Margaret `` Marge '' Roukema ( née Scafati ; September 19 , 1929 -- November 12 , 2014 ) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican .
Margaret Scafati `` Marge '' Roukema ( September 19 , 1929 -- November 12 , 2014 ) was an American politician . She represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003 .