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Mr. Lautenberg, a Democrat, died as a result of complications from viral pneumonia at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, his office said. He had decided not to run for another term next year.
On Feb. 18, 2010, his office announced that he had stomach cancer. Dr. James F. Holland, an oncologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, said then that he expected the senator to make a “full and complete recovery.”
First elected in 1982 at age 58 after a successful business career, Mr. Lautenberg served three terms, retired and instantly regretted the decision. When Senator Robert G. Torricelli made a last-minute decision not to seek re-election in 2002, Mr. Lautenberg ran in his place and won the seat. He was re-elected in 2008.
“He leaves behind an amazing legacy of pushing for the rights of the working poor and middle class,'’ said Senator Steve Sweeney, a Democrat who is the president of the New Jersey Senate. "While a man of means, he never, ever lost sight of helping working people. He will be missed.''
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Mr. Lautenberg, a Democrat, died as a result of complications from viral pneumonia at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, his office said. He had decided not to run for another term next year.
On Feb. 18, 2010, his office announced that he had stomach cancer. Dr. James F. Holland, an oncologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, said then that he expected the senator to make a “full and complete recovery.”
First elected in 1982 at age 58 after a successful business career, Mr. Lautenberg served three terms, retired and instantly regretted the decision. When Senator Robert G. Torricelli made a last-minute decision not to seek re-election in 2002, Mr. Lautenberg ran in his place and won the seat. He was re-elected in 2008.
“He leaves behind an amazing legacy of pushing for the rights of the working poor and middle class,'’ said Senator Steve Sweeney, a Democrat who is the president of the New Jersey Senate. "While a man of means, he never, ever lost sight of helping working people. He will be missed.''