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* Congressional Arts Caucus
* Congressional Arts Caucus

===Controversies===
Andrews is the subject of a [[United States House Committee on Ethics|House Ethics Committee]] investigation regarding the use of campaign funds from his [[leadership PAC]] to take trips to Scotland and Los Angeles as well as a graduation party for his daughter.<ref name=WPEthicsInvestigation>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/19/ethics-committee-launches-probes-of-rob-andrews-don-young/ |title=House Ethics Committee launches probes of Rob Andrews, Don Young |date=March 19, 2013 |last=O'Keefe |first=Ed |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref> During an interview with [[Steve Kroft]] for ''[[60 Minutes]]'', Andrews stated that he follows all rules and that he could not comment on the pending investigation.<ref name=60Min>{{cite episode |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/washingtons-open-secret-profitable-pacs/ |title=Washington's open secret: Profitable PACs |date=October 20, 2013 |series=[[60 Minutes]] |publisher=[[CBS News]] |accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref>

Andrews was named by the [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]] as one of CREW's Most Corrupt Members of Congress in 2012 and 2013.<ref name=StarLedgerCREW>{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/09/watchdog_group_puts_menendez_andrews_on_most_corrupt_list.html |title=Watchdog group puts Menendez, Andrews on 'most corrupt' list |last=Friedman |first=Matt |newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=September 18, 2013 |accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name=CREW>{{cite web |url=http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/mostcorrupt/entry/rob-andrews |title=Rob Andrews - CREW's Most Corrupt Members of Congress |publisher=[[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington|CREW]] |accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref> He was named on this list for the aforementioned campaign spending as well as earmarking money for the [[Rutgers School of Law–Camden]] where his wife is an employee.


==Other political activities==
==Other political activities==

Revision as of 21:04, 23 January 2014

For others, see Robert Andrews (disambiguation).
Rob Andrews
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 1st district
Assumed office
November 6, 1990
Preceded byJim Florio
Personal details
Born
Robert Ernest Andrews

(1957-08-04) August 4, 1957 (age 67)
Camden, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCamille Andrews
ChildrenJackie and Josie
ResidenceHaddon Heights, New Jersey
Alma materBucknell University, Cornell University
Occupationcollege professor

Robert Ernest "Rob" Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district, serving since 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County.

Before his election to Congress, Andrews was a member of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1986 to 1990, including two years as freeholder director (1988–1990). A native of Camden and graduate of Bucknell University and Cornell Law School, he was an attorney and an adjunct professor at the Rutgers School of Law–Camden. In the U.S. House of Representatives, he serves on the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on the Budget, and Committee on Education and Labor, where he serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Andrews was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. Senate election, being defeated by incumbent U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg. In November 2004, he received more votes than anyone ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey.[1]

Early life, education, and early career

Andrews was born in Camden, New Jersey, the son of Josephine (née Amies) and Ernest Andrews.[2] He grew up in Bellmawr, and currently lives in nearby Haddon Heights. He attended Triton Regional High School in Runnemede.[3] Andrews graduated from Bucknell University in 1979 with a B.A. in political science. He later attended Cornell University Law School, earning his J.D. degree in 1982.

For several years, Andrews was involved in legal education as a member of Cornell Law Review's board of editors. He also was an adjunct professor at Rutgers University-Camden Law School. From 1983 onward, Andrews had a private law practice. In 1987, he was elected as a member of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In 1990, after a 15-year incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman James Florio resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives to take office as Governor of New Jersey, Andrews won the 1990 special election and simultaneous general election against Gloucester County Freeholder Daniel J. Mangini.[4] He has since won re-election every two years.

Tenure

Andrews is generally considered a moderate by Democratic standards, though he votes with his party most of the time. The New York Times has characterized Congressman Andrews as "fiscally conservative...and socially moderate."[5] He has a lifetime rating of 17.24 (and a 2007 rating of 0) from the American Conservative Union and a 2007 rating of 100 from Americans for Democratic Action.[6][7] He has a liberal rating of 76.2 and a conservative rating of 23.8 from the National Journal.[8] In recent years, his voting record has trended progressively more liberal.

