Rep. Jim Saxton

District NJ 3rd
Key Coastal Communities Ocean County (Long Beach Island)
Party Republican
Terms 12th
Committees Natural Resources (Fisheries, Wildlife & Oceans Subcommittee)
Caucuses Co-Chair, House Oceans Caucus; House Coastal Caucus
Websites http://www.house.gov/saxton/, http://www.jimsaxton.com/
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Leadership: Lead sponsor of the Oceans Act of 2000, which created the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Consistent opponent of efforts to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling. Leader on fisheries conservation issues.  He is also a cosponsor of the 2007 Save Our Shores Act.