Rodney Frelinghuysen

Rodney Frelinghuysen
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byHal Rogers
Succeeded byNita Lowey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byDean Gallo
Succeeded byMikie Sherrill
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJames J. Barry Jr.
Succeeded byAnthony Bucco
Personal details
Born
Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen

(1946-04-29) April 29, 1946 (age 78)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Virginia Robinson
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(m. 1980)​
Children2
Parents
Relatives
EducationHobart College (BA)
Trinity College
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1969–1971
Rank Specialist 5[1]
Unit93rd Engineer Battalion
Battles/warsVietnam War
Rodney Frelinghuysen's voice
Frelinghuysen, as chair of the House Appropriations Committee, speaks on emergency funding for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
Recorded September 6, 2017

Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen /ˈfreɪlɪŋˌhaɪsən/[2] (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New York City. A member of the Republican Party, Frelinghuysen served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee from 2017 to 2019. Frelinghuysen announced on January 29, 2018, that he would not seek re-election that year.[3]

He has at times supported abortion rights and at times voted to limit access to abortion.[4] He opposed federal funding of Planned Parenthood,[5] and opposed sanctuary cities,[6][7] gun control,[8] gay marriage,[8] and federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.[8][9] He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.[10] He voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)[9][11] and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA).[12][13] Frelinghuysen was criticized for using a fundraising letter to "[out] a member of an activist group opposing him to her employer" which resulted in a complaint by the Campaign for Accountability made with the Office of Congressional Ethics.[14][15][16][17]

  1. ^ "Once a Soldier... Always a Soldier" (PDF). Legislative Agenda. Association of the United States Army. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ As pronounced in "Repeal and Replace ACA".
  3. ^ Deirdre Walsh, Lauren Fox and Eric Bradner (January 29, 2018). "Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen becomes latest GOP chairman to retire". CNN.
  4. ^ Ed Kilgore, October 3, 2017, New York Magazine, House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban on Near-Perfect Party-Line Vote, Retrieved January 11, 2017
  5. ^ Lisa Marie Segarra, March 7, 2017, North Jersey, Planned Parenthood brings rally to Frelinghuysen's office, Retrieved January 11, 2017, "...the congressman voted to fund Planned Parenthood in 2007, 2009 and 2011, but voted against it from 2015 through 2017...."
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Telephone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Jonathan D. Salant, June 29, 2017, NJ.com, How Republicans want to punish sanctuary cities (including those in N.J.), Retrieved January 11, 2017, "..House Republicans, including four from New Jersey, voted Thursday to take away federal funds from municipalities that do not respond to federal requests to detain unauthorized immigrants.... and Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th Dist.) all voted in favor of cutting off the federal funding..."
  8. ^ a b c Solomon, Nancy (May 29, 2017). "Political Winds Leave New Jersey Lawmaker Caught Between Party and Home". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2020. ... Frelinghuysen once supported abortion rights but in recent years has voted to limit access to abortion. He also opposes gun control, gay marriage and regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions....
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference VoteSmart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "How Trump's comments are being used against Republicans in N.J." NJ.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bycoffe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference How the House voted was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ NJ.com, Justin Zaremba | NJ Advance Media for (May 16, 2017). "Frelinghuysen's letter to activist's employer sparks outrage". nj.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference FTALB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ Caygle, Heather (May 16, 2017). "Frelinghuysen faces ethics complaint for targeting activist". POLITICO.
  17. ^ WN.com, Frelinghuysen hires lawyers after ethics complaint about 'ringleader' letter, Retrieved January 12, 2017, "...Frelinghuysen paid lawyers in New Jersey and Washington nearly $32,000 this spring after an ethics complaint was filed over a fund-raising letter he sent to a bank official ..."