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
. He is a member of the
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 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 in the state.
In November 2004, he received more votes than anyone ever elected to the U.S. House from New Jersey, a record which he broke again in 2008 and 2012.
* Congressional Arts Caucus
* Congressional Fire Services Caucus
* Hunger Caucus
'' characterized Andrews as "fiscally conservative but socially moderate." He has a lifetime rating of 17.24 from the
.
(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.
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, 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 theater 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 "
", 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". 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
.
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. He is an
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, 1990
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, align="right" , 71,373
, align="right" , 55%
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, , Daniel J. Mangini
, align="right" , 58,087
, , 45%
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1990
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, align="right" , 72,415
, align="right" , 54%
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, , Daniel J. Mangini
, align="right" , 57,299
, , 43%
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, , Jerry Zeldin
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Libertarian
, align="right" , 1,592
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Walter E. Konstanty
, , Pride and Honesty
, align="right" , 1,422
, align="right" , 1%
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, , William H. Harris
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Populist
, align="right" , 1,066
, align="right" , 1%
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1992
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 153,525
, align="right" , 67%
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, , Lee A. Solomon
, align="right" , 65,123
, , 29%
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, , James E. Smith
, , Pro-Life Pro-Family Veteran
, align="right" , 3,761
, align="right" , 2%
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, , Jerry Zeldin
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Libertarian
, align="right" , 2,641
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Kenneth L. Lowndes
, , Pro-Life Independent Conservative
, align="right" , 2,163
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Nicholas Pastuch
, , America First Populist
, align="right" , 859
, align="right" , <1%
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1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 108,155
, align="right" , 72%
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, , James N. Hogan
, align="right" , 41,505
, , 28%
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1996
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 160,413
, align="right" , 76%
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, , Mel Suplee
, align="right" , 44,287
, , 21%
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, , Michael Edmondson
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Independent
, align="right" , 2,668
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Bily
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Independent
, align="right" , 1,873
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Wahner
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Independent
, align="right" , 1,493
, align="right" , 1%
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1998
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 90,279
, align="right" , 73%
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, align="right" , 27,855
, , 23%
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Independent
, align="right" , 1,684
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Stockman
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Independent
, align="right" , 1,324
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Edward Forchion
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Independent
, align="right" , 1,257
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Barber
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Independent
, align="right" , 943
, align="right" , 1%
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2000
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 167,327
, align="right" , 76%
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, align="right" , 46,455
, , 21%
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, , Parrish
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Independent
, align="right" , 3,090
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Edward Forchion
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Independent
, align="right" , 1,959
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Patalivo
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Independent
, align="right" , 781
, align="right" , <1%
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2002
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 121,846
, align="right" , 93%
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, , Timothy Haas
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Libertarian
, align="right" , 9,543
, align="right" , 7%
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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).
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* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 201,163
, align="right" , 75%
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, align="right" , 66,109
, , 25%
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, , Arturo F. Croce
, , E Pluribus Unum
, align="right" , 931
, align="right" , <1%
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2006
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, align="right" , 140,110
, align="right" , 100%
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2008
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 191,796
, align="right" , 72%
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, , Dale M. Glading
, align="right" , 70,466
, , 26%
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, , Matthew Thieke
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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 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...
, align="right" , 1,778
, align="right" , <1%
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, , Margaret Chapman
, , Basics
, align="right" , 1,188
, align="right" , <1%
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, , Everitt M.
, , Think Independently
, align="right" , 954
, align="right" , <1%
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, , Alvin Lindsay
, , Lindsay for Congress
, align="right" , 483
, align="right" , <1%
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2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 106,334
, align="right" , 63%
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, , Dale M. Glading
, align="right" , 58,562
, , 35%
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, , Mark Heacock
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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 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...
, align="right" , 1,593
, align="right" , <1%
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, , Margaret Chapman
, , Time for Change
, align="right" , 1,257
, align="right" , <1%
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, , Nicky I. Petrutz
, , Defend American Constitution
, align="right" , 521
, align="right" , <1%
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2012
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, , Rob Andrews
, align="right" , 210,470
, align="right" , 68%
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, , Gregory W. Horton
, align="right" , 92,459
, align="right" , 30%
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, , 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 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...
, align="right" , 4,413
, align="right" , 1%
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, , Margaret Chapman
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Reform Party
, align="right" , 1,177
, align="right" , <1%
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