New Jersey's 9th congressional district

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New Jersey's 9th congressional district
Current Representative Steve Rothman (D–Fair Lawn)
Distribution 100.00% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000) 647,258
Median income $52,437
Ethnicity 71.4% White, 7.1% Black, 10.8% Asian, 18.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 4.8% other
Cook PVI D+9

New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.

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Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:[1]

Bergen County:

Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Maywood, Moonachie, New Milford (part, also 5th), North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood-Ridge

Hudson County

Jersey City (part, also 10th and 13th), Kearny (part, also 13th), North Bergen (part, also 13th), Secaucus

Passaic County:

Hawthorne

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 61 - 38%
2004 President Kerry 59 - 41%
2000 President Gore 63 - 34%

Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
District created March 4, 1903
Allan Benny Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Marshall Van Winkle Republican March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Eugene W. Leake Democratic March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Eugene F. Kinkead Republican March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 redistricted to the 8th district
Walter I. McCoy Democratic March 4, 1913 – October 3, 1914 redistricted from the 8th district, resigned on appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Vacant October 3, 1914 – December 1, 1914
Richard W. Parker Republican December 1, 1914 – March 3, 1919
Daniel F. Minahan Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Richard W. Parker Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Daniel F. Minahan Democratic March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Franklin W. Fort Republican March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Peter A. Caviccia Republican March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 redistricted to the 11th district
Edward A. Kenney Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 27, 1938 died
Vacant January 27, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. Republican January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943
Harry L. Towe Republican January 3, 1943 – September 7, 1951 resigned to become Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey
Vacant September 7, 1951 – November 6, 1951
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. Republican November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1965
Henry Helstoski Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977
Harold C. Hollenbeck Republican January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
Robert G. Torricelli Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997
Steven R. Rothman Democratic January 3, 1997 – Present

References

  1. ^ Local Government, Steve Rothman. Accessed April 30, 2008.

External links

All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
The At-large and 14th and 15th districts are obsolete.
See also: New Jersey's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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