He lost the 2010 congressional election to former football player Jon Runyan (of the Philadelphia Eagles) and died the following year.
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New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Republican Jon Runyan, who won the seat after defeating Representative John Adler in 2010.
After a single term, John Adler was defeated in 2010 by Jon Runyan, a member of the Republican party and a former football player.