Current Position: Retired as US Representative of NJ District 9 since 1997
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Mayor of Paterson from 1990 – 1997; State Delegate from 1988 – 1997
Other Positions:   Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight – Ways and Means
District:  consists largely of municipalities in Bergen County and Passaic County.
Upcoming Election:

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199 days ago terrorists ransacked the US Capitol and *hours later* 138-of-202 (68%) House republicans voted to make trump a dictator. They tried to finish the rioters’ job and end democracy. Never forget it.

Pascrell spent 12 years as a high school teacher in Paramus, New Jersey, teaching several subjects including psychology, before being hired as a professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was appointed to the Paterson Board of Education, and served as president of the board.

Weekly Democratic Address — Congressman Bill Pascrell

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On August 29, 2024, Pou was selected to replace Rep. Bill Pascrell on the ballot as the Democratic candidate in New Jersey’s 9th congressional district following his death eight days earlier.

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