Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician who served as a
for from 1990 to 2014. The district included most of
.
among his ancestors. He grew up in
. Andrews was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from
, summa cum laude. He later attended
degree with honors in 1982. Before his election to Congress, Andrews was involved in legal education as a member of ''
'' 's board of editors.
He worked as an attorney and an adjunct professor at the
. Starting in 1983, Andrews operated a private legal practice. In 1986, he was elected as a member of the
, where he served for four years, including two years as freeholder director (1988–1990).
U.S. House of Representatives
First elected to Congress in 1990, Andrews served for 24 years as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district, which includes most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. In the U.S. House of Representatives, he served on the
.
In 1990, after a 15-year incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman
, Andrews won the 1990 special election and simultaneous general election against Gloucester County Freeholder Daniel J. Mangini.
He subsequently won re-election every two years until his retirement. Andrews had the 10th longest tenure among U.S. Representatives in New Jersey history, and the fifth longest among Democrats state.
In November 2004, he received more votes than anyone ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey, a record which he broke once again in 2012.
* Congressional Arts Caucus
* Congressional Fire Services Caucus
* Hunger Caucus
'' characterized Congressman Andrews as "fiscally conservative but socially moderate." He has a lifetime rating of 17.24 from the
.
, he was an original author of the Affordable Care Act that was designed to cut the costs for American taxpayers on healthcare.
(FECA). In the complaint, CREW stated that Andrews's campaign committee spent $952.04 of campaign funds on clothing, which FECA classified as personal spending. A spokesman for Andrews responded that the clothing was intended to replace
from a flight, and that Andrews deposited $952.04 into his campaign account after the airline reimbursed him. The FEC dismissed the complaint on July 16, 2009, but affirmed in the dismissal that the purchases violated campaign finance laws.
''
and other European destinations with over $9,000 of campaign funds. The report claimed that Andrews "mixed personal and political expenses in an unorthodox way" on multiple occasions. These expenses included a $10,000
– where his daughter performed, and trips to California that overlapped with his daughter's auditions. Andrews and his chief of staff replied that the vacation involved attending an adviser's wedding, the party was primarily for "political associates", the theatre donation was in support of its
program, and his daughter assisted him with fundraising during their trips.
CREW filed another compliant with the FEC on November 30, 2011 based on ''The Star-Ledger''s article. Andrews described the complaint as "baseless" and stated, "The campaign has fully complied with all laws with respect to the proper expenditure and disclosure of campaign funds. All personal aspects of any expenditures or activities have always been paid in full from our family’s personal funds." The
elaborated on March 28, 2012 that Andrews's 18 trips to California from 2007 to 2012 resulted in over $97,000 of campaign expenses and $260,000 of donations, short of the 3:1 ratio of donations to expenses that is expected from political fundraising trips.
The
started researching the complaint on July 17, 2012, and decided on August 31 that it would proceed with an investigation. On March 19, 2013, the Committee declared that a special panel would examine whether Andrews's travel expenses from the Edinburgh and California trips complied with campaign finance laws. Andrews resigned from Congress on February 4, 2014. He said that the campaign finance probe had "no role at all" in his resignation, and that he was departing for a position at the Dilworth Paxson law firm. The FEC dismissed the complaint on June 3, 2014 with "prosecutorial discretion", noting that Andrews reimbursed his campaign for the Edinburgh trip before he received the complaint, and that any violations in the California trips were "relatively small".
In February 2014, Andrews resigned from his position in the middle of his term, while being investigated by the
for alleged violations related to his use of campaign funds for personal expenses. Andrews stated it was to take a job with a law firm in Philadelphia. The complaint was dismissed in June 2014.
. In the Democratic primary, he was defeated 40%–37%, a margin of 9,993 votes, by State Senator
.
Andrews lost to incumbent Lautenberg, but subsequently won re-election to his House seat, with Andrews "received more votes in November 2008 than anyone ever elected to the U.S. House in New Jersey, breaking his own record."
Andrews is married and has two daughters.
{, class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
, + : Results 1990–2012
!, Year
!
!, Democrat
!, Votes
!, Pct
!
!, Republican
!, Votes
!, Pct
!
!, 3rd Party
!, Party
!, Votes
!, Pct
!
