Torricelli was an assistant to the Governor of New Jersey , Brendan Byrne , from 1975 to 1977 . In 1978 , he served as associate counsel to Vice President Walter Mondale , and managed the Carter-Mondale campaign in the Illinois primary . At the 1980 Democratic National Convention , he served as the director of the Rules Committee
1980 Democratic National Convention
1980 Democratic National Convention
Robert Torricelli