Frank Pallone was a member of the New Jersey Senate from the 11th district from 1984 to 1988.
20 Facts About Frank Pallone
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Frank Pallone serves as Vice Chairman of the Native American Caucus, where he has worked on a bipartisan basis to protect the inherent sovereignty of tribal governments and promote the needs of Indian Country.
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Frank Pallone serves as a co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues along with Congressman Ed Royce and was instrumental in garnering the support of 127 members of the US House for the Armenian Caucus.
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In 2002, Frank Pallone was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, for his contributions as member of Congress's India Caucus.
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Frank Pallone received the Friends of India Bollywood Movie Award in 2003.
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Frank Pallone was one of 31 House Democrats who voted not to count Ohio's electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.
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Frank Pallone received an A on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues.
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Frank Pallone has questioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency on its update of flood plain maps in Monmouth County, specifically in the Bayshore area.
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Frank Pallone has introduced a bill to modify the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the US's most important set of fisheries regulations.
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In 2014, Frank Pallone defeated Representative Anna Eshoo 100 to 90 in a secret-ballot vote to becoming the ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Frank Pallone had been the third-ranking Democrat, and was in line to becoming ranking member after the 2014 midterm elections due to the retirements of John Dingell and Henry Waxman.
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Frank Pallone was one of 58 members of Congress to oppose tabling a motion offering articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on December 6,2017.
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In 2002, Frank Pallone turned down an offer to replace embattled Senator Bob Torricelli as the Democratic nominee for US Senate by Democratic Party leaders.
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Early in 2005, Frank Pallone announced his intention to seek the Senate seat held at the time by Corzine.
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Corzine won the Democratic nomination for governor in June 2005, and Frank Pallone was the first politician to officially seek Corzine's Senate seat.
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Frank Pallone launched "Pallone for New Jersey" to inform New Jersey citizens of his work in the House and his desire to be New Jersey's next senator.
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In January 2006, Frank Pallone announced his endorsement of Bob Menendez for Senate in the November 2006 election, ending his bid for the seat.
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Frank Pallone was an early and strong endorser of Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries.
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Frank Pallone traveled to New Hampshire to campaign for Clinton.
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On June 9,2013, Frank Pallone said he was officially in the race to fill Lautenberg's Senate seat, due to the Lautenberg's death, and could win the Democratic primary against Newark Mayor Cory Booker by running on his progressive congressional record.