District: New Jersey - 7th District Political Highlights: sought Republican nomination for N.J. Assembly, 1987; N.J. Assembly, 1991-2002; sought Republican nomination for U.S. House, 1996; N.J. Senate, 2002-09 Born: June 25, 1952; Easton, Pa. Residence: Clinton Township 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 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Communications & Technology - Vice Chairman; Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection; Health); Ethics Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Favored Republican House Seniority: 92nd ranked House Republican Twitter: 11,497 followers State Clout: New Jersey is 8th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1996 Election Results
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Leonard Lance (R) Linda Stender (D) Michael Hsing (HFC) Dean Greco (ADBP) Thomas Abrams (PROS)
Votes
148,461 124,818 16,419 3,259 2,671
%
50.2% 42.2% 5.6% 1.1% 0.9%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Leonard Lance (R) Ed Potosnak (D)
Votes
105,084 71,902
%
59.4% 40.6%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Leonard Lance (R) Upendra Chivukula (D) Patrick McKnight (LIBERT) Dennis Breen (IRFM)
Votes
175,662 123,057 4,078 4,078
%
57.2% 40.1% 1.3% 1.3%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Leonard Lance (R) Janice Kovach (D) Jim Gawron (LIBERT)
