Rodney Frelinghuysen

Rodney Frelinghuysen REPRepublican

American politician

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Rodney FrelinghuysenREPRepublican American politician
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NJResidence (state)

Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New York City. A member of the Republican Party, Frelinghuysen served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee from 2017 to 2019. Frelinghuysen announced on January 29, 2018, that he would not seek re-election that year.He has at times supported abortion rights and at times voted to limit access to abortion. He opposed federal funding of Planned Parenthood, and opposed sanctuary cities, gun control, gay marriage, and federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. He voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Frelinghuysen was criticized for using a fundraising letter to "[out] a member of an activist group opposing him to her employer" which resulted in a complaint by the Campaign for Accountability made with the Office of Congressional Ethics.

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Campaign Funding

20
18
$1,202,702
Total Raised
$1,243,974
Total Spent
$428,523
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Lobbyists$92,850
83%
Defense Aerospace$77,400
71%
Securities & Investment$66,200
70%
Defense Electronics$65,700
61%
Electric Utilities$57,236
56%
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$52,200
55%
Retired$51,974
47%
Air Transport$44,075
45%
Health Professionals$42,000
45%
Real Estate$41,750
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education7 - 7 of 5
Trinity College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Bachelor of Arts
1969
St. Albans School
1964
St. Mark's School
The Peck School
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Representative
United States House of Representatives
1995
Representative
New Jersey General Assembly
1983 - 1994
Freeholder
Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County
1974 - 1983
Director
Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County
1980
Administrative Assistant
Morris County State/Federal Aid
1972
Coordinator
Morris County State/Federal Aid
1972
Served
93rd Engineering Battalion, United States Army, Vietnam
1969 - 1971
Other Experience1 - 11 of 11
Member
Board of Directors, United Way
1979 - 1982
Member
Picatinny Advisory Council
Board Member
Morristown Salvation Army
Member
New Jersey Historical Society
Member
Post 59, The American Legion
Member
Morris County Republican Committee
Member
Post 3401, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Former Chair
Defense Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair
Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives
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