Frank Pallone
Frank Pallone, a Democrat who has represented New Jersey in the U.S. House since 1988, seeks re-election in the 6th congressional district in 2026 against Republican Hillary Herzig, a civil servant.
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Rep. Pallone Says It “Can’t Be a Coincidence” Trump Floated Buying Russian Diesel Just as His “Trillionaire Buddy” Made It Harder for Ukraine to Defend Itself, Calls It a “Sinful Betrayal”
Rep. Frank Pallone, the New Jersey Democrat, accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of standing by as Ukraine’s battlefield lifeline was squeezed.
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New Jerseyans to start midterm elections next week. What to know
District 7 (Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren)- Incumbent Thomas Kean Jr. (R); Rebecca Bennett (D); Seamus O'Toole (Stop Israel's Genocide Party).
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JCC of Middlesex County Commemorates Oct. 7
Rep. Frank Pallone, (6th District) closed the segment by saying the focus should be on holding the general media, tech giants and social media responsible for the spread of misinformation and accelerating the speed of…
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- Born
- October 30, 1951
- Birthplace
- Long Branch, New Jersey
- Education
- Long Branch High School (1969)
Middlebury College (BA, 1973)
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (MA, 1974)
Rutgers School of Law in Camden (JD, 1978)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Frank Pallone was born on October 30, 1951, in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Marian A. (De Santis) and Frank Joseph Pallone. After graduating from Long Branch High School in 1969, he earned a BA at Middlebury College in 1973 and an MA at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1974. He completed his studies with a JD from Rutgers in Camden in 1978.
Career
Before reaching Congress, Frank Pallone served on the Long Branch City Council from 1982 to 1988 and represented the 11th district in the New Jersey Senate from 1984 to 1988, having unseated Republican state senator Brian T. Kennedy in 1983.
When U.S. Representative James Howard of New Jersey's 3rd congressional district died in March 1988, Pallone won both the special and regular elections that November, defeating Republican Joe Azzolina 52% to 47%.
After redistricting, his district was renumbered the 6th district, and he has won every election since, most recently defeating Republican Scott Fegler in 2024.
In the House, Pallone defeated Representative Anna Eshoo 100 to 90 in a 2014 secret-ballot vote to become ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. He later chaired the committee, sponsoring the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, and he is now its ranking member.
He belongs to the Congressional Progressive Caucus and co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. In 2013, after the death of Senator Frank Lautenberg, Pallone sought the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate and lost the August 13, 2013, primary to Newark mayor Cory Booker.
2026 race
Frank Pallone is the incumbent in New Jersey's 6th congressional district, a seat that takes in towns along the Raritan Bay, including Edison and Woodbridge, and stretches into coastal Monmouth County. He was re-elected there with 56.1% of the vote in 2024.
In the 2026 Democratic primary he defeated software engineer John Hsu and investment analyst Katie Bansil, taking 65.7% of the vote. Pallone faces Republican nominee Hillary Herzig, a civil servant who was unopposed in her party's primary, in the general election on November 3, 2026.