He endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination when the majority of other New Jersey Democratic politicians supported initial frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Like with Kerry instead of Dean, Obama, who was Adler's choice, would go on to become the Democratic nominee instead of Clinton. Personal life Adler met his wife, Shelley (born October 4, 1959, Chicago, Illinois) while at Harvard Law School. He converted to her faith of Judaism in 1985, having been raised an Episcopalian. After the pair graduated, they returned to south Jersey and settled down in Cherry Hill. The Adlers resided in Cherry Hill with their four sons until his death. Shelley is a lawyer and former councilwoman. In March 2011, Adler contracted a staph infection which resulted in endocarditis, leading to emergency heart surgery. He then died on April 4, 2011. Adler was buried in Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill Township. In 2012, Shelley Adler unsuccessfully ran against Runyan for Adler's old U.S. House seat. See also List of Jewish members of the United States Congress References External links New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms 2007 2006 2005 2004 1959 births 2011 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American politicians American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Irish descent Burials in New Jersey Converts to Judaism from Anglicanism Deaths from endocarditis Deaths from staphylococcal infection Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Haddonfield Memorial High School alumni Harvard College alumni Harvard Law School alumni Infectious disease deaths in Pennsylvania Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives New Jersey lawyers Democratic Party New Jersey state senators People from Haddonfield, New Jersey Politicians from Cherry Hill, New Jersey New Jersey city council members Candidates in the 1990 United States elections