Henry Helstoski (2 March 1925 – 16 December 1999) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-NJ 9) from 3 January 1965 to 3 January 1977, succeeding Frank C. Osmers Jr. and preceding Harold C. Hollenbeck.
Biography[]
Henry Helstoski was born in Wallington, Bergen County, New Jersey in 1925, and he served as a US Air Force instructor during World War II. He worked as a teacher, principal, and the superintendent of all Bergen County schools before serving in the US House of Representatives from 1965 to 1977. He was implicated in several corruption scandals during the 1970s, and he was defeated for re-election by Republican Harold C. Hollenbeck in 1976. He died in Wayne in 1999.