After nearly 40 years in the New Jersey Legislature — making him at the time the longest-serving legislator in state history (service length since surpassed by Richard Codey) — Littell announced on March 6, 2007, that he would not seek reelection as senator and would retire from office at the end of 2007. FreeholderSteve Oroho and Assemblyman Guy R. Gregg both announced that they would pursue the Republican nomination for Littell's Senate seat in the June 2007 primary.[3] Oroho defeated Gregg in the primary and went on to win the seat in the general election.[4]
Biographyedit
Littell was born in 1936 in Orange, the son of State Senator Alfred B. Littell and his wife, the former Dorothy A. Kershner. He attended Franklin High School and the Hun School of Princeton.[5][6] During the Korean War he served three years with the United States Marine Corps and received an honorable discharge in 1956.[7] Senator Littell is part of the first father-daughter team to serve simultaneously in the New Jersey Legislature, together with his daughter, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose. His wife, Virginia Littell, has served as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.[8] From 1992 to 2003, Senator Littell served as the Senate Budget and Appropriations Chair, and since 2004 he has served as the Senate Budget Officer. He was a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Labor Committee, the Legislative Services Commission, and the Intergovernmental Relations Commission.[2]
On January 8, 2002, Littell was elected acting president of the New Jersey Senate and momentarily presided over the Senate until John O. Bennett and Richard Codey had been duly elected as co-presidents. At the time, the president of the senate acted as governor in the event of a vacancy in that office, leading political journalist David Wildstein to speculate that Littell "maybe" assumed the governorship for "a few minutes" as well, until Bennett took the role.[9] However, Littell is not included on a list of governors of the state published by the National Governors Association.[10]
Littell said he was guided by the principle expressed in the 1850s quotation, "There is no right way, to do the wrong thing."[11] In 1996, the Senator was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by Centenary College of New Jersey and in September of the same year, he was appointed to Centenary's board of trustees. In 2001, Littell was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He died in Franklin, New Jersey on November 14, 2014. He was 78 years old.[12]
Referencesedit
^"New Jersey's Parade Of Governors". November 15, 2018.
^Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1971. p. 407.
^Jackson, Herb. "Politics, a family business", The Record, February 3, 2003. Accessed July 6, 2007. "McHose should fit right in, having spent the past seven years working as an aide to the senator from the 24th District, Robert E. Littell, who is her father. Her mother, Virginia Newman Littell, is a former state Republican chairwoman, and her grandfather, Alfred B. Littell, was a senator in the Forties and Fifties. As far as anyone can tell, it's the first simultaneous father-daughter combination in the State House, but having relatives in the Legislature is not as unusual as you might expect."
^Wildstein, David (November 15, 2018). "New Jersey's Parade Of Governors".
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Robert Eugene Littell January 9 1936 November 14 2014 was an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1990 to 2008 He represented the 15th Legislative District until 1982 and the 24th Legislative District thereafter Before entering the Senate he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1990 and the Franklin Borough Council from 1963 to 1965 He was a Delegate to the 1976 Republican National Convention 2 Robert LittellActing President of the New Jersey Senate 1 In office January 8 2002 lt 10 minutes Preceded byDonald DiFrancescoSucceeded byJohn O BennettMember of the New Jersey Senate from the 24th districtIn office September 24 1990 January 8 2008Preceded byWayne DumontSucceeded bySteve OrohoMember of the New Jersey General AssemblyIn office January 9 1968 September 24 1990Serving with Robert C Shelton Jr Donald J Albanese and Chuck HaytaianPreceded byDistrict createdSucceeded byScott GarrettConstituency15th District 1968 1982 24th District 1982 1990 Personal detailsBornRobert Eugene Littell 1936 01 09 January 9 1936Orange New Jersey U S DiedNovember 14 2014 2014 11 14 aged 78 Franklin New Jersey U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseVirginia LittellChildrenAlison Littell McHoseParentAlfred B Littell father After nearly 40 years in the New Jersey Legislature making him at the time the longest serving legislator in state history service length since surpassed by Richard Codey Littell announced on March 6 2007 that he would not seek reelection as senator and would retire from office at the end of 2007 