Frank Pallone

Frank Pallone
Official portrait, 2018
Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Henry Waxman
Succeeded by	Greg Walden
Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Greg Walden
Succeeded by	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office November 8, 1988
Preceded by	James J. Howard
Constituency	3rd district (1988–1993) 6th district (1993–present)
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 11th district
In office January 10, 1984 – November 8, 1988
Preceded by	Brian T. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Joseph A. Palaia
Personal details
Born	Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. (1951-10-30) October 30, 1951 (age 73) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah Hospodor ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	3
Education	Middlebury College (BA) Tufts University (MA) Rutgers University–Camden (JD)
Website	House website
Frank Pallone's voice Frank Pallone speaks in support of the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 Recorded February 28, 2020

Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. (/pəˈloʊn/ pə-LOHN; born October 30, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993, is in the north-central part of the state and includes New Brunswick, Woodbridge Township, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Edison, Piscataway and Asbury Park. Pallone is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.^[1]