Saxton is a director emeritus on the board of New Jersey–based energy equipment and systems company Holtec International.

[3][4] In 1984, 13th District Congressman Edwin B. Forsythe died with nine months left in his seventh full term.

In the United States House elections, 2006, Saxton was challenged by Democrat Rich Sexton, a lawyer and U.S. Navy veteran from Mount Laurel.

Saxon's efforts were rewarded when Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005.

Saxton also saved the New Jersey National Guard's 108th Air Refueling Wing from oblivion by working to provide it with a squadron of newer planes.

[6] It was later determined that the noise was a construction worker discharging a pneumatic hammer in an elevator shaft near the garage.

[7] Capitol police officers who subsequently asked the workers to recreate the noise agreed it sounded like gunfire.

However, he supported liberal issues, such as gun control (Brady Bill and a ban on semi-automatic firearms).

[15] He was endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, Ocean Champions and the New Jersey Environmental Federation in his 2006 reelection bid.

Saxton was also supportive of some gay rights measures, including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and hate crimes bills.