court Judge (1993–1996), and practiced law as a private attorney. He also provided free legal services to the poor, disabled, and elderly (1978–1993). Rothman now lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
Rothman defeated Republican Kathleen Donovan to win election to Congress in New Jersey's 9th District in 1996, replacing Representative Robert Torricelli, who was elected to the Senate.
In Congress, Rothman helped secure money for improving transportation and relieving highway congestion, improving local homeland security, police and firefighting technology, improving education, providing relief to the unemployed, and sponsoring a bill to stop large airplanes from taking off at Teterboro Airport because of the excessive noise in residential areas. Rothman is also credited for saving the New Jersey Meadowlands from urban construction and securing millions of dollars for the protection and study of the environment and wildlife. He has consistently supported veterans' groups in New Jersey.
Rothman strongly opposed Former President George W. Bush's tax-cut plans, his health care issues, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling plan, and various other Republican Party and Bush Administration backed plans. Rothman earned an F from the taxpayers advocacy organization National Taxpayers Union in 2004.[1]
Rothman has a lifetime rating of 82.54% with Progressive Punch, which ranked him as the 162nd most Progressive member of Congress.[2] He is listed by Congress.org as the 107th most powerful person in the House of Representatives and the 104th most powerful Democrat.[3] According to the National Journal, Rothman has a composite liberal score of 82.[4]
Rothman was featured on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, in Stephen Colbert's part nine of the "Better Know A District" segment, which highlighted Rothman and New Jersey's 9th District, and originally aired on January 12, 2006.
On August 18, 2006, Rothman married Jennifer Beckenstein, the community affairs coordinator at the Center for Food Action in Englewood, New Jersey. The couple met through JDate, an online dating website for Jewish singles.[5] Between them, Rothman and Beckenstein have five children (one of his stepchildren is openly gay)[6]) and a dog. The family resides in Fair Lawn.[7]
Contents |
[edit] Committee assignments
[edit] Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Steve Rothman | 117,646 | 56% | Kathleen Donovan | 89,005 | 42% | Arthur Rosen | Independent | 2,730 | 1% | Leon Myerson | Independent | 1,549 | 1% | |||||
| 1998 | Steve Rothman | 91,330 | 65% | Steve Lonegan | 47,817 | 34% | Michael Perrone | Independent | 1,349 | 1% | Michael Koontz | Independent | 686 | <1% | * | ||||
| 2000 | Steve Rothman | 140,462 | 68% | Joseph Tedeschi | 61,984 | 30% | Lewis Pell | Independent | 2,273 | 1% | Michael Perrone | Independent | 1,072 | 1% | * | ||||
| 2002 | Steve Rothman | 97,108 | 70% | Joseph Glass | 42,088 | 30% | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Steve Rothman | 146,038 | 68% | Edward Trawinski | 68,564 | 32% | David Daly | Libertarian | 1,649 | 1% | |||||||||
| 2006 | Steve Rothman | 105,853 | 71% | Vincent Micco | 40,879 | 28% | Michael Jarvis | The Moderate Choice | 1,363 | 1% |
[edit] References
- ^ National Taxpayers Union Rates Congress 108th Congress: 2nd Session, 2004, accessed June 22, 2004
- ^ Progressive Punch's Rating for Steve Rothman, accessed March 26, 2006
- ^ Congress.Org's Rating for Steve Rothman accessed March 26, 2006
- ^ National Journal Composite Ratings accessed March 26, 2006
- ^ Rothman ties the knot, The Hill, September 6, 2006
- ^ Doblin, Alfred (2008-06-20). "Steve Rothman sees a rainbow". The North Jersey Record. http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/moreviews/20592324.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Biography of Congressman Steven Rothman, accessed December 13, 2006
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
[edit] External links
- Congressman Steve Rothman official U.S. House website
- Rothman for New Jersey official campaign blog
- Home of the Brave Online memorial for NJ veterans killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Torricelli |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th congressional district 1997–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
