Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey whose family foundation was a Madoff investor. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, to Jewish immigrant parents from Eastern Europe who spoke Yiddish at home, he grew up in poverty during the Great Depression. He graduated from Paterson's Eastside High School and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II, participating in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he briefly attended Columbia University but did not graduate, instead entering business as a salesman for payroll services. In 1949, he co-founded Automatic Data Processing (ADP) with partners Henry Taub and Michael Grimes, becoming its CEO and transforming it into a Fortune 500 company specializing in payroll and HR outsourcing, which made him a multimillionaire. Lautenberg entered politics in 1982, winning election to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey as a Democrat, defeating Republican Millicent Fenwick. He served three terms until 2001, focusing on transportation infrastructure, environmental protection, and counterterrorism measures post-9/11, including Amtrak funding and chemical security legislation. After retiring in 2001 due to health concerns, he returned in 2003, appointed to replace Robert Torricelli, and won re-election in 2004 and 2008. A moderate Democrat, he was known for bipartisan work but clashed with party leaders on issues like gay marriage and gun control. He died in New York City from viral pneumonia complications while battling cancer.