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| − | '''Rush Dew Holt Jr.''' is an American scientist and politician who | + | '''Rush Dew Holt Jr.''' is an American scientist and politician who was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for New Jersey from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and son of former [[West Virginia]] U.S. Senator [[Rush D. Holt Sr.]] He worked as a professor of public policy and physics, and during his tenure in Congress he was one of two [[physicists]] and the only [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]] there.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=2mvHwSAP5vYC&pg=PA160</ref> |
Holt sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the [[United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013|2013 special primary election]] to fill the seat of [[Frank Lautenberg|U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg]], who died in office on June 3, 2013. He lost the nomination to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] Mayor [[Cory Booker]].<ref name="cbsnews.com">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57598415/newark-mayor-cory-booker-wins-democratic-primary-for-u.s-senate-seat/</ref> Holt announced on February 18, 2014 that he would not seek re-election in [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 12|2014]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/nyregion/representative-rush-holt-of-new-jersey-will-not-seek-re-election.html</ref> | Holt sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the [[United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013|2013 special primary election]] to fill the seat of [[Frank Lautenberg|U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg]], who died in office on June 3, 2013. He lost the nomination to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] Mayor [[Cory Booker]].<ref name="cbsnews.com">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57598415/newark-mayor-cory-booker-wins-democratic-primary-for-u.s-senate-seat/</ref> Holt announced on February 18, 2014 that he would not seek re-election in [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 12|2014]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/nyregion/representative-rush-holt-of-new-jersey-will-not-seek-re-election.html</ref> | ||
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| Born | Rush Dew Holt Jr. October 15, 1948 Weston, West Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Landon School, Carleton College, New York University | |||||||||
| Religion | Quaker | |||||||||
| Children | 3 | |||||||||
| Spouse | Margaret Lancefield | |||||||||
| Party | Democratic | |||||||||
Called for hearings into the DOJ and FBI's handling of the 2001 anthrax attacks investigation
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Rush Dew Holt Jr. is an American scientist and politician who was a U.S. Representative for New Jersey from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. He worked as a professor of public policy and physics, and during his tenure in Congress he was one of two physicists and the only Quaker there.[1]
Holt sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2013 special primary election to fill the seat of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died in office on June 3, 2013. He lost the nomination to Newark Mayor Cory Booker.[2] Holt announced on February 18, 2014 that he would not seek re-election in 2014.[3]
In February 2015, Holt became chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and executive publisher of the Science family of journals.[4] He served in that role until his retirement in September 2019. [5]
Amerithrax
- Full article: Amerithrax
- Full article: Amerithrax
Rush Holt, together with Charles Grassley called for hearings into the DOJ and FBI's handling of the 2001 anthrax attacks investigation.[6]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=2mvHwSAP5vYC&pg=PA160
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57598415/newark-mayor-cory-booker-wins-democratic-primary-for-u.s-senate-seat/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/nyregion/representative-rush-holt-of-new-jersey-will-not-seek-re-election.html
- ↑ "https://www.aaas.org/person/rush-d-holt%7Cwebsite=AAAS
- ↑ https://www.aaas.org/news/rush-holt-retires-aaas-alan-leshner-named-acting-ceo
- ↑ Anthrax investigation should be investigated, congressmen say Associated Press 8 August 2008
