Upcoming Elections
Massachusetts Senate
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
(D-N.J.) 8th District,
Northeast -- Paterson, Clifton, Passaic
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Residence:Paterson
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Born:January 25, 1937; Paterson, N.J.
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Religion:Roman Catholic
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Family:Wife, Elsie Marie Pascrell; three children
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Education:Fordham U., B.A. 1959 (journalism) ; Fordham U., M.A. 1961 (philosophy)
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Military service:Army -1961; Army Reserve 1962-1967
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Career:City official; teacher
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Political Highlights:Paterson Board of Education, 1977-81 (president, 1981); N.J. Assembly, 1988-97; mayor of Paterson, 1990-97; U.S. House, 1997-present
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Elected:1996 (7th term)
District Information
Election History
| Year |
Election |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
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| 2008 |
general |
Bill Pascrell (D) |
159,279 |
71.1% |
| Roland Straten (R) |
63,107 |
28.2% |
| Derek DeMarco (LIBERT) |
1,600 |
0.7% |
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| 2006 |
general |
Bill Pascrell (D) |
97,568 |
70.9% |
| Jose Sandoval (R) |
39,053 |
28.4% |
| Lou Jasikoff (LIBERT) |
1,018 |
0.7% |
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| 2004 |
general |
Bill Pascrell (D) |
152,001 |
69.5% |
| George Ajjan (R) |
62,747 |
28.7% |
| Joseph Fortunato (GREEN) |
4,072 |
1.9% |
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| 2002 |
general |
Bill Pascrell (D) |
88,101 |
66.8% |
| Jared Silverman (R) |
40,318 |
30.6% |
| Joseph Fortunato (GREEN) |
3,400 |
2.6% |
Vote For President
| Year |
Democrat |
Republican |
Independent |
| 2008 |
Barack Obama: 63% |
John McCain: 36% |
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| 2004 |
John Kerry: 58% |
George W. Bush: 41% |
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| 2000 |
Al Gore: 63% |
George W. Bush: 38% |
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- Demographics (2000 census)
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Population:647,258
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Under 18:25%
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Over 65:13%
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Married:51.6%
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Non-Hispanic White:54%
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Black:13%
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Hispanic:26%
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Asian:5%
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Foreign Born:26.1%
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Language other than English:39.6%
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Median Household Income:51,954
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Owner Occupied Housing:57%
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Income above $200k:4.3
- Workforce/Education (2000 census)
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White Collar:64.1%
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Blue Collar:22.5%
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Services:13.4%
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Bachelor's Degree:28%
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Graduate Education:10.4%
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Civilian Veterans:40,448
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