re-election to the 107th Congress to state Representative Rob Simmons. Three major issues may have caused this defeat. In 1998, he had prominently written a counter-letter urging President Clinton to continue his peacemaking. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which had circulated a letter among Congressman to oppose putting any pressure on Israel, opposed his re-election despite the fact that he was Jewish. It was alleged that Gejdenson had moved out of the district. It was also alleged by author Jeffrey Benedict that Gejdenson had been an advocate of letting the Pequot Indians build the Foxwoods Casino. Post-Congress Gejdenson now resides in Branford, CT and is now involved in international trade with his own company, Sam Gejdenson International. He endorsed Joe Courtney in the 2006 election for the seat he once held, in which Courtney defeated Simmons in an extremely close race. Gejdenson is on the board of directors of the National Democratic Institute and was a Commissioner on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2012-2014. See also List of Jewish members of the United States Congress References External links Sam Gejdenson International |- |- |- |- 1948 births Living people People from Bozrah, Connecticut University of Connecticut alumni Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives 21st-century American Jews