Robert Torricelli

Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), nicknamed "the Torch," is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. Torricelli, a Democrat, served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate. He served a single term in the Senate and decided not to run for reelection after being implicated in a bribery and campaign finance scandal involving David Chang, an imprisoned Chinese businessman.

Education and Personal life

Torricelli attended Rutgers University both for undergraduate and law school, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and his law degree in 1977. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1978 and later attended Harvard University, earning a master's degree in public administration in 1980.

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Rutgers University - Law school - Bachelor of Arts - 1974 - Law degree - 1977 - Bar - 1978 - Harvard University - Master's degree - Public administration - 1980

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Torricelli was married to Susan Holloway, with whom he has three children and is now divorced. He reportedly has since dated Mick Jagger's former wife Bianca Jagger, conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.

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Mick Jagger - Bianca Jagger - Laura Ingraham - Maria Cantwell

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