Rodney Frelinghuysen

Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946 in New York, New York) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing New Jersey's 11th Congressional District (map) since 1995.

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April 29 - 1946 - New York, New York - Republican - United States House of Representatives - New Jersey - 11th Congressional District - 1995

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He was the son of Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II. After graduating from Hobart College in 1969, Frelinghuysen served in the United States Army until 1971. After his military service, Frelinghuysen worked for the Morris County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders until he was elected as freeholder in 1974.

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Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II - Hobart College - 1969 - United States Army - 1971 - Morris County, New Jersey - Freeholder - 1974

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In 1983, Frelinghuysen resigned as a freeholder to take a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly (the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature), a position he would hold until elected to the House of Representatives in 1994.

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1983 - New Jersey General Assembly - New Jersey Legislature - 1994

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In 2000, satirist Michael Moore ran a Ficus tree against Congressman Frelinghuysen for his program The Awful Truth.

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2000 - Michael Moore - Ficus - The Awful Truth

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