Frank Lautenberg

Also known as Frank Raleigh Lautenberg, Frank R. Lautenberg

U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1924-2013)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1915-12-12
Active to: 1998-05-14

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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (/ˈlɔːtənbɜːrɡ/; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey.

Lautenberg was elected to five terms as Senator. He first took office in December 1982 and served three terms, retiring from the Senate in 2001. Called upon to run again one year later due to circumstances surrounding his Senate colleague Robert Torricelli's re-election campaign, Lautenberg returned to the Senate in January 2003 and was elected to one additional term in 2008. He died during his fifth term and remains New Jersey's longest serving senator, with a total of 28 years, 5 months, and 8 days in office. As of 2026, he is also the last senator to be elected to serve from both seats of their home state.