High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! John Herbert Adler (August 23, 1959 – April 4, 2011) was a U.S. Representative for New Jersey`s 3rd congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was formerly a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1992 to 2009, where he represented the 6th Legislative District. The district stretches from the suburbs of Philadelphia to Ocean County. He lost the 2010 congressional election to former football player Jon Runyan (of the Philadelphia Eagles) and died the following year. In 2012 Adler`s widow, Shelley Adler, announced her candidacy for the seat. Shelley Adler is running for Congress in New Jersey’s Third Congressional District.