Frank Lautenberg
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U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1924-2013)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Robert Torricelli
- Succeeded by
- Jeffrey Chiesa
- Born
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg , ( 1924-01-23 ) January 23, 1924, Paterson, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- June 3, 2013 (2013-06-03) (aged 89), New York City , New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouses
- Lois Levenson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1988 ) Bonnie Englebardt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
- Education
- Columbia University ( BS )
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1942–1946
- Rank
- Technician Fifth Grade
- Unit
- Army Signal Corps
- Conflict
- World War II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Paterson
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- gun control
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Frank Lautenberg, official portrait, 112th portrait crop.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- date of death
- 2013-06-03
- date of birth
- 1924-01-23
- cause of death
- viral pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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