http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a United States Senator from New Jersey serving from 1983 to 2001 and again since 2003.
The son of poor Jewish immigrants (from Poland and Russia), Lautenberg was born in Paterson, New Jersey
And I always thought his last name was Gepettoson and that he wanted to be a real boy but was incapable of shedding the strings!