Sue Altman, Democratic nominee for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Bill Pascrell:

“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the irreplaceable Bill Pascrell this morning.

Bill dutifully served his community in the Assembly, as Mayor of Patterson, and as a United States Congressman for 27 years.

He was a teacher, a veteran, and a son of the Garden State. He was a proud defender of New Jersey values and a steadfast ally of working people and families.

My thoughts are with his family, his many friends, and the constituents he so loyally represented over his lifetime of public service.”