Dick Zimmer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Courter |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pappas |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office April 23, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Walter E. Foran |
| Succeeded by | William E. Schluter |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 12, 1982 – April 23, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur R. Albohn James J. Barry Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William E. Schluter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Alan Zimmer August 16, 1944 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2025 (aged 81) Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marfy Goodspeed |
| Education | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
Richard Alan Zimmer (August 16, 1944 – December 31, 2025) was an American Republican Party politician and lawyer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1991 until 1997. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and 2008.
Zimmer died at a hospital in Flemington, New Jersey on December 31, 2025 from myelodysplastic syndrome at the age of 81.