Rush D. Holt, Jr.
Rush D. Holt, Jr.
Rush Dew Holt Jr.is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 October 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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