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5th District Congressional Candidate Josh Gottheimer Meets With High School Students
Gottheimer, a Wyckoff native, encouraged Ramapo High School students to get involved in public service at a young age.
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — Congressional candidate Josh Gottheimer encouraged Ramapo High School students Monday to get involved in public service at an early age.
Gottheimer, a Wyckoff native, is running against incumbent Scott Garrett in this year's 5th Congressional District election.
Gottheimer got his start in public service as a page for Senator Frank Lautenberg. He eventually became a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, a position he took soon after graduating from Harvard Law School.
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“I learned from an early age, watching people like Senator Lautenberg and President Clinton, that it takes working together across the aisle to make a wide-ranging impact in our communities,” said Gottheimer. It’s impressive to see students at a young age take an interest in the issues that affect all of us, they have an incredibly bright future ahead of them.”
Gottheimer founded Connect2Compete and JerseyOn, a non-profit that provides affordable, high-speed internet access to low-income students in New Jersey.
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