New Jersey's 12th Congressional District

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New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rush D. Holt Jr. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The present 12th Congressional District is a Democratic-leaning district, as measured by the Cook PVI. This along with an incumbent Democratic Congressman, has led the Republicans to not target the 12th since the election of 2002. In the redistricting following the United States Census, 2000, several municipalities (with histories of supporting Democratic candidates) were added to the 12th. In 2002, despite an expensive challenge from former New Jersey Secretary of State Buster Soaries, Rush Holt was re-elected... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Jeffrey Chiesa Republican 0 years in office

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Robert Menéndez Democrat 7 years in office

Representative

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12th District Rush Holt MyOC Group Democrat 14 years in office

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