Robert Torricelli

Robert Torricelli
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Bill Bradley
Succeeded by	Frank Lautenberg
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Leader	Tom Daschle
Preceded by	Bob Kerrey
Succeeded by	Patty Murray
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Harold Hollenbeck
Succeeded by	Steve Rothman
Personal details
Born	Robert Guy Torricelli (1951-08-27) August 27, 1951 (age 72) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan Holloway ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 2001)​
Education	Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) Harvard University (MPA)
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Robert Guy Torricelli^[1] (born August 27, 1951) is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States senator from New Jersey from 1997 to 2003.

He is notable for his tenure as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. In September 2002, Torricelli ended his Senate re-election campaign after having been formally admonished by the U.S. Senate in connection with a campaign finance scandal. He later founded Rosemont Associates and Woodrose Properties. Rosemont is an international consulting firm and Woodrose has developed and managed commercial and multi family real estate in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.