Bill Pascrell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Bill Martini
Born	January 25, 1937 (1937-01-25) (age 71) Paterson, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elsie Pascrell
Religion	Roman Catholic

William J. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New Jersey 's Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar William J "Bill" Martini (born January 10 1947 in Passaic New Jersey) is a current United States district court judge Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr. (b. January 25, 1937) is an American Democratic politician who represents New Jersey's 8th congressional district (map) in the House of Representatives. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person New Jersey 's Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The district is based in Paterson and includes most of Passaic County and suburban Essex County. Passaic County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Essex County is a County located in the northeastern part of the U

Early Life

Education

The grandson of Italian immigrants, Pascrell was born in Paterson, New Jersey and attended St. George’s Elementary School, and in 1955 graduated from St. John the Baptist High School, during which he was elected Student Council President. Pascrell later went on to attend Fordham University in New York with Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a Master’s degree in Philosophy. Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language

Academia

Bill spent 12 years as a high school teacher before being hired as a professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Fairleigh Dickinson University is an American Private university founded in 1942 Previously, Pascrell was appointed to Paterson Board of Education, where he served as President of the Board. Bill also served as Board of Trustees of Passaic County Community College. Passaic County Community College is an accredited, Co-educational two-year public, Community college located in Passaic County,

Political Career

Pascrell was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1988, eventually rising to the postition Minority Leader Pro Tempore. The New Jersey General Assembly is the Lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ^[1] He was elected as Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey's third largest city, in 1990. He continued to serve in the General Assembly as well, a common practice for New Jersey politicians.

Pascrell won the Democratic nomination for the 8th District in 1996 and defeated one-term Republican Bill Martini. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) William J "Bill" Martini (born January 10 1947 in Passaic New Jersey) is a current United States district court judge He has been reelected five times, usually by a large margin.

In Congress, Pascrell serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means. Committee of Ways and Means is the chief Tax -writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. He is the first New Jerseyan to serve on this committee in 10 years.

Pascrell was one of the original members of the Homeland Security Committee, eventually rising to the post of ranking Democrat on the Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee. The US House Committee on Homeland Security is a Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the Lower house of Congress He has a particular interest in fire safety, and authored the bill that created the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which gives federal grants directly to all fire departments, including volunteer fire departments, which he calls "the forgotten part of the public safety equation. "

Bill was also a member of the House Transportation Committee, where he worked to modernize roads, bridges, airports and mass transit systems. He has secured funding for reconstructing various dangerous roads and bridges throughout New Jersey, including bringing attention to the Route 46 corridor. Route description Today US Route 46 begins at a complex interchange of the southern end of Route 94, Interstate 80 the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading In addition, he has helped craft legislation to renew federal surface transportation programs, providing funding toward New Jersey Transit. The new legistlation tackeled projects of rail expansion between Passaic and Bergen counties, bridge contstruction throughout Route 46, and the establishment of a bike-pedestrian path in South Orange. South Orange Village is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

Pascrell is an Italian American and has been outspoken about the representation of Italian-Americans in the media regarding what he sees as negative stereotypes in shows such as HBO's The Sopranos. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. His Italian heritage was famously questioned by comedian Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report, who alleged in an interview that Pascrell could not truly be of Italian descent because Italian surnames must end with a vowel. Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( born May 13 1964 is an American Comedian, satirist, Actor and Writer, known for his ironic style The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American Pressed by Colbert for an example of an Italian surname ending in a consonant, Pascrell responded with "Sole". ^[2]

Committee Assignments

• House Transportation Committee
• Homeland Security Committee
  • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight
• Ways and Means Committee
  • Subcommittee on Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Trade
• Regional Whip

Electoral history

References

External links

• Congressman Bill Pascrell official U. S. House site

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Staff salary data at LegiStorm. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in com