Frank Pallone
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Dwyer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district |
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In office November 8, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | James Howard |
| Succeeded by | Jim Saxton |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 11th district |
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In office January 10, 1984 – November 8, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Brian T. Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Palaia |
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Frank Joseph Pallone, Jr. October 30, 1951 Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Hospodor |
| Children | 3 |
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Middlebury College (BA) Tufts University (MA) Rutgers University, Camden (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Frank Joseph Pallone, Jr. (born October 30, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district, serving since 1988. The district, numbered as the 3rd District from 1988 to 1993, is located in the north-central part of the state and includes New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Piscataway and Asbury Park. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Pallone is a graduate of Middlebury College, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Rutgers School of Law–Camden. Prior to being elected to the House, Pallone was a member of the Long Branch city council from 1982 to 1988.
He was a member of the New Jersey Senate (the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature), from the 11th district, from 1984 to 1988. In 1983, he defeated incumbent Republican State Senator Brian T. Kennedy 50%-49%. In 1987, he won re-election with 60% of the vote, defeating Councilwoman Gerri C. Popkin of Neptune City.
In March 1988, 23-year incumbent U.S. Congressman James Howard (D-Spring Lake Heights) of New Jersey's 3rd congressional district died. In November, Pallone defeated Republican State Representative Joe Azzolina 52%-47% and Libertarian Laura Stewart. In 1990, he won re-election with 49% of the vote, against a Republican, an independent, Libertarian Bill Stewart, and a Populist.
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