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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg(/ˈlɔːtənbɜːrɡ/; January 23, 1924– June 3, 2013) was an American businessman andDemocratic Partypolitician who served asUnited States SenatorfromNew Jerseyfrom 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was originally fromPaterson, New Jersey.

Lautenberg was elected five terms as Senator. He first took office in December 1982 and served three terms, retiring from the Senate in 2001. Called upon to run again one year later due to circumstances surrounding his Senate colleagueRobert Torricelli's re-election campaign, Lautenberg returned to the Senate in January 2003 and was elected to one additional term in 2008. He died during his fifth term and remains New Jersey's longest serving senator, with a total of 28 years, 5 months and 8 days in office.

Before entering politics, he was an early partner in, and became the chairman and chief executive officer ofAutomatic Data Processing, Inc. In his early years, he served overseas in theU.S. Army Signal Corpsfrom 1942 to 1946 as a part of the war effort, and after returning home his interest inAmerican political eventsincreased. He has been called "the last of theNew Dealliberals" and was known for his legislative efforts againstdrunk driving, and his support of spending forAmtrakandurban public transportation, for strongerenvironmental regulations, greaterconsumer protections, and investigations of wrongdoing byWall Street.