Andrews has served for his entire Congressional career on the House Committee on Education and Labor. He was the Democratic leader and Ranking Member on the Education Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, and is currently the chairman of the Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions which has responsibility for the health insurance, pension and labor laws of the nation. He also serves on the House Armed Services Committee, which maintains jurisdiction over funding for the military forces.

Using Amtrak to commute from his Haddon Heights home while Congress is in session so that he can be closer to his family and constituents, Andrews does not maintain a residence in Washington, D.C.. Andrews is an ardent supporter of Amtrak subsidies.

Andrews voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, authorizing the erection of a 700-mile fence across the U.S.-Mexico border.

On October 10, 2002, Rob Andrews was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq (126 Democrats in the House were opposed) and was the only Democratic member of the New Jersey Congressional delegation to co-sponsor the Iraq Resolution.[9][10] In 2005, he voted in favor of amending the U.S. Constitution to prohibit desecration of the American flag. The proposed amendment was later defeated in the Senate.[11] In the same year he voted for the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act which makes it more difficult for individuals to declare bankruptcy under Chapter 7 and encourages declaration of bankruptcy under Chapter 13.[12]

Senators Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez,[13] and Andrews[14] were the only members of the New Jersey Democratic Congressional Delegation to vote for the Military Commissions Act of 2006. He was also involved in proposing a bill for sanctioning Iran in 2007. The Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2007 targets any company or individual that provides Iran with refined petroleum products or engages in an activity that could contribute to the enhancement of Iran's ability to import refined products after December 31, 2007.[15]

Andrews is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.[16]

In 2013, Andrews proposed an amendment to the 2014 defense bill that would have added atheists, humanists, and "ethical culturalists" to the corps of chaplains. However, the House Armed Service Committee defeated this amendment by a vote of 43-18.[17]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

  • Congressional Arts Caucus

Other political activities

1997 gubernatorial election

Main article: New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1997

In 1997, Andrews ran for Governor of New Jersey. In the Democratic primary, Andrews was defeated 40%-37%, a margin of just 9,993 votes, by State Senator Jim McGreevey.[18]

Speculation between 1998 and 2007

Andrews was reportedly considering a primary challenge in 2005, before McGreevey's resignation. While Andrews had been frequently mentioned as a possible replacement for Jon Corzine's United States Senate seat after Corzine's November 2005 gubernatorial victory, Bob Menendez was eventually chosen by Corzine to fill the vacancy. Andrews had informally announced his plan to run in the 2006 Democratic primary against Menendez, but in January 2006 announced that he would run for a ninth full term in the House and seek the Senate seat in 2008 if U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg retired.

2008 Senate election

See also: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2008

Lautenberg ran for re-election to his Senate seat in 2008 but Andrews filed to become a candidate in the Democratic primary shortly before the deadline for doing so.[19] Andrews accused the 84-year-old Lautenberg of being too old to be effective in the Senate.[20] While running for the Senate, his wife Camille was placed on the Democratic primary ballot to run for Andrews' House seat.[21]

Andrews was beaten by Lautenberg in the Senate primary held on June 5, 2008.[20] In September, Andrews replaced his wife (who won the primary election) on the general election ballot for the House seat he still held.[22] He subsequently won re-election to his house seat that year.

2008 presidential election

Andrews is a superdelegate within the Democratic Party and prior to the New Jersey primary he endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[23] Following the results from the Indiana and North Carolina primaries Andrews stated that he believed Senator Barack Obama would win the nomination and that the party should unite behind him. However he did not switch his vote as a superdelegate from Clinton to Obama stating that "such a move might retard the process of unifying the party".[24]

Personal life

Andrews is married to Camille Spinello Andrews, an Associate Dean of Enrollment and Projects at Rutgers School of Law - Camden. They have two daughters, Jackie and Josie.[25]

