Dick Zimmer
Dick Zimmer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Courter |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pappas |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office April 23, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Walter E. Foran |
| Succeeded by | William E. Schluter |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 12, 1982 – April 23, 1987 Serving with Karl Weidel | |
| Preceded by | Arthur R. Albohn James J. Barry Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William E. Schluter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Alan Zimmer August 16, 1944 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2025 (aged 81) Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Marfy Goodspeed (m. 1965) |
| Children | |
| Education | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
Richard Alan Zimmer (August 16, 1944 – December 31, 2025) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 1996 and 2008.
Zimmer was known for his sponsorship of Megan's Law, a landmark criminal justice reform bill passed in response to the 1994 murder of Megan Kanka. He was known for his fiscal conservatism, opposing spending and taxes which he viewed as excessive and supporting the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act.