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  Torricelli, Robert
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2000-01-01  
 
NameRobert Torricelli
Address161 Walnut St.
Englewood, New Jersey 07631, United States
EmailNone
Website [Link]
Born August 26, 1951 (73 years)
ContributorClassical Liberal
Last ModifedMr. Matt
Jan 05, 2012 10:07pm
Tags Caucasian - Italian - Divorced - Methodist - Straight -
InfoA lifelong New Jerseyan born in Paterson on August 26, 1951, Bob was taught the value of serving others by his mother, a school librarian and his father, an attorney. His love of politics and history was fueled by the countless hours spent in his mother's school library.

As a teenager, Bob saw firsthand the inhumane reality of segregation when his mother brought him to rural Georgia and educated him on the world beyond our borders with a trip to the holy city of Jerusalem. Bob said, "In my house, a person of value was measured by what they did for other people."

His political career officially began when Bob was elected Class President for his junior and senior years at Rutgers University. (His freespending campaign led the Rutgers College Governing Association to create their own set campaign finance laws.) As a student, Bob worked on Governor Brendan Byrne?s successful 1973 campaign and later served as the Governor's Deputy Legislative counsel. Bob earned his law degree from Rutgers School of Law while working full-time for Governor Byrne and later went on to receive his Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 1980. During the Carter Administration, Bob went to Washington and served as a counsel to Vice-President Walter Mondale.

A desire to serve the people of New Jersey brought Bob Torricelli back to his home state in 1982, where at the age of 31 he was elected to Congress. Bob represented the 9th Congressional District for fourteen years, gaining a reputation as a hard working advocate for working families, quality health care and better public education. As a member of the House International Relations Committee and later the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, Bob has broadened his expertise in foreign policy by traveling around the world and building relationships with foreign leaders.




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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 21, 2015 06:30am Profile Torricelli, a decade later, wants back in to the Big Game  Article RP 
Apr 15, 2007 03:40pm Op-Ed by Candidate Torricelli: The gift/curse of memory  Article *crickets chirp* 
May 24, 2005 04:00pm Speculative Lowdown: Looks like Torch has a new flame in Wash. senator  Article *crickets chirp* 
Jan 14, 2005 12:00am News Torricelli seeks leniency for Kushner  Article *crickets chirp* 
Feb 26, 2004 12:00am News Torricelli guilty in fender-bender  Article *crickets chirp* 
Feb 19, 2004 12:00am News Torricelli gets ticket for speeding  Article *crickets chirp* 

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RACES
  06/04/2002 NJ US Senate - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1996 NJ US Senate Won 52.68% (+10.11%)
  06/04/1996 NJ US Senate - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1994 NJ District 9 Won 62.53% (+26.48%)
  06/07/1994 NJ District 9 - D Primary Won 88.41% (+76.82%)
  11/03/1992 NJ District 9 Won 58.31% (+21.37%)
  06/02/1992 NJ District 9 - D Primary Won 79.58% (+63.89%)
  11/06/1990 NJ District 9 Won 53.33% (+8.32%)
  06/05/1990 NJ District 9 - D Primary Won 96.32% (+92.65%)
  11/08/1988 NJ District 9 Won 67.15% (+34.82%)
  11/04/1986 NJ District 9 Won 69.02% (+38.05%)
  06/03/1986 NJ District 9 - D Primary Won 96.47% (+92.94%)
  11/06/1984 NJ District 9 Won 62.64% (+25.28%)
  06/05/1984 NJ District 9 - D Primary Won 93.62% (+87.23%)
  11/02/1982 NJ District 9 Won 53.02% (+6.99%)
  06/08/1982 NJ District 9 - D Primary Won 76.73% (+53.47%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NJ US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
US Attorney General - Jan 20, 2001 NPA Reject
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 I Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Surgeon General - Feb 10, 1998 D David M. Satcher