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Richard Zimmer

American politician
Person human Q1209858

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 16, 1944
Date of death
December 31, 2025
Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
Flemington
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, lawyer[10]
Employer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Dechert[14][15]
Position held
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly, Member of the State Senate of New Jersey, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives[11][12][13]
Educated at
Yale Law School, Yale Law School, Glen Ridge High School[16][17]
Member of political party
Republican Party[19]
Child
Carl Zimmer, Ben Zimmer[7][8]
Work location
Trenton, Washington, D.C., Princeton[22][23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Zimmer[20]
Given name
Dick[21]
Name in native language
Dick Zimmer[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dick Zimmer en Richard Alan Zimmer en Richard Zimmer ar ديك زيمر he דיק זימר it Richard Alan Zimmer zh 迪克·齐默 zh-hant 迪克·齊默
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000045118302
VIAF cluster ID
1799172
Library of Congress authority ID
n99019119
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Alan Zimmer portrait.gif ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
18500
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
richardzimmer
Freebase ID
/m/0451s8
Jewish Virtual Library ID
richard-zimmer
LegiStorm person ID
123572
Notable Names Database ID
285/000129895
OpenSanctions ID
Richard Zimmer
Our Campaigns candidate ID
385
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Prabook ID
878503
SNAC ARK ID
w60w94kg
US Congress Bio ID
Z000008
US Federal Election Commission ID
S6NJ00131
United States House of Representatives ID
21121
Vote Smart candidate ID
26960
WikiTree person ID
Zimmer-2953
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxH3MGd37KRvjT79Cr8YP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
lawyer, lawyer, politician
Position held 3
member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives
Work location 3
Washington, D.C., Trenton, Princeton
Child 2
Carl Zimmer, Ben Zimmer
Children (paternal) 2
Carl Zimmer, Ben Zimmer
Educated at 2
Yale Law School, Yale Law School
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Zimmer
Given name 1
Dick
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Richard Zimmer
Place of birth 1
Newark
Place of death 1
Flemington
Sex or gender 1
male
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Richard Zimmer
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Summary

Richard Zimmer was born on August 16, 1944[1], in Newark[2]. He died on December 31, 2025[3], in Flemington[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was Richard Zimmer born?

Richard Zimmer was born in Newark[2].

Where did Richard Zimmer die?

Richard Zimmer passed away in Flemington[4].

What did Richard Zimmer do for work?

Richard Zimmer worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did Richard Zimmer go to school?

Richard Zimmer was educated at Yale Law School[16] and Glen Ridge High School[17].

Related Entities

lawyer United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . observer.com. Retrieved . observer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . observer.com. Retrieved . observer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . newjerseyglobe.com. Retrieved . newjerseyglobe.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → Flemington
    Employer → —
    Member of political party → Republican Party
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish Virtual Library ID: richard-zimmer, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/96703128|Richard Zimmer (#96703128)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3767|Jewis"
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