Congressman Steven Rothman is engaged to Jennifer Beckenstein, whom he met on J-Date. Rothman’s personal ad on the internet dating site became a news story in The Record and one of the topics Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert discussed with him in a recent interview. From Hill News: Rep. Rothman: Engaged to woman he met on JDate It’s a Jewish mother„s dream come true. Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) is engaged to Jennifer Beckenstein, a publicist for a food bank in Englewood, N.J., that he helped create 27 years ago. Both Rothman and Beckenstein have been married once before. They met on JDate seven months ago. Beckenstein, 48, has three children; Rothman, 53, has two. “We knew there was something special right away,” Rothman said, adding that he has been single for 11 and a half years. “She is just such a great person. She has such a beautiful heart. True love is everything they crack it up to be.” The couple are planning a fall wedding, but details have not been finalized.
