# Rush D. Holt, Jr.

> American scientist and politician

**Wikidata**: [Q528359](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528359)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Holt_Jr.)  
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## Summary

Rush D. Holt, Jr. was born on October 15, 1948, in Weston and holds United States citizenship. His occupations include physicist, politician, astrophysicist, astronomer, university teacher, and fellow[1]. He was educated at Carleton College, New York University, primary school, and again at New York University[1].Holt has been employed by Princeton University and Swarthmore College. He has received the ASCB Public Service Award, the Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, and the Joseph A. Burton Forum Award[2][3]. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2015, with specific terms noted from 2011–2013 and 2013–2015, and also held the position of director from 1987–1989[1][4][5].He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society[6].


## References

1. [Source](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001032)
2. [Source](https://www.congress.gov/member/rush-holt/H001032)
3. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
4. [Source](https://www.aaas.org/awards/philip-hauge-abelson/recipients)
5. [Source](https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/burton.cfm)
6. NNDB
7. [Source](https://archivedb.carleton.edu/index.php?p=core%2Fsearch&q=%22Rush+Holt%22&content=1)
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. Quora