Frank LoBiondo

Frank A. LoBiondo, a Republican has represented the Second Congressional District of New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1995.

Iraq War
LoBiondo voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Abramoff Contributions
LoBiondo has received campaign contributions from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On August 18, 2005, he returned a June 2001 contribution the day after receiving a new $1000 contribution from Abramoff, as reported by the Daily Kos blog.

Hitler remark
In July 2005, LoBiondo apologized for saying that "Muslim terrorists" being detained at Guantanamo Bay are "worse than Hitler" because the Nazi leader "sort of had a political rationale about what he was doing." The comments were made on a local Atlantic City radio show and provoked outcry from many citizens and groups. His exact comments were as follows:

''If you start thinking that this is not as horrible and as evil as someone like Hitler was, he sort of had a political rationale about what he was doing that's different from these people that just want to kill everybody. Hitler, in his philosophy, was, you know, he hated Jews, he was murdering Jews and there were some people he liked, but he never went to the level that these people are going to.''

Term-limit pledge
LoBiondo pledged to serve no more than six terms in Congress during his initial campaign for Congress in 1994. He broke the pledge, however, when he opted to seek a seventh term in 2006. 

(See Congresspedia page on term limits in Congress)

Bio
LoBiondo was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey on May 12, 1946. He attended Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked as a trucking executive and served on the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1985 to 1987. He was also a member of the New Jersey General Assembly (the lower chamber of the New Jersey Legislature) from 1988 to 1994, until he was elected to the U.S. House in 1994.

2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Viola Thomas-Hughes to face LoBiondo in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) LoBiondo retained his seat.

Money in politics
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Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

 * House Committee on Armed Services
 * Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
 * Subcommittee on Readiness
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Aviation
 * Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
 * Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Armed Services
 * Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
 * Subcommittee on Terrorism Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Aviation
 * Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - Chair
 * Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines


 * Member, Republican Main Street Partnership

Articles

 * "LoBiondo: Hitler better than Terrorists," New Jersey for Democracy, July 18, 2005.

Resources

 * Official website
 * Campaign website
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * The All-Spin Zone
 * Blue Jersey
 * Route 55
 * Frank LoBiondo Record