Robert Torricelli
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United States Senator from New Jersey |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Frank Lautenberg |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Hollenbeck |
| Succeeded by | Steve Rothman |
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Robert Guy Torricelli August 27, 1951 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Holloway (divorced) |
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Rutgers University (BA, JD) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Religion | Methodist |
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Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), nicknamed "the Torch", is an American politician who served as the United States senator from New Jersey from 1997 to 2003 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997. From 1999 to 2000, he served as the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Torricelli helped rewrite federal bankruptcy rules, assuring federal financing for hospitals. A leading voice for tax cuts, he was the author of the provisions reducing taxes for middle income families and making college tuition tax deductible. He obtained over $1 billion in federal funding for the construction of affordable housing in New Jersey. Additionally, Torricelli established the federal urban park restoration program and secured funding for law enforcement and education, leading to the addition of thousands more police officers and reductions in class sizes. He served a single term in the Senate, dropping his run for re-election in October 2002 after a campaign finance scandal involving contributions by David Chang, an imprisoned Korean businessman. He subsequently founded Rosemont Associates, a consulting group.
Torricelli was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Betty (Lotz), a school librarian, and Salvatore Torricelli, a lawyer. After graduation from Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, Torricelli attended Rutgers University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He then earned his law degree in 1977 from Rutgers Law School. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1978 and later attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, earning a master's in public administration in 1980. While at Rutgers, he was elected class president his junior and senior year.
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