Former U.S. Representative

Jim CourterNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Jim Courter
Cosponsored
0

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
0

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Biography

A Representative from New Jersey. Born in Montclair, Essex County, N. J. , October 14, 1941. Graduated from Montclair Academy, Montclair, N. J. , 1959. B. A. , Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y. , 1963. J. D. , Duke University Law School, Durham, N. C. , 1966. Peace Corps volunteer, Venezuela, 1966-1968. Admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1971 and Washington, D. C. , bar in 1966. Lawyer, private practice. Founder and partner of law firm in Hackettstown, N. J. , 1972. Assistant corporation counsel for Washington, D. C. , 1969-1970. Union County Legal Services, 1970-1971. First assistant, prosecutor, Warren County, N. J. , 1973-1977. Co-founder, Warren County Legal Services, 1975. Attorney for municipalities in Warren and Sussex Counties. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1991). Unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1989. Was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990. Chairman, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 1991-1993. Is a resident of Hackettstown, N. J.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

No recorded votes on bills are on file for this member.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

No sponsored bills on file.

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

No cosponsored bills on file.

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.