Matthew J. Rinaldo, who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty years, has passed away this morning. He was 77.
Rinaldo won an open House seat in 1972 when Florence Dwyer retired. He did not seek re-election in 1992, dropping his re-election bid in September to pursue private sector opportunities. Bob Franks took his seat. Rinaldo was elected to the Union County Board of Freeholders in 1963, and to the State Senate in 1972.
In poor health over the last few years, Rinaldo has lived in a nursing home in West Caldwell.
