Early Life and Background
Lonegan was born in Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey. He graduated from Ridgefield Park High School where he set several high school track records. He was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 14, and is now legally blind.
Lonegan has owned a custom homebuilding business and a cabinet-making business. He has a B.A. in Business Administration from William Paterson College and an Master of Business Administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
He is married to Lorraine Rossi Lonegan and they have two daughters. The Lonegan family attends St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Bogota.
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