Robert A. Roe

Robert A. Roe (born February 28, 1924 in Wayne , New Jersey , † July 15, 2014 in Green Pond , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1969 and 1993 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Roe studied at Oregon State University in Corvallis and then Washington State University in Pullman . During World War II , he served in the United States Army . Then he worked in the banking industry. He became chairman of the board of the Morris Canal & Banking Co. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1955 and 1955 he was a member of the local council in his native Wayne. From 1956 to 1961 he was mayor of this place. Between 1959 and 1963 Roe also served on the Passaic County county council , which he chaired from 1962 to 1963. From 1963 to 1969 he served as Secretary of State for Environmental Protection and Economic Development in New Jersey.

After the resignation of MP Charles Samuel Joelson , Roe was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the eighth seat of New Jersey , where he took up his new mandate on November 4. After eleven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1993 . Between 1987 and 1991 he was chairman of the science committee ; from 1991 to 1993 he headed the transport committee . During his time as a MP, the Vietnam War ended . In 1974, the work of Congress was also overshadowed by the Watergate affair .

In 1977 Roe ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for gubernatorial elections in New Jersey. After he renounced another candidacy in 1992, he left the Congress on January 3, 1993. Then he worked as a consultant. He made negative headlines in 1993 when he was drunk and caused a car accident that injured two people.

Web links

Robert A. Roe in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
Joseph P. Fried: Robert A. Roe, New Jersey Congressman, Dies at 90. Obituary in The New York Times, July 15, 2014

Individual evidence

↑ nj.com: Ex-Rep. Roe requests repeal of Route 23 name change (February 14, 2008)

personal data
SURNAME	Roe, Robert A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 28, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wayne , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	15th July 2014
Place of death	Green Pond , New Jersey

[1] .com: Ex-Rep. Roe requests repeal of Route 23 name change (February 14, 2008)