Joseph Minish
Joseph George Minish | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh J. Addonizio |
| Succeeded by | Dean A. Gallo |
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| Born | September 1, 1916 Throop, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 24, 2007 (aged 91) Livingston, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Residence | West Orange, New Jersey |
Joseph George Minish (September 1, 1916 – November 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Born in Throop, Pennsylvania, Minish served in the United States Army from 1945 to 1946.
After a career in organized labor working for the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the AFL-CIO, Minish was elected to Congress in 1962 and served there for 22 years. In 1970, he easily defeated Republican James W. Shue, the father of actors Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue.
In early 1984, a court-ordered redrawing of New Jersey's congressional districts radically altered Minish's district. Most of the Democratic-leaning areas were cut out, replaced with heavily Republican areas to the west--most notably, most of Morris County, one of the most Republican counties in the state.[1] Although Minish now found himself in one of the most Republican districts in the Northeast, he opted to run for reelection in the reconfigured 11th. He lost by 11 points to State Assembly Minority Leader and Morris County resident Dean Gallo.
Minish was a longtime resident of West Orange, New Jersey.[2]
By executive order of Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine, United States and New Jersey flags were flown at half-staff at all state departments, offices and agencies on December 5, 2007, "to honor the memory and the passing of Representative Minish".[3]
References
- ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. (26 February 1984). "DEMOCRATS TAKE DISTRICTING FIGHT BACK TO COURT". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ via Associated Press. "Joseph G. Minish, Ex-New Jersey Congressman, Dies at 91", The New York Times, November 26, 2007. Accessed November 26, 2007. "Mr. Minish, a longtime West Orange resident, died at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., said Michael Brown of the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home in Livingston."
- ^ Governor Corzine Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor United States Representative Joseph George Minish, Governor of New Jersey press release, dated December 4, 2007.
External links
- United States Congress. "Joseph Minish (id: M000796)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Cohen, Robert (November 24, 2007). "Joseph Minish, NJ congressman for 22 years, dies at 91". nj.com.
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