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Ex-New Jersey Congressman Franks Dies at Age 58
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| Last Edited | COSDem Apr 11, 2010 05:48pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, April 11, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Rep. Bob Franks (R-N.J.), who ran unsuccessfully for Senate and governor, died late Friday night in a New York hospital, his family announced Saturday. He was 58.
Frank was being treated for an aggressive form of cancer, according to Republican strategist Mike DuHaime, a former aide who is acting as a spokesman for the family.
Franks represented a central New Jersey district in Congress from 1993 to 2001, and was narrowly defeated in the 2000 Senate race by Jon Corzine (D), who spent more than $60 million of his own money on the race. The two later became friendly, and Corzine in a statement Saturday called his former rival "one of a kind -- smart, compassionate, and principled."
According to the Newark Star-Ledger, Franks in a stint as party chairman helped rebuild the New Jersey GOP after Democrat Jim Florio was elected governor in 1989. |
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