The Honorable Leonard Lance
United States Representative – New Jersey CD 7
Congressman Lance was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. As a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Mr. Lance has been an ally of the patient community and an impassioned advocate for innovation. He serves as Co-Chair of both the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus and the Congressional Life Sciences Caucus. He was instrumental in the House’s passage of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2015. Prior to Congress, Rep. Lance served as assistant counsel to Governor Thomas Kean and in the New Jersey Assembly (1991 – 2002) and the State Senate (2002 – 2008).