About Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen ( FRAY-ling-hy-sən; born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New York City. A member of the Republican Party, Frelinghuysen served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee from 2017 to 2019. Frelinghuysen announced on January 29, 2018, that he would not seek re-election that year. He has at times supported abortion rights and at times voted to limit access to abortion. He opposed federal funding of Planned Parenthood, and opposed sanctuary cities, gun control, gay marriage, and federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. He voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Frelinghuysen was criticized for using a fundraising letter to "[out] a member of an activist group opposing him to her employer" which resulted in a complaint by the Campaign for Accountability made with the Office of Congressional Ethics. Frelinghuysen's voting record has been described as moderate. Frelinghuysen was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal for his service during the Vietnam War. Beginning in 2009, his environmental record veered sharply negative, averaging just 14% over the next nine years, through 2017. He had a "D" rating from NORML regarding his voting record on cannabis-related matters.
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