Electoral history

New Jersey's 1st congressional district: Results 1990–2010[26]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1990
(special) 		Rob Andrews 71,373 55% Daniel J. Mangini 58,087 45%
1990 Rob Andrews 72,415 54% Daniel J. Mangini 57,299 43% Jerry Zeldin Libertarian 1,592 1% Walter E. Konstanty Pride and Honesty 1,422 1% William H. Harris Populist 1,066 1%
1992 Rob Andrews 153,525 67% Lee A. Solomon 65,123 29% James E. Smith Pro-Life Pro-Family Veteran 3,761 2% Jerry Zeldin Libertarian 2,641 1% Kenneth L. Lowndes Pro-Life Independent Conservative 2,163 1% Nicholas Pastuch America First Populist 859 <1%
1994 Rob Andrews 108,155 72% James N. Hogan 41,505 28%
1996 Rob Andrews 160,413 76% Mel Suplee 44,287 21% Michael Edmondson Independent 2,668 1% Patricia A. Bily Independent 1,873 1% Norman E. Wahner Independent 1,493 1%
1998 Rob Andrews 90,279 73% Ronald L. Richards 27,855 23% David E. West, Jr. Independent 1,684 1% Joseph W. Stockman Independent 1,324 1% Edward Forchion Independent 1,257 1% James E. Barber Independent 943 1%
2000 Rob Andrews 167,327 76% Charlene Cathcart 46,455 21% Catherine L. Parrish Independent 3,090 1% Edward Forchion Independent 1,959 1% Joseph A. Patalivo Independent 781 <1%
2002 Rob Andrews 121,846 93% (no candidate) Timothy Haas Libertarian 9,543 7%
2004 Rob Andrews 201,163 75% S. Daniel Hutchison 66,109 25% Arturo F. Croce E Pluribus Unum 931 <1%
2006 Rob Andrews 140,110 100% (no candidate)
2008 Rob Andrews 191,796 72% Dale M. Glading 70,466 26% Matthew Thieke Green 1,778 <1% Margaret Chapman Back to Basics 1,188 <1% Everitt M. Williams, III Think Independently 954 <1% Alvin Lindsay Lindsay for Congress 483 <1%
2010 Rob Andrews 106,334 63% Dale M. Glading 58,562 35% Mark Heacock Green 1,593 <1% Margaret Chapman Time for Change 1,257 <1% Nicky I. Petrutz Defend American Constitution 521 <1%

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Congressman Robert E. Andrews.
  2. ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/andrews.htm
  3. ^ Robert Ernest Andrews, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  4. ^ Sipress, Alan (November 7, 1990). "Andrews Holds Off Mangini's Challenge Captures Seat In Congress Held For Years By Florio". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Robert E. Andrews - First District of New Jersey
  6. ^ ACU Ratings
  7. ^ Ratings on liberal issues collated by Project Vote Smart
  8. ^ National Journal's 2007 Vote Ratings for New Jersey
  9. ^ House Roll Call 455 Office of the Clerk
  10. ^ H.J.RES.114 Co-sponsors The Library of Congress
  11. ^ washingtonpost.com/Congress votes database/Key Votes by Robert Andrews
  12. ^ House Roll Call 108 Office of the Clerk
  13. ^ Roll Call Vote On Passage of the Bill S. 3930 As Amended
  14. ^ FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 508
  15. ^ US lawmakers target Iran gasoline imports in new sanctions bill
  16. ^ "The Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers 112th Congressional List" (PDF). Americans for Tax Reform. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  17. ^ "Democrats' push to create military chaplains for atheists falls flat". Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  18. ^ Pulley, Brett. "McGreevey Wins Democratic Nod for Governor", The New York Times, June 4, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  19. ^ Chen, David W. (April 3, 2008). "Congressman to Challenge Lautenberg in Democratic Senate Primary". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  20. ^ a b "Lautenberg defeats Andrews in N.J. Senate primary". Politico. June 3, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  21. ^ Staff (April 7, 2008). "Camille Andrews will file for Congress". Politicker NJ. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  22. ^ Confessore, Nicholas (September 4, 2008). "Congressman Seeks to Replace Wife on Ballot". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  23. ^ Press Release: Gov. Corzine, NJ Officials Endorse Clinton HillaryClinton.com
  24. ^ "Andrews: Time for Democrats to unite" May 13, 2008 The Star-Ledger
  25. ^ Profile of Camille Spinello Andrews from Rutgers School of Law - Camden. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
  26. ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 1st congressional district
1990–Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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