Scott Garrett
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Marge Roukema |
| Succeeded by | Josh Gottheimer |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 24th district |
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In office January 14, 1992 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Robert E. Littell |
| Succeeded by | Alison Littell McHose |
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Ernest Scott Garrett July 9, 1959 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ellen Garrett |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Wantage, New Jersey |
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Montclair State College Rutgers University, Camden |
| Religion | Christianity |
Ernest Scott Garrett (born July 9, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district, serving from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes much of the northern-most and western-most portions of the state. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 2003. Garrett chaired the powerful United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises. He lost his 2016 reelection campaign and was succeeded by Josh Gottheimer.
Garrett earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Montclair State College in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law–Camden in 1984.
Born in Bergen County in the town of Englewood, Garrett spent much of his life living in North Jersey. He is a proponent of preserving open space and protecting the Highlands, the Musconetcong River and the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1991, and was re-elected five times, serving from 1992 to 2003, representing the 24th legislative district, which covered all of Sussex County and several municipalities in Morris and Hunterdon counties.
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