Lautenberg's death means his seat will be filled temporarily by an appointee selected by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). And in addition to holding an election for a full term in 2014, there also will likely be a special election for the seat laterSen. Frank R. Lautenberg, a five-term New Jersey Democrat and reliably liberal voter who campaigned to toughen anti-smoking laws and environmental regulations, died Monday at a hospital in New York City. He was 89. He had complications from viralSen. Frank R. Lautenberg, a five-term New Jersey Democrat and reliably liberal voter who campaigned to toughen anti-smoking laws and environmental regulations, died Monday at a hospital in New York City. He was 89. He had complications from viralSenator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), the oldest member of the US Senate, has died at the age of 89. Lautenberg, who had already announced that he would not seek re-election was one of the most liberal members of theFrank Lautenberg, who was elected as a Senator from New Jersey five times, has died. That's not a surprise in itself; he was eighty-nine, and had been ill, and had said that he wouldn't run the next time he could, in 2014. But Lautenberg had a way of
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