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On January 28, 2009, Runyan had microfacture surgery on his right knee.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[17]</a> In February 2009, Runyan's contract expired with the team. He worked out for the Eagles on September 10,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-18" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[18]</a> but did not sign a contract. He was signed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">San Diego Chargers</a>, playing in five games before retiring.<h2 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; overflow: hidden; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-weight: normal; font-family: "Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 1.3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">U.S. House of Representatives[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Runyan_Sr.&action=edit&section=6&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit</a>]</h2><h3 style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Elections[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Runyan_Sr.&action=edit&section=7&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Elections" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit</a>]</h3><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">2010</dt></dl><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable" style="font-style: italic; padding-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">See also: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey#District_3" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey § District 3</a></div>In November 2009, published reports indicated Runyan was interested in running for Congress.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-19" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[19]</a> On November 24, 2009, Runyan announced his congressional bid to challenge one-term Democratic incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adler" title="John Adler" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">John Adler</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's 3rd congressional district" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">New Jersey's 3rd congressional district</a>, which included parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_County,New_Jersey" title="Burlington County, New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Burlington</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_County,New_Jersey" title="Camden County, New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Camden</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_County,New_Jersey" title="Ocean County, New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Ocean</a> Counties. Libertarian nominee Russ Conger and Your Country Again nominee Lawrence J. Donahue were also running. Even though he now played for the Chargers, he maintained a home in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Laurel,_New_Jersey" title="Mount Laurel, New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Mount Laurel</a>, across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River" title="Delaware River" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Delaware River</a> from Philadelphia.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-20" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[20]</a> On March 7, 2010, the Ocean County Republicans endorsed Runyan.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-21" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[21]</a> On June 8, Runyan won the Republican nomination.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-22" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[22]</a> On November 2, 2010, Runyan defeated Adler 50%–47%, becoming the first challenger to unseat an incumbent New Jersey Congressman since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Holt_Jr." title="Rush Holt Jr." style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Rush Holt</a> in 1998. He lost the Burlington and Camden portions of the district, but carried solidly Republican Ocean County by nearly 20,000 votes, far exceeding his overall winning margin of over 6,000 votes.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-23" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[23]</a> Runyan is the fourth former NFL player to be elected to Congress, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kemp" title="Jack Kemp" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Jack Kemp</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Steve Largent</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Shuler" title="Heath Shuler" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Heath Shuler</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-24" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[24]</a><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">2012</dt></dl><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable" style="font-style: italic; padding-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">See also: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey#District_3" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey § District 3</a></div>Runyan was re-elected, defeating attorney <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Adler" class="mw-redirect" title="Shelley Adler" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Shelley Adler</a>, the widow of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adler" title="John Adler" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">John Adler</a> (who intended to run in a rematch, but died suddenly in April 2011). Shelley Adler had defeated Jason Sansone for the Democratic nomination.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-25" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[25]</a> Runyan won 54% of the vote, to Adler's 45%.<dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><dt style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.1em;">2014</dt></dl><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable" style="font-style: italic; padding-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">See also: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey#District_3" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey § District 3</a></div>Runyan announced that he would not seek re-election, after expressing frustration with his fellow Republicans over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_United_States_federal_government_shutdown" title="2013 United States federal government shutdown" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">government shutdown</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-New_Jersey_On-Line-1" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[1]</a><h3 style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Tenure[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Runyan_Sr.&action=edit&section=8&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Tenure" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit</a>]</h3>Over the course of his tenure, Runyan had sponsored 15 pieces of legislation.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-26" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[26]</a> Like most New Jersey Republicans, he was considered moderate relative to the national party.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-27" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[27]</a> He voted with the Republican party 92% of the time. Key votes he supported included the payroll tax cut, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_budget_amendment" title="Balanced budget amendment" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Balanced budget amendment</a>, defunding of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="National Public Radio" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">National Public Radio</a>, and the Republican budget plan.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-28" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[28]</a>In June 2013, Runyan was one of the sponsors to pass an amendment to H.R. 2217, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Homeland_Security_Appropriations_Act_of_2014&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014 (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(186, 0, 0); background: none;">Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014</a>, which increased the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants, and the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (FIRE) by $2.5 million each.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-29" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[29]</a>On November 6, 2013, Runyan announced he would not seek reelection in 2014.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-New_Jersey_On-Line-1" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[1]</a><h3 style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sponsored legislation[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Runyan_Sr.&action=edit&section=9&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Sponsored legislation" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit</a>]</h3>The following is a partial list of bills specifically sponsored (introduced) by Rep. Runyan.<ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1300" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/external-link-ltr-icon.svg?48e54") right center no-repeat; padding-right: 13px;">H.R. 1300</a> (long title: To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes) is a bill that was introduced into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">United States House of Representatives</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/113th_United_States_Congress" title="113th United States Congress" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">113th United States Congress</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-1300sum-30" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[30]</a> The bill would "extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for volunteer services for programs conducted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service" title="United States Fish and Wildlife Service" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">United States Fish and Wildlife Service</a> or the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a> (NOAA), community partnership projects for national wildlife refuges, and refuge education programs."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-1300sum-30" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[30]</a></li></ul><h3 style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Committee assignments[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Runyan_Sr.&action=edit&section=10&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Committee assignments" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit</a>]</h3><ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Armed Services Committee<ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Readiness</li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Committee on Veterans Affairs<ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Chairman – Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Health</li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Committee on Natural Resources<ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs</li></ul></li></ul><h3 style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; overflow: hidden; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Caucus memberships[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Runyan_Sr.&action=edit&section=11&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Caucus memberships" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none; white-space: nowrap;">edit</a>]</h3><ul style="list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Bipartisan Military Veterans Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Congressional Brain Injury Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Congressional Gaming Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Army Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Air Force Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Coast Guard Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Guard and Reserve Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Oceans Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Republican Israel Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House Special Operations Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">House USO Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congressional_International_Conservation_Caucus" title="United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">International Conservation Caucus</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Military Family Caucus</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Constitution_Caucus" title="Congressional Constitution Caucus" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">Congressional Constitution Caucus</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Runyan_Sr.#cite_note-31" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background: none;">[31]</a></li></ul>