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Politics & Governance
Bill Pascrell
1937–2024Paterson, NJItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
NJ Congressman 1997-2024
Biography
NJ Congressman 1997-2024; Mayor of Paterson; son of Italian immigrants from Calabria; boxing enthusiast. 14-term Congressman; longtime Ways and Means Committee member; champion of boxing legislation
Notable For
- NJ Congressman 1997-2024
- Mayor of Paterson
- son of Italian immigrants from Calabria
- boxing enthusiast
Honors & Recognition
- 14-term Congressman
- longtime Ways and Means Committee member
- champion of boxing legislation
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Politics & Governance
- Specialty
- Congress
- Years
- 1937–2024
- Birth Place
- Paterson, NJ
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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