Rush D. Holt Jr.
U.S. Congressperson
1948 –
Who is Rush D. Holt Jr.?
Rush Dew Holt, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district, serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former Senator Rush D. Holt, Sr. He is a former professor of public policy and physics and is currently one of two physicists and the only Quaker in Congress. Holt has consistently been ranked among one of the most liberal Representatives in Congress.
Holt sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2013 special primary election to fill the seat of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died in office on June 3, 2013. He lost the nomination to Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Holt announced on February 18, 2014 that he would not seek re-election in 2014.
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- Born
- Oct 15, 1948
Weston - Also known as
- Rush D. Holt
- Rush Holt Jr.
- Rush Dew Holt, Jr., PhD
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Religious Society of Friends
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New York University
- Carleton College
- Landon School
- Employment
- Swarthmore College
- Princeton University
- Lived in
- Hopewell Township
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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