Freeholder Steve Oroho and Assemblyman Guy R Gregg both announced that they would pursue the Republican nomination for Littell s Senate seat in the June 2007 primary 3 Oroho defeated Gregg in the primary and went on to win the seat in the general election 4 Biography editLittell was born in 1936 in Orange the son of State Senator Alfred B Littell and his wife the former Dorothy A Kershner He attended Franklin High School and the Hun School of Princeton 5 6 During the Korean War he served three years with the United States Marine Corps and received an honorable discharge in 1956 7 Senator Littell is part of the first father daughter team to serve simultaneously in the New Jersey Legislature together with his daughter Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose His wife Virginia Littell has served as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee 8 From 1992 to 2003 Senator Littell served as the Senate Budget and Appropriations Chair and since 2004 he has served as the Senate Budget Officer He was a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee the Labor Committee the Legislative Services Commission and the Intergovernmental Relations Commission 2 On January 8 2002 Littell was elected acting president of the New Jersey Senate and momentarily presided over the Senate until John O Bennett and Richard Codey had been duly elected as co presidents At the time the president of the senate acted as governor in the event of a vacancy in that office leading political journalist David Wildstein to speculate that Littell maybe assumed the governorship for a few minutes as well until Bennett took the role 9 However Littell is not included on a list of governors of the state published by the National Governors Association 10 Littell said he was guided by the principle expressed in the 1850s quotation There is no right way to do the wrong thing 11 In 1996 the Senator was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by Centenary College of New Jersey and in September of the same year he was appointed to Centenary s board of trustees In 2001 Littell was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the New Jersey Institute of Technology He died in Franklin New Jersey on November 14 2014 He was 78 years old 12 References edit New Jersey s Parade Of Governors November 15 2018 a b Senator Littell s Senate Website Archived October 10 2007 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Legislature Accessed July 6 2007 Wichert Bill Longest serving state legislator Littell to retire New Jersey Herald March 7 2007 Howell Jr Tom and Wichert Bill Oroho Wins New Jersey Herald June 6 2007 Accessed January 13 2008 Senator Robert E Littell New Jersey Legislature backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 10 2007 Accessed March 6 2011 2001 Distinguished Service Award Recipients Senator Robert E Littell New Jersey Department of Agriculture Accessed March 6 2011 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey J A Fitzgerald 1971 p 407 Jackson Herb Politics a family business The Record February 3 2003 Accessed July 6 2007 McHose should fit right in having spent the past seven years working as an aide to the senator from the 24th District Robert E Littell who is her father Her mother Virginia Newman Littell is a former state Republican chairwoman and her grandfather Alfred B Littell was a senator in the Forties and Fifties As far as anyone can tell it s the first simultaneous father daughter combination in the State House but having relatives in the Legislature is not as unusual as you might expect Wildstein David November 15 2018 New Jersey s Parade Of Governors New Jersey Governors 1776 present Center of the American Governor Rutgers University Retrieved September 6 2021 Adubato Steve Bob Littell A Model Legislator Stand amp Deliver Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Robert Littell 40 year NJ lawmaker dies at 78 Daily Record Retrieved December 5 2022 External links edit nbsp Biography portal Senator Littell s Senate Website New Jersey Voter Information 2003 Website New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2006 PDF New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 PDF New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 PDF New Jersey General Assembly Preceded byDistrict created Member of the New Jersey General Assemblyfrom the 15th districtJanuary 9 1968 January 12 1982 Succeeded byJohn S Watson Preceded byDean Gallo Member of the New Jersey General Assemblyfrom the 24th districtJanuary 12 1982 September 24 1990 Succeeded byScott Garrett New Jersey Senate Preceded byWayne Dumont Member of the New Jersey Senatefrom the 24th districtSeptember 24 1990 January 8 2008 Succeeded bySteve Oroho Preceded byDonald DiFrancesco Acting President of the New Jersey SenateJanuary 8 2002 lt 10 minutes Succeeded byJohn O Bennett Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert E Littell amp oldid 1207214961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
