New Jersey's 9th congressional district

New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is a district that consists largely of Bergen County and Passaic County municipalities. Due to redistricting following the 2010 Census, parts of the old 9th District were shifted to the Fifth District and the new Eighth District, as part of a reduction in congressional districts from 13 to 12 in New Jersey.

The Ninth District is represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell, who resides in Paterson. Congressman Pascrell was first elected to Congress in 1996 defeating William J. Martini. Pascrell defeated former U.S. Representative Steve Rothman in the June 5, 2012 Democratic primary because Pascrell's hometown of Paterson was added to the Ninth District as part of the redistricting. Pascrell defeated Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the Republican nominee, in the general election.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 35 municipalities:^[2]

Bergen County (27):

Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Cresskill, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Teaneck (part, also 5th), Tenafly, Teterboro, Wallington and Wood-Ridge

Hudson County (2):

Kearny (part, also 13th), Secaucus

Passaic County (6):

Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Passaic, Paterson and Prospect Park

Voting

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1903
Allan Benny	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Marshall Van Winkle	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Eugene W. Leake	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Eugene F. Kinkead	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913		redistricted to the 8th district
Walter I. McCoy	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – October 3, 1914		redistricted from the 8th district, resigned on appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Vacant		October 3, 1914 – December 1, 1914
Richard W. Parker	Republican	December 1, 1914 – March 3, 1919
Daniel F. Minahan	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Richard W. Parker	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Daniel F. Minahan	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Franklin William Fort	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Peter Angelo Cavicchia	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933		redistricted to the 11th district
Edward Aloysius Kenney	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 27, 1938		died
Vacant		January 27, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943
Harry Lancaster Towe	Republican	January 3, 1943 – September 7, 1951		resigned to become Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey
Vacant		September 7, 1951 – November 6, 1951
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.	Republican	November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1965
Henry Helstoski	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977
Harold C. Hollenbeck	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
Robert Torricelli	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997
Steve Rothman	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013		Lost Primary Election
Bill Pascrell	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Paterson	Redistricted from the 8th district

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• New Jersey's 9th Congressional District at GovTrack.us

Coordinates: 40°50′N 74°05′W / 40.84°N 74.08°W / 40.84; -74.08