Monday, April 4, 2011

John Adler Passes Away

Breaking News from The Philadelphia Inquirer: former NJ Congressman John Adler has died.

Here's the news directly from Philly.com:

Former New Jersey U.S. Rep. John Adler has died, according to a state Democratic legislator. He was 51.

Adler, a long-time Democratic senator who lost re-election in November, had emergency heart surgery last month after contracting staph bacterial endocarditis.

A Senate budget hearing was interrupted at about 3:45 p.m. today when word reached Trenton about his death.

Adler, of Cherry Hill, lost his Third District congressional seat to Republican Jon Runyan, a former Eagles tackle.

More to come as information comes in.

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