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Steve Rothman, a Democrat, has represented the Ninth Congressional District of New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. He serves as Assistant Democratic Minority Whip.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Background 2.2 Congressional Career 2.2.1 2006 elections 2.3 Positions and Views 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Rothman voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Background

Steven R. Rothman was born October 14, 1952. He has a JD from Washington University School of Law (1977) and a BA from Syracuse University(1974).

Before being elected into congress, Rothman served as Mayor of Englewood, New Jerseyfor two terms (1983-1989), a Bergen County Surrogate Court Judge (1993-1996), and practiced law as a private attorney while providing free legal services to the needy (1978-1993). Rothman now lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

Congressional Career

He defeated Republican Kathleen Donovon to win election to Congress in New Jersey's 9th District in 1996, replacing Representative Robert Torricelli, who was elected to the Senate.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Vincent Micco to face Rothman in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Rothman retained his seat.

Positions and Views

In Congress, Rothman has been a supporter of the State of Israel and a Middle Eastern peace plan. Locally, Rothman helped secure money for improving transportation and relieving highway congestion, improving local homeland security, police and firefighting technology, improving education, providing relief to the unemployed, and sponsoring a bill to stop large airplanes from taking off at Teterboro Airport because of the excessive noise in residential areas. Rothman is also credited for saving the Meadowlands from urban construction and securing millions of dollars for the protection and study of the environment and wildlife.

Rothman strongly opposes George W. Bush's tax-cut plans, his health care issues, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling plan.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Inserra Supermarkets	$ 23,400
Myron Manufacturing	$ 13,500
Regen Biologics	$ 13,300
Stevens Institute of Technology	$ 13,100
Winning Strategies Washington	$ 11,600
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
BAE Systems	$ 10,000
General Dynamics	$ 10,000
Honeywell International	$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 10,000
Keep New Jersey Moving Inc	$ 10,000
Lockheed Martin	$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$ 10,000
National Assn of Home Builders	$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Steven Rothman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Steven Rothman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Steven Rothman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Steven Rothman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
• House Committee on Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations
• House Committee on Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs
  • Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury and Housing and Urban Development The Judiciary District of Columbia

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Assistant Democratic Whip
• National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
• New Democratic Coalition

Boards and other Affiliations

• 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.

More Background Data

• Background information on Steven Rothman from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Steven Rothman from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Steven Rothman from the Washington Post database

• Information on Steven Rothman from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Steven Rothman. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2303 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5061 Fax: 202-225-5851 Webform email
District offices
130 Central Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306-2118 Ph: 201-798-1366 Fax: (none entered) 25 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7089 Ph: 201-646-0808 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

• Official website

• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Rothman for New Jersey
• Blue Jersey

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Congressional Career
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District Offices:
130 Central Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306-2118 Phone: 201-798-1366 / Fax: 201-798-1725 25 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7089 Phone: 201-646-0808 / Fax: 201-646-1944
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Latitude: 40°44′21.236″N
Longitude: 74°3′14.352″W Latitude: 40°52′45.199″N
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