Leonard Lance
| Leonard Lance | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 7th district |
|
|
Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
|
| Preceded by | Mike Ferguson |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 23rd district |
|
|
In office January 8, 2002 – January 3, 2009 |
|
| Preceded by | William E. Schluter |
| Succeeded by | Marcia Karrow |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 23rd district |
|
|
In office February 21, 1991 – January 8, 2002 |
|
| Preceded by | William E. Schluter |
| Succeeded by | Michael Doherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 25, 1952 Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Heidi A. Rohrbach |
| Residence | Clinton Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Lehigh University (B.A.) Vanderbilt University (J.D.) Princeton University (M.P.A.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | lance.house.gov |
Leonard J. Lance (born June 25, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district, serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly where he had been lauded by legislative peers as a moderate Republican. Since 2009, however, his positions have shifted to conservative Republican positions, such as against environmental regulation, and against Planned Parenthood. He has been a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act and against abortion rights; in 2017 he voted against federally funded insurance plans which provide coverage for abortion. He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 US Presidential election and has said that he's an enthusiastic supporter of the president, although Lance criticized Trump's executive order banning people from entering from predominantly Muslim countries, saying it appeared to be "rushed and poorly implemented."
Lance was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, into a political family. His parents were Anne M. (née Anderson) and Wesley Leonard Lance, who was a State Senator. His great-uncle, H. Kiefer Lance, was also active in New Jersey politics.
After attending North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, Lance received a B.A. from Lehigh University in 1974, a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1977 and an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in New Jersey in 1982.
...
Wikipedia