!, 3rd Party
!, Party
!, Votes
!, Pct
!
!, 3rd Party
!, Party
!, Votes
!, Pct
!
!, 3rd Party
!, Party
!, Votes
!, Pct
!
, -
, 1990
(special)
,
, ,
, align="right" , 71,373
, align="right" , 55%
,
, , Daniel J. Mangini
, align="right" , 58,087
, , 45%
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...
,
, ,
, align="right" , 72,415
, align="right" , 54%
,
, , Daniel J. Mangini
, align="right" , 57,299
, , 43%
,
, , Jerry Zeldin
, ,
Libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
, align="right" , 1,592
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Walter E. Konstanty
, , Pride and Honesty
, align="right" , 1,422
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , William H. Harris
, ,
Populist
Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...
, align="right" , 1,066
, align="right" , 1%
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
1992
File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 153,525
, align="right" , 67%
,
, , Lee A. Solomon
, align="right" , 65,123
, , 29%
,
, , James E. Smith
, , Pro-Life Pro-Family Veteran
, align="right" , 3,761
, align="right" , 2%
,
, , Jerry Zeldin
, ,
Libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
, align="right" , 2,641
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Kenneth L. Lowndes
, , Pro-Life Independent Conservative
, align="right" , 2,163
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Nicholas Pastuch
, , America First Populist
, align="right" , 859
, align="right" , <1%
,
, -
,
1994
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 108,155
, align="right" , 72%
,
, , James N. Hogan
, align="right" , 41,505
, , 28%
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
1996
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 160,413
, align="right" , 76%
,
, , Mel Suplee
, align="right" , 44,287
, , 21%
,
, , Michael Edmondson
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 2,668
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Bily
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 1,873
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Wahner
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 1,493
, align="right" , 1%
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
1998
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 90,279
, align="right" , 73%
,
, ,
, align="right" , 27,855
, , 23%
,
, ,
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 1,684
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Stockman
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 1,324
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Edward Forchion
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 1,257
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Barber
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 943
, align="right" , 1%
,
, -
,
2000
File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 167,327
, align="right" , 76%
,
, ,
, align="right" , 46,455
, , 21%
,
, , Parrish
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 3,090
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Edward Forchion
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 1,959
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Patalivo
, ,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, align="right" , 781
, align="right" , <1%
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
2002
File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 121,846
, align="right" , 93%
,
, , ''(no candidate)''
, align="right" ,
, ,
,
, , Timothy Haas
, ,
Libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
, align="right" , 9,543
, align="right" , 7%
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 201,163
, align="right" , 75%
,
, ,
, align="right" , 66,109
, , 25%
,
, , Arturo F. Croce
, , E Pluribus Unum
, align="right" , 931
, align="right" , <1%
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 140,110
, align="right" , 100%
,
, , ''(no candidate)''
, align="right" ,
, ,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, -
,
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 191,796
, align="right" , 72%
,
, , Dale M. Glading
, align="right" , 70,466
, , 26%
,
, , Matthew Thieke
, ,
Green
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...
, align="right" , 1,778
, align="right" , <1%
,
, , Margaret Chapman
, , Basics
, align="right" , 1,188
, align="right" , <1%
,
, , Everitt M.
, , Think Independently
, align="right" , 954
, align="right" , <1%
,
, , Alvin Lindsay
, , Lindsay for Congress
, align="right" , 483
, align="right" , <1%
,
, -
,
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 106,334
, align="right" , 63%
,
, , Dale M. Glading
, align="right" , 58,562
, , 35%
,
, , Mark Heacock
, ,
Green
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...
, align="right" , 1,593
, align="right" , <1%
,
, , Margaret Chapman
, , Time for Change
, align="right" , 1,257
, align="right" , <1%
,
, , Nicky I. Petrutz
, , Defend American Constitution
, align="right" , 521
, align="right" , <1%
,
, -
,
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
,
, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 210,470
, align="right" , 68%
,
, , Gregory W. Horton
, align="right" , 92,459
, align="right" , 30%
,
, , John William Reitter
, ,
Green
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...
, align="right" , 4,413
, align="right" , 1%
,
, , Margaret Chapman
, ,
Reform Party
, align="right" , 1,177
, align="right" , <1%
constituent services
*
*
*
, -
, -
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Rob