Native New Jerseyans Who Distinguished Themselves in Politics Elsewhere
Isaac Tichenor (Newark): Fifth Governor of Vermont and U.S. Senator from Vermont
Grover Cleveland (Caldwell): 22nd and 24th President of the United States
George DeGraw Moore (Caldwell): Wisconsin State Senator, 1850 and 1851
Beveridge Dunlop (Paterson): Progressive New York Assemblyman, 1913-1914
Albert Morano (Paterson): U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1951-1959
Barney Frank (Bayonne): former U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
Steve Schmidt (North Plainfield): Senior Campaign Strategist for McCain 2008
Frank Guinta (Edison): former Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
Art Feltman (Paterson): former Democratic Congressman from Connecticut (1997-2009)
Patricia Gerard (Paterson): First female Mayor of Largo, Florida (2006-2013)
Ken Cuccinelli (Edison): former Virginia Attorney General and 2013 GOP nominee for Governor
Nadine Strossen (Jersey City): former President of the ACLU (1991-2008)
Victor Mitchell (Edison): former GOP member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2007-09)
John Delaney (Wood-Ridge): Maryland Congressman and Democratic candidate for President
Reince Priebus (Dover): former Chair of Republican National Committee, former Trump COS
Warren Van Wyck (Paterson): Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Phil Bredesen (Oceanport): former Governor of Tennessee and 2018 GOP Senate candidate
Patrick Morrissey (Edison): Attorney General of West Virginia and 2018 GOP Senate candidate
Robert Smith (Trenton): Former New Hampshire Rep.
Ed Koch (Newark): Former New York City Mayor
Former Sen. and Rep. Bob Smith – New Hampshire. Born in Trenton, spent youth in Upper Freehold Twp. and attended Allentown High School.