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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyRobert Guy TORRICELLI
(1951- )
Senate Years of Service:
1997-2003Party: DemocratTORRICELLI, Robert Guy, a
Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Paterson,
N.J., August 27, 1951; long-time resident of Englewood, N.J.;
graduated from Storm King School, Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N.Y.
1970; A.B., Rutgers University 1974; J.D., Rutgers School of Law
1988; M.P.A., Harvard University 1980; admitted to New Jersey bar
1978; assistant to the Governor of New Jersey 1975-1977; counsel to
Vice President Walter Mondale 1978-1980; elected as a Democrat to
the Ninety-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1983-January 2, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the
United States House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected to
the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1997, to
January 3, 2003; renominated in 2002 but withdrew from the race on
September 30, 2002.
Bibliography
Torricelli, Robert, and Andrew Carroll, eds., In Our Own Words:
Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century. New York: WSP,
1999; Torricelli, Robert. Quotations for Public Speakers: A
Historical, Literary, and Political Anthology. New Brunswick:
Rutgers University Press, 2000.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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