Complex sentence: Assemblyman Bateman is the son of Raymond Bateman, who represented the 16th District in the New Jersey State Senate in the 1960's and 70's, and was the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1977.
Split into simpler sentences: Assemblyman Bateman is the son of Raymond Bateman, who represented the 16th District in the New Jersey State Senate in the 1960's and 70's. Former Senator Raymond Bateman was the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1977.