Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)

Biography

District: 7th District
Political Highlights: N.J. Assembly, 1991-2002; sought Republican nomination for U.S. House, 1996; N.J. Senate, 2002-09; U.S. House of Representatives, 2009-present
Born: June 25, 1952; Easton, Pa.
Residence: Lebanon
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Wife, Heidi A. Rohrbach; one stepchild
Education: Lehigh U., B.A. 1974; Vanderbilt U., J.D. 1977; Princeton U., M.P.A. 1982
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 2008 (4th term)
Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade; Communications & Technology; Health)

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Leonard Lance (R)	104,287	59.3
		Janice Kovach (D)	68,232	38.8
		Jim Gawron (LIBERT)	3,478	2.0

2012	general	Leonard Lance (R)	175,662	57.2
		Upendra Chivukula (D)	123,057	40.1
		Dennis Breen (IRFM)	4,078	1.3
		Patrick McKnight (LIBERT)	4,078	1.3

2010	general	Leonard Lance (R)	105,084	59.4
		Ed Potosnak (D)	71,902	40.6

2008	general	Leonard Lance (R)	148,461	50.2
		Linda Stender (D)	124,818	42.2
		Michael Hsing (HFC)	16,419	5.6
		Dean Greco (ADBP)	3,259	1.1
		Thomas Abrams (PROS)	2,671	0.9

Roll Call Vitals

242nd

on the House Seniority List

Fellow New Jersey Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R) is 12th.

8th

New Jersey is 8th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

2,952

Twitter Followers (@RepLanceNJ7)

Rep. Leonard Lance has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

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Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.