Robert A. Roe | |
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 Robert A. Roe in 1991 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's8th district | |
| In office November 4, 1969 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Joelson |
| Succeeded by | Herb Klein |
| Chair of theHouse Transportation Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn M. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Norman Mineta |
| Chair of theHouse Science Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Don Fuqua |
| Succeeded by | George Brown Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Aloysius Roe (1924-02-28)February 28, 1924 Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2014(2014-07-15) (aged 90) Green Pond, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University Washington State University |
Roe, as chair of theHouse Transportation Committee, speaks in support of airport and airway improvement legislation Recorded May 19, 1992 | |
Robert Aloysius Roe (February 28, 1924 – July 15, 2014) was an AmericanDemocratic Party politician who representedNew Jersey in theUnited States House of Representatives from November 4, 1969 to January 3, 1993.
Roe was born inLyndhurst, New Jersey on February 28, 1924, and raised inWayne, New Jersey. He graduated fromPompton Lakes High School and attended college atOregon State University inCorvallis andWashington State University inPullman.[1]
DuringWorld War II, Roe served in theUnited States Army. Roe served as a committeeman of Wayne from 1955 to 1956 and became the Mayor of Wayne Township in 1956, serving in that capacity until 1961. He also served on thePassaic CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders from 1959 to 1963, and as Freeholder Director in 1962 and 1963.[2]
In 1963, he was appointed as the Commissioner of theNew Jersey Conservation and Economic Development Department and served until his 1969 resignation.[3] In 1969,Charles S. Joelson resigned from Congress.
On November 4, Roe was elected asDemocrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in aspecial election.[2]
Roe had a mostly liberal voting record, but he wasanti-abortion.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination forGovernor in 1977 and 1981. In both races, Roe came in 2nd place for the nomination.
Roe served asChairman of theCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology (1987–1991) and theCommittee on Public Works and Transportation, 1991–93.
Roe retired after the1992 election and later worked as aconsultant.[2]
The former lawmaker was convicted of driving drunk when he crashed into a minivan inRockaway Township, New Jersey in 1993, seriously injuring a woman and her 15-year-old daughter.
In January 2008 a bill was passed to nameRoute 23 after the former Congressman.Mothers Against Drunk Driving protested the plan to name the highway after a man who seriously injured two people while driving drunk. A spokesman stated that GovernorJon Corzine did not know about the accident when he signed the bill and that a second bill would have to be passed by theNew Jersey Legislature to overturn the naming. Roe himself then requested that lawmakers repeal the legislation.[4][5]
Roe died ofcongestive heart failure at his home in theGreen Pond section ofRockaway Township, New Jersey at the age of 90 on July 15, 2014.[2][3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 8th congressional district 1969–1993 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Don Fuqua Florida | Chairman ofHouse Science Committee 1987–1991 | Succeeded by George Brown Jr. California |
| Preceded by Glenn M. Anderson California | Chairman ofHouse Transportation Committee 1991–1993 | Succeeded by Norman Mineta California |
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| Transportation and Infrastructure* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedPublic Works in 80th through 93rd Congresses andPublic Works and Transportation in 94th through 103rd Congresses. | |
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