New Jersey's 9th congressional district

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New Jersey's 9th congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Rothman (D–Fair Lawn)
Distribution	100.00% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	$52,437
Ethnicity	71.4% White, 7.1% Black, 10.8% Asian, 18.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 4.8% other
Cook PVI	D+9

New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:

Bergen County:

Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Maywood, Moonachie, New Milford (part, also 5th), North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood-Ridge

Hudson County

Jersey City (part, also 10th and 13th), Kearny (part, also 13th), North Bergen (part, also 13th), Secaucus

Passaic County:

Hawthorne

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 61 - 38%
2004	President	Kerry 59 - 41%
2000	President	Gore 63 - 34%

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1903
Allan Benny	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Marshall Van Winkle	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Eugene W. Leake	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Eugene F. Kinkead	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913		redistricted to the 8th district
Walter I. McCoy	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – October 3, 1914		redistricted from the 8th district, resigned on appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Vacant		October 3, 1914 – December 1, 1914
Richard W. Parker	Republican	December 1, 1914 – March 3, 1919
Daniel F. Minahan	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Richard W. Parker	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Daniel F. Minahan	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Franklin W. Fort	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Peter A. Caviccia	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933		redistricted to the 11th district
Edward A. Kenney	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 27, 1938		died
Vacant		January 27, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943
Harry L. Towe	Republican	January 3, 1943 – September 7, 1951		resigned to become Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey
Vacant		September 7, 1951 – November 6, 1951
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.	Republican	November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1965
Henry Helstoski	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977
Harold C. Hollenbeck	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
Robert G. Torricelli	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997
Steven R. Rothman	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• New Jersey's 9th Congressional District at GovTrack.us