Robert Littell | |
|---|---|
| Acting President of the New Jersey Senate[1] | |
| In office January 8, 2002 (<10 minutes) | |
| Preceded by | Donald DiFrancesco |
| Succeeded by | John O. Bennett |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office September 24, 1990 – January 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Dumont |
| Succeeded by | Steve Oroho |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office January 9, 1968 – September 24, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Scott Garrett |
| Constituency | 15th District (1968–1982) 24th District (1982–1990) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Eugene Littell January 9, 1936 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2014 (aged 78) Franklin, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Virginia Littell |
| Children | Alison Littell McHose |
| Parent | Alfred B. Littell (father) |
Robert Eugene Littell (January 9, 1936 – November 14, 2014) was an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1990 to 2008. He represented the 15th Legislative District until 1982 and the 24th Legislative District thereafter. Before entering the Senate he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1990 and the Franklin Borough Council from 1963 to 1965. He was a Delegate to the 1976 Republican National Convention.[2]
After nearly 40 years in the New Jersey Legislature — making him at the time the longest-serving legislator in state history (service length since surpassed by Richard Codey) — Littell announced on March 6, 2007, that he would not seek reelection as senator and would retire from office at the end of 2007. Freeholder Steve Oroho and Assemblyman Guy R. Gregg both announced that they would pursue the Republican nomination for Littell's Senate seat in the June 2007 primary.[3] Oroho defeated Gregg in the primary and went on to win the seat in the general election.[4]
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