Millicent Fenwick died 30 years ago, yet she is still making news. In the November 6 Sunday Star-Ledger, Phil Cornell revisited the 1982 Fenwick-Lautenberg Senate race 40 years later (see above or link below). A few weeks before the election, Fenwick was up double digits in the polls, but on election day it was her Democratic rival, newcomer Frank Lautenberg, who was victorious. It was Fenwick’s last race and first loss. There is a chapter in Fenwick: Her Way called Seeking the Senate about the 1982 Senate campaign. I have always viewed that chapter as a 101 on what not to do when running for office. I had fun reliving the 1982 campaign with Cornell. To view an online version of his article click here:
Six Degrees of Millicent 