Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by
Jim Courter
Succeeded by
Mike Pappas
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 23rd district
In office April 23, 1987 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by
Walter E. Foran
Succeeded by
William E. Schluter
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 23rd district
In office January 12, 1982 – April 23, 1987
Serving with Karl Weidel
Preceded by
Arthur R. Albohn James J. Barry Jr.
Succeeded by
William E. Schluter
Personal details
Born
Richard Alan Zimmer
(1944-08-16) August 16, 1944 (age 79) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Marfy Goodspeed
Education
Yale University (BA, LLB)
Richard Alan Zimmer (born August 16, 1944) is an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 1996 and 2008. In March 2010, he was appointed by Governor Chris Christie to head the New Jersey Privatization Task Force.
percent) and State Senator Dick LaRossa (12 percent). After a bitter and expensive campaign that focused partly on Zimmer's authorship of the federal version...
Zimmer's father is DickZimmer, a Republican politician from New Jersey, who was a member of U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997. Zimmer received...
unopposed, and Republican U.S. Representative DickZimmer won his party's nomination easily. Torricelli defeated Zimmer in the general election by 10 points,...
fifth, non-consecutive term, defeating former Republican congressman DickZimmer, who was also the nominee for this seat in 1996. As of 2023, this is...
congressman DickZimmer. Yaccino, Steven (May–June 2011). "Away with words". University of Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2011-05-23. Zimmer, Ben. "Ben Zimmer". LinkedIn...
sentence was upheld by the New Jersey Supreme Court on appeal. Congressman DickZimmer stated, "I believe he is exactly the kind of predator that the legislature...
Senator Zimmer may refer to: DickZimmer (born 1944), New Jersey State Senate Russell Zimmer (born 1926), Wyoming State Senate This disambiguation page...
primary, McConkey was defeated by DickZimmer, who won the recently vacated seat in the November General Election. Zimmer received 37.7% of the vote to McConkey's...
Gurava Reddy Steven Reinemund Duane J. Roth David Satcher George J. Seabury Nancy Snyderman William C. Weldon Ron Williams Ronald A. Williams DickZimmer...
Robert G. Torricelli won the election, beating Republican Congressman DickZimmer. Zimmer was the front-runner for the GOP nomination from the start, getting...
New Jersey's 12th congressional district. The incumbent, Republican DickZimmer, gave up his seat to run for the U.S. Senate that year. Pappas won the...
Republican nominee was former Congressman and 1996 senatorial candidate DickZimmer. Sara Lobman of the Socialist Workers Party and Independent Anthony Fisher...
Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Zimmer was involved...
Hamilton, Elizabeth (October 3, 2004). "The Public And Private Life Of Dick Blumenthal". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 10, 2017. "Hawaii's...
States. The earliest version was a bill introduced in 1995 by Congressman DickZimmer banning from federal prisons in-cell cable television; R, X, and NC-17...
the race, and his committee on vacancies designated former Congressman DickZimmer to enter the race under the Unanue petitions. In April 2012, Unanue officially...
political offices Preceded by DickZimmer Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New Jersey (Class 2) 2002 Succeeded by DickZimmer Preceded by Bret Schundler...
Weber, Minnesota (1983–1993) G. William Whitehurst, Virginia (1969–1987) DickZimmer, New Jersey (1991–1997) (endorsed Gary Johnson) Richard Armitage, Deputy...
59% to 35% in the June 3 primary. He then defeated former Congressman DickZimmer in the general election 56% to 43%. The New York Times editorial board...
1889–1893 David Wu (1982), U.S. Representative (D-Oregon), 1999–2011 DickZimmer (1969), U.S. Representative (R-New Jersey), 1991–1997 Samuel Alito (1975)...
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996, defeating Republican Congressman DickZimmer to obtain the seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Senator Bill...
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