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The opening as it read in 2005

Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23 , 1924 ) is an American politician .¹ He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a United States Senator from New Jersey serving from 1983 to 2001 and since 2003 . The son of poor but hard-working Polish and Russian immigrants, Lautenberg was born in Paterson, New Jersey and served in the United States Army in World War II after graduating high school. Then, financed by the GI Bill , he attended and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in economics in 1949 . He co-founded the successful Automatic Data Processing Company (ADP) and was its president. He was commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1978 to 1982 . In 1982 he received the Democratic nomination for a US senate seat from New Jersey for that year's election . At the time the seat was occupied by Democrat Harrison Williams who resigned in 1982 after being implicated in the Abscam scandal. Lautenberg won the election, defeating popular Republican congresswoman Millicent Fenwick . He was reelected in 1988 and again in the Republican landslide year of 1994 . He announced his retirement in 2000 , and his fellow Democrat and businessman, Jon Corzine , was elected to replace him. Lautenberg unexpectedly returned to politics in 2002 , when the other New Jersey senator, Democrat Robert Torricelli , withdrew his candidacy for reelection because of corruption charges, and Lautenberg was drafted to take his place despite his advanced age. It was rumored, however, that Lautenberg was the second choice to run, the first choice being former Senator Bill Bradley , who turned it down. The New Jersey Republican Party challenged the replacement of Torricelli's name on the ballot with Lautenberg's, arguing that it came too late according to state election laws. The ballot name change was upheld by the New Jersey State Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up case. Lautenberg won the election, thus becoming one of very few people in recent times to return to the Senate after leaving it. Lautenberg is well-known as a liberal . He is pro-choice , supports gun control , has introduced many bills increasing penalties for carjacking and car theft , and has criticized the Bush administration on national security issues. He also is known for authoring the Ryan White Act which provides services to AIDS patients. His name is also associated with the Lautenberg Amendment , which since 1989 has granted Jews and Evangelical Christians from the ex-USSR, and some Ukrainian religious activists, favorable access to the U.S. refugee resettlement program , run by the U.S. In 2005, he became a leading voice within the Senate in calling for an investigation into the developing Bush administration payment of columnists scandal.²

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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( ; born January 23, 1924) is the senior United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party . He is serving his fifth non-consecutive term in the Senate, first serving from 1982 to 2001 and again since 2003; he is the only current Senator to have returned to office after having retired from the Senate. He is also the oldest member of the Senate. The railroad terminal in Secaucus, New Jersey is named for him because he helped allocate federal funds to build it.

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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( / ˈ l ɔː t ən b ɜːr ɡ / ; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was a United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party . He first served in the United States Senate from 1982 to 2001; after a brief retirement, he was asked by his party to run again after Robert Torricelli dropped out of the 2002 Senate race due to a scandal. Lautenberg was re-elected to the Senate and served from 2003 until his death in June 2013. He was the last serving veteran of World War II in the United States Senate. Before entering politics, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc . He has been called "the last of the New Deal liberals " and was known for his legislative efforts against drunk driving , and his support of spending for Amtrak and urban public transportation , for stronger environmental regulations , greater consumer protections , and investigations of wrongdoing by Wall Street . Association of the United States Army . 2011 . "Pronunciation of Frank Lautenberg : How to pronounce Frank Lautenberg" . inogolo .

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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( / ˈ l ɔː t ən b ɜːr ɡ / ; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was a businessman and American Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey . He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey . Lautenberg was elected five terms as Senator. He first took office in December 1982 and served three terms, retiring from the Senate in 2001. Called upon to run again one year later due to circumstances surrounding his Senate colleague Robert Torricelli 's re-election campaign, Lautenberg returned to the Senate in January 2003 and was elected to one additional term in 2008. He died during his second term and remains New Jersey's longest serving senator, with a total of 28 years, 5 months and 8 days in office. Before entering politics, he was an early partner in, and became the chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing , Inc. In his early years, he served overseas in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1946 as a part of the war effort, and after returning home his interest in American political events increased. He has been called "the last of the New Deal liberals " and was known for his legislative efforts against drunk driving , and his support of spending for Amtrak and urban public transportation , for stronger environmental regulations , greater consumer protections , and investigations of wrongdoing by Wall Street . Association of the United States Army . 2011.

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American politician (1924–2013) Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( / ˈ l ɔː t ən b ɜːr ɡ / ; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey . Lautenberg was elected five terms as Senator. He first took office in December 1982 and served three terms, retiring from the Senate in 2001. Called upon to run again one year later due to circumstances surrounding his Senate colleague Robert Torricelli 's re-election campaign, Lautenberg returned to the Senate in January 2003 and was elected to one additional term in 2008. He died during his fifth term and remains New Jersey's longest serving senator, with a total of 28 years, 5 months and 8 days in office. Before entering politics, he was an early partner in, and became the chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing , Inc. In his early years, he served overseas in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1946 as a part of the war effort, and after returning home his interest in American political events increased. He has been called "the last of the New Deal liberals " and was known for his legislative efforts against drunk driving , and his support of spending for Amtrak and urban public transportation , for stronger environmental regulations , greater consumer protections , and investigations of wrongdoing by Wall Street . Association of the United States Army . 2011.

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American politician (1924–2013) Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( / ˈ l ɔː t ən b ɜːr ɡ / ; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey . Lautenberg was elected five terms as Senator. He first took office in December 1982 and served three terms, retiring from the Senate in 2001. Called upon to run again one year later due to circumstances surrounding his Senate colleague Robert Torricelli 's re-election campaign, Lautenberg returned to the Senate in January 2003 and was elected to one additional term in 2008. He died during his fifth term and remains New Jersey's longest serving senator, with a total of 28 years, 5 months and 8 days in office. Before entering politics, he was an early partner in, and became the chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing , Inc. In his early years, he served overseas in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1946 as a part of the war effort, and after returning home his interest in American political events increased. He has been called "the last of the New Deal liberals " and was known for his legislative efforts against drunk driving , and his support of spending for Amtrak and urban public transportation , for stronger environmental regulations , greater consumer protections , and investigations of wrongdoing by Wall Street . Association of the United States Army . 2011.

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