Steven R. "Steve" Rothman (born October 14, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district, serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Rothman attended Washington University Law School. He served as Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey for two terms (1983–1989), a Bergen County Surrogate Court Judge (1993–1996), and practiced law as a private attorney. He also provided free legal services to the poor, disa...
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Steven R. "Steve" Rothman (born October 14, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district, serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Rothman attended Washington University Law School. He served as Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey for two terms (1983–1989), a Bergen County Surrogate Court Judge (1993–1996), and practiced law as a private attorney. He also provided free legal services to the poor, disabled, and elderly (1978–1993).
In 1996, incumbent Democrat U.S. Representative Robert Torricelli of New Jersey's 9th congressional district decided to retire to run for the U.S. Senate. Rothman decided to run for the seat. In the Democratic primary, he defeated Robert Gordon and Lynne Athay Dow 79%-17%-3. In the general election, he defeated Republican County Clerk Kathleen Donovan 56%-42%.
After the 1996 election, he never won re-election with less than 61% of the vote.
Rothman's 2008 re-election campaign raised eyebrows when it spent $1.3...
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