Education
JD, Washington University School of Law, 1977
BA, Political Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1974.
Professional Experience
Attorney, private practice, 1978-1993.
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Bergen County Surrogate Court Judge, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1993-1996
Democratic Nominee, Bergen County Freeholder, 1989
Mayor, City of Englewood, New Jersey, 1983-1989.
Organizations
Bergen County Bar Association
President, Bergen County Mayors Association, 1985-1986
Center for Food Action
Englewood Hispanic Lions Club
Jewish Community Relations Board for Bergen and Hudson Counties
Jewish Community Center on the Palisades.
Current Office
House of Representatives
County
Bergen County. Cities and towns: 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, North Arlington,
Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Saddle
Brook, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood
Ridge. Hudson County. Cities and towns: Kearny (ward 1:
districts 1, 2, and 6; ward 3; and ward 4: districts 5-7),
Secaucus, North Bergen, Jersey City. Passaic County (part).
Borough: Hawthorne. Population (2000), 647,258.
Zipcodes
07010, 07020, 07022, 07024, 07026, 07031-32, 07042, 07047,
07057, 07070-75, 07094, 07096-97, 07099, 07306-08, 07407, 07410,
07601-08, 07631-32, 07643-44, 07646, 07650, 07657, 07660, 07663,
07666, 07670
Washington, D.C. Address
2303 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5061
Fax: 202-225-5851
District Address
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-646-0808
Fax: 201-646-1944
District Address
130 Central Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 201-798-1366
Fax: 201-798-1725