New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell Dies at 87

The 14-term Democratic congressman previously had been hospitalized for respiratory illness.

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) speaks at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, N.J., on May 13, 2016. Julio Cortez/AP Photo

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), a longtime congressman from New Jersey, died at age 87 on Aug. 21.

Pascrell’s office announced his death at about noon Eastern Daylight Time on the social media platform X.