Jim Saxton
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Pallone, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Adler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 13th district |
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In office November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin B. Forsythe |
| Succeeded by | Bob Menendez |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
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In office 1982-1984 |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office 1976-1981 |
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Hugh James Saxton January 22, 1943 Nicholson, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Mount Holly Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | East Stroudsburg State College |
| Occupation | Elementary school teacher, realtor |
| Religion | Methodist |
Hugh James "Jim" Saxton (born January 22, 1943) is an American Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2009.
Born in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, he attended East Stroudsburg State College (now East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Temple University. He then pursued a career as an elementary public school teacher and small business owner. Saxton served in the New Jersey General Assembly (the lower chamber of the New Jersey Legislature) from 1976 to 1981 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 1984.
In 1984, 13th District Congressman Edwin B. Forsythe died with nine months left in his seventh full term. Saxton was elected as his successor. He ran in two elections which took place on the same day—a special election for the balance of Forsythe's term, and a regular election for a full two-year term. This gave him greater seniority than other freshmen congressmen elected in 1984. He was reelected 11 times without serious difficulty, never dropping below 58 percent of the vote. His district was renumbered as the 3rd District after New Jersey lost a seat in the 1990 census.
He was a high-ranking member of the Armed Services Committee and the Resources Committee and Ranking Republican Member and Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee made up of members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
In the United States House elections, 2006, Saxton was challenged by Democrat Rich Sexton, a lawyer and U.S. Navy veteran from Mount Laurel. Saxton won reelection by a 58%–41% margin.
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