Frank Pallone

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Frank Pallone Jr.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 8, 1988–
Preceded by	James Howard
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	October 30, 1951 (age 55) Long Branch, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah Hospodor
Religion	Roman Catholic

Frank Pallone Jr. (born October 30, 1951 in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American Democratic politician, who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives where he represents New Jersey's 6th district ( map). Pallone was elected to office in 1988, filling the New Jersey's 3rd congressional district seat vacated by the death of James J. Howard. In redistricting following the 1990 Census, the district was effectively renumbered as the 6th district.

Pallone attended Middlebury College, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Rutgers School of Law. Prior to being elected to the House, Pallone was a member of the Long Branch city council from 1982 to 1988 and the New Jersey Senate (the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature) from 1983 to 1988.

Congressman Pallone currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Native American Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives. In this capacity, Congressman Pallone has worked on a bipartisan basis to protect the inherent sovereignty of tribal governments and promote the needs of Indian Country. As a senior member of the House Resources Committee - the committee with jurisdiction over all matters regarding the relations of the United States with American Indians and Alaska Natives - he has been a defender of the sovereign status of Indian Tribal governments.

In 2002, he was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan for his contributions as member of the India Caucus in the Congress.

Early in 2005, Frank Pallone announced his intentions to seek the United States Senate position held at the time by Jon Corzine. Corzine won the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey in June of 2005, and Pallone was the first New Jersey politician to officially seek Corzine's senate seat. Pallone launched "Pallone for New Jersey to inform New Jersey citizens of his work in the House and his desire to be New Jersey's next Senator. In January 2006, Pallone announced his endorsement of Bob Menendez for Senate in the November 2006 Election, ending his bid for the seat.

Pallone received an "A" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues^[1].

1 Controversial Comment Allegation
2 Committee Assignments
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Controversial Comment Allegation

On October 31, 1994, WZVU-FM ("Oldies 107.1") in Long Branch, New Jersey, reported that in a private meeting with several Long Branch city officials in January 1993, Pallone said that he heard there were "too many Jews in City Hall."[1][2][3]

Pallone vigorously denied ever saying this remark, even though the Asbury Park Press reported on November 1, 1994, that "People present at the meeting, including Mayor Adam Schneider, who is Jewish, said yesterday they remembered the comment but did not consider Pallone's words to be a slur."

In the time between the private meeting and the radio report, Pallone had supported the unsuccessful Mayoral candidacy of his brother, John Pallone, in Long Branch's May 1994 election against incumbent Schneider.

Although Pallone's district contains a large number of Jewish constituents and 1994 was a bad year for Democratic candidates, Pallone was reelected by a comfortable margin.

[edit] Committee Assignments

U.S. House Committee on Resources
- U.S. House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans (Ranking member)
U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
- U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy
- U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[edit] References

^ Congress at the Midterm: Their 2005 Middle-Class Record, accessed June 28, 2006

[edit] External links

Preceded by James J. Howard	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district 1989–1993	Succeeded by Jim Saxton
Preceded by Bernard J. Dwyer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th congressional district 1993–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent