Topic: Rush Holt
Quotes
There could be a subtle software error that resides in those machines for months and years, and no one would ever know
Critics fret over U.S. electronic vote Oct 25, 2004
There could be an error only in a particular election, and no one would ever know. There would be a cloud hanging over any election that uses these unaudited, unverifiable electronic machines
Critics fret over U.S. electronic vote Oct 25, 2004
By allowing snowmobiles in our most beloved park, we believe that the park service is making a giant mistake, a mistake that would sacrifice our historic commitment to preserving Yellowstone for future generations of Americans to enjoy
Park snowmobile fight goes to Congress Jun 27, 2002
Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born October 15, 1948, Weston, West Virginia) is an American Democratic Party politician and the current U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. He is currently the only Quaker in the Congress and one of only a few dozen members of Congress who have a PhD.
Rush D. Holt was born to Rush D. Holt Sr., who served as a United States Senator for West Virginia (1935–1941), and his wife Helen Holt, the first woman to be appointed West Virginia Secretary of State (1957–1959). Holt Sr. was the youngest person ever to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, at age 29. He died of cancer when Rush was six years old.
Holt graduated with a BA degree in physics from Carleton College in Minnesota, and holds MS and PhD degrees in physics from New York University. The title of his doctoral dissertation is "Calcium absorption lines and solar activity: a systematic program of observations" and is available from University Microfilms International as document number 8127915.
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