Jim Courter | |
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| Chairman of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Secretary | Dick Cheney Les Aspin William Perry |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Alan J. Dixon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Helen Stevenson Meyner |
| Succeeded by | Dick Zimmer |
| Constituency | 13th district (1979–1983) 12th district (1983–1991) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Andrew Courter October 14, 1941 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Hackettstown, New Jersey |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Duke University (JD) |
James Andrew Courter (born October 14, 1941) is an American Republican Party politician and attorney. He represented parts of northwestern New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In 1989, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New Jersey.