Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | |
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| Chair of the House Appropriations Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Hal Rogers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Dean Gallo |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district |
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In office January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | James Barry |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Bucco |
| Personal details | |
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Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen April 29, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Robinson (1980–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Hobart College (BA) Trinity College, Connecticut |
| Website | frelinghuysen |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1969–1971 |
| Rank |
 Specialist 5
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| Unit | 93rd Engineer Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen /ˈfreɪlɪŋˌhaɪsən/ (born April 29, 1946) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district, serving since 1995. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New York City. It also includes some of the wealthier areas near Newark and Paterson, and is one of the richest congressional districts in the nation in terms of median income. A member of the Republican Party, he also serves as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee since 2017.
Frelinghuysen was born in New York City to Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., a New Jersey politician and Beatrice Sterling Procter, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune. Frelinghuysen is a member of a family long prominent in New Jersey politics, one which was ranked the seventh greatest American political dynasty by Stephen H. Hess, senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution, and author of "America's Political Dynasties".
His father, Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., served as the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1953 to 1975, representing much of the same area Rodney does today. He is the great-great-grandson of Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, who was a U.S. Senator for New Jersey and U.S. Secretary of State in the administration of President Chester A. Arthur. His great-great-great-uncle, the adoptive father of Frederick Theodore, Theodore Frelinghuysen was a U.S. Senator for New Jersey, served as president of both New York University and Rutgers College, and was the vice-presidential running mate of Henry Clay on the Whig ticket in the presidential election of 1844. Frelinghuysen's great-great-great-great-grandfather Frederick Frelinghuysen was one of the framers of the first Constitution of New Jersey, a U.S. Senator for New Jersey, and a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. Aside from the Frelinghuysen name, he is also a great-great-great-grandson of Peter Ballantine, founder of Ballantine Brewery in Newark. On his mother's side, he is a great-great-grandson of William Procter, co-founder of Procter & Gamble.
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