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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg

Full Name: Frank R. Lautenberg
Office: U.S. Senate (NJ) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 2002
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Bonnie; 4 Children: Ellen, Nan, Lisa, Joshua
Birth Date: 01/23/1924
Birth Place: Paterson, NJ
Home City: Cliffside Park, NJ
Religion: Jewish

Recent Key Votes

HR 2072 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

May 15, 2012 - Reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank until the end of fiscal year 2014, whereas existing law authorized the Bank until the end of fiscal year 2011 ...

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Recent Public Statements

Top EPA Toxics Officials Under Obama & Bush Admins Hail Lautenberg-Vitter Bill to Reform Nation's Chemical Laws

May 23, 2013 - U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) today announced support for their bipartisan legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ...

Schumer, Lautenberg, Menendez, Gillibrand Announce Legislation to Overturn TSA Decision Allowing "Small" Knives on Plane Surges

May 22, 2013 - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez and Kirsten E. Gillibrand today introduced legislation that will prohibit the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from ...

Senators Lautenberg And Vitter Reach Groundbreaking Agreement To Reform Nation's Chemical Laws

May 22, 2013 - Today, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) announced a groundbreaking, bipartisan agreement to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2003-2004 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 17%
2005-2006 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 17%
2007-2008 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 33%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $7,654,441.00
Total Spent $8,627,366.00
Cash On Hand $182,068.00
Debt $1,090,000.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Frank Lautenberg repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/routing.cfm

Washington, D.C. Website
http://lautenberg.senate.gov

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/franklautenberg

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/FrankLautenberg

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/FrankLautenberg

Washington, D.C.
324 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3224
Fax: 202-228-4054

District
One Gateway Center
23rd Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-639-8700
Fax: 973-639-8723
Toll Free: 888-398-1642

District
One Port Center
2 Riverside Drive
Suite 505, 5th Floor
Camden, NJ 08101
Phone: 856-338-8922
Fax: 856-338-8936

Key Staff
Dan Katz
Chief of Staff
Hart Senate Office Building
Suite 324
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3224
Phone: 202-224-2087
Fax: 202-228-4054

Key Staff
Ellen Nedrow
Scheduler
Hart Senate Office Building, Suite 324
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3224
Phone: 202-224-2087
Fax: 202-228-4054

Key Staff
Michael Pagan
Press Secretary
Hart Senate Office Building, Suite 324
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3224
Phone: 202-224-2087

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