Matthew John Rinaldo

Matthew J. Rinaldo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 7th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Marge Roukema
Succeeded by	Bob Franks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Florence P. Dwyer
Succeeded by	Jim Courter
Member of the New Jersey Senate
In office 1967-1972
Personal details
Born	Matthew John Rinaldo (1931-09-01)September 1, 1931 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2008(2008-10-13) (aged 77) West Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Rutgers University–New Brunswick Seton Hall University

Matthew John "Matt" Rinaldo (September 1, 1931 – October 13, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years in the 12th congressional district (1973–1983) and in the 7th congressional district (1983–1993).

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Rinaldo received a B.S. from Rutgers University (1953), an M.B.A., Seton Hall University (1959) and a D.P.A., from New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (1979). He was elected to the Union Township Zoning Board of Adjustment (1962–1963), the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders (1963–1964), and the New Jersey Senate (1967–1972). Rinaldo was elected as a Republican to the 93rd and to the nine succeeding U.S. Congresses (January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1993). Representative Rinaldo sat on the House Permanent Committee on Select Aging, as Minority Leader of the Committee, and the House Committee for Energy and Commerce.

Prior to his retirement, Rinaldo listed among his top accomplishments a bill to limit the airing of commercials during children's programming and securing public access to pollution data under the Superfund law.^[1]

He died on October 13, 2008, from complications related to Parkinson's disease after several years of poor health.^[2]

References

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Matthew John Rinaldo at The Political Graveyard
• Matthew John Rinaldo's obituary
• Appearances on C-SPAN