Frank LoBiondo

Frank Alo LoBiondo (/ˌloʊbiˈɒndoʊ/: born May 12, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2019.

In November 2017, LoBiondo announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term, and did not seek re-election in 2018.

In 1992, LoBiondo ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, but was defeated by incumbent Democrat William Hughes by a wide margin.

From that point on, he won every reelection bid with at least 59% of the vote even though he represented a district that was considered marginally Democratic-leaning on paper.

[14] LoBiondo opposes taxpayer-funded abortion except in cases of incest, rape or threat to the life of the mother.

An advocate for renewable energies especially nuclear power, he has consistently opposed offshore drilling off the coast of New Jersey, sponsoring legislation in each Congress during the past decade.

[21] Considered a defense hawk in Congress, LoBiondo was a member of the House Armed Services Committee and joined in the bipartisan support of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[20] In 2013 LoBiondo opposed Obama's request for congressional authorization to use force against the Assad regime in Syria.

"[24] LoBiondo was endorsed by Garden State Equality in his 2016 election [25] and a cosponsor of the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would bar discrimination against LGBT individuals in the workplace.

In 2011, LoBiondo appeared in an It Gets Better Project video, part of a YouTube campaign reaching out to young gay teens who have been bullied and is a cosponsor of the Safe Schools Improvement Act to respond to bullying of LGBT students in schools.

LoBiondo has made improving VA services in South Jersey a top priority while in Congress, including new clinics in Northfield, Vineland and Cape May Court House (to open in late 2018).

LoBiondo watches as President Donald Trump signs The Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018