Biography
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
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District Rating: Leans Republican
House Seniority: 92nd ranked House Republican
Twitter: 14,737 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
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)
Votes
104,287
68,232
3,478
%
59.3%
38.8%
2.0%