Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Bill Pascrell, Jr. is a Representative from New Jersey, born in Paterson in 1937. He graduated from St. John the Baptist High School and earned degrees from Fordham University. After serving in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, he worked as a teacher and served on the Paterson board of education. He was a state assemblyman and mayor of Paterson before being elected to Congress in 1997, where he served until his death in 2024.