Tom MacArthur
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jon Runyan |
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October 16, 1960 Hebron, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Hofstra University (BA) |
Thomas Charles MacArthur (born October 16, 1960) is an American businessman and politician. He is the member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. A Republican, MacArthur was previously mayor of Randolph, New Jersey.
MacArthur grew up in Hebron, Connecticut. He received his bachelor's degree from Hofstra University. MacArthur worked in the insurance industry. He was chairman and chief executive officer of York Risk Services Group for 11 years. He served on the Randolph, New Jersey, Township Council from 2011 through 2013, including a tenure as mayor in 2013.
MacArthur lives in Toms River, New Jersey, and also owns homes in Randolph and Barnegat Light, New Jersey. He is married, and has a son and daughter. Another daughter died in 1996 at the age of 11. He is the richest member of New Jersey's congressional delegation, with reported assets worth at least $30.8 million.
When Jon Runyan, a Republican who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, announced that he would not run for reelection in 2014, MacArthur chose to run for the Republican Party nomination. MacArthur resigned from the Randolph council to move into the congressional district. He ran against Steve Lonegan in the Republican Party's primary election, and defeated him.
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