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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (IPA-en?l??t?nb?r?pron; born January 23, 1924) is the senior United States Senator (United States Senate) from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party (Democratic Party (United States)). He is serving his fifth non-consecutive term in the Senate, first serving from 1982 to 2001 and again since 2003; he is the only current Senator to have returned to office after having retired from the Senate. Lautenberg is the second oldest (List of current United States Senators by age) member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
The railroad terminal in Secaucus, New Jersey is named for him because he helped allocate federal funds to build it.
Jr/sr: Senior Senator
State: New Jersey
Party: Democratic (Democratic Party (United States))
Alongside: Bob Menendez
Preceded: Robert Torricelli
Preceded2: Nicholas F. Brady
Succeeded2: Jon Corzine
Appointed3: Brendan Byrne
Date of birth: 1924-01-23
Birth Location: Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Dead: alive
Residence: Cliffside Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation: Information processing executive
Spouse: Lois Lautenberg (divorced) Bonnie S. Englebardt
Children: Ellen Lautenberg,Nan Lautenberg,Lisa Lautenberg,Joshua Lautenberg
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Religion: Judaism
Branch: United States Army
Unit: Signal Corps (United States Army Signal Corps)
Battles: World War II
In office: January 3, 2003
In office: December 27, 1982-January 3, 2001
Member of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
In office: 1978-1982