Charles W. Sandman Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | |
Preceded by | Thomas C. McGrath Jr. |
Succeeded by | William J. Hughes |
Member of the New Jersey Senate from Cape May County | |
In office 1956–1966 | |
Preceded by | Anthony J. Cafiero |
Succeeded by | Seat eliminated |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles William Sandman Jr. October 23, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | August 26, 1985 Cape May Court House, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 63)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marion L. Cooney |
Children | 6 |
Charles William Sandman Jr. (October 23, 1921 – August 26, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who represented Cape May County in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1966 and represented southern New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1975. He ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey three times, losing to Wayne Dumont in 1965 and William T. Cahill in 1969, but finally receiving the nomination by defeating incumbent Governor Cahill in 1973. He lost the 1973 general election to Brendan Byrne in an historic landslide.