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Josh Gottheimer

U.S. Representative, NJ-5

Democratic New Jersey since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, NJ-5 current
New Jersey
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-5
New Jersey
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-5
New Jersey
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-5
New Jersey
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-5
New Jersey
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.165, social dim. 0.218. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HRES 426 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay May 20, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1286 — Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act Not voting May 19, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1263 — Strengthening the Quad Act Not voting May 19, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2240 — Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act Not voting May 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2255 — Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 Not voting May 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 352 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish… Yea May 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2243 — LEOSA Reform Act Nay May 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 405 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against… Nay May 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 405 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against… Nay May 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2215 — Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act Yea May 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 249 — To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. Not voting May 13, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 30 — Expressing support for local law enforcement officers. Not voting May 13, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 276 — Gulf of America Act Not voting May 8, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 276 — Gulf of America Act Not voting May 8, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 881 — DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act Not voting May 7, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1503 — Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 Not voting May 7, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration… Nay May 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration… Nay May 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 36 — MEGOBARI Act Not voting May 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 530 — ACES Act Not voting May 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 88 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… Not voting May 1, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 78 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and… Not voting May 1, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 89 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… Not voting Apr 30, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 87 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… Not voting Apr 30, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 60 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service… Not voting Apr 29, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,009 recorded contributions totalling $5,683,249. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 885 of 1009 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 707 $2,377,900 42%
Corporate PAC 168 $2,376,757 42%
Super PAC 9 $485,592 9%
Party 1 $24,000 0%
Unclassified 124 $419,000 7%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$116,397 FAIRSHAKE Super PAC Sep 25, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$116,397 FAIRSHAKE Super PAC Sep 25, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$115,103 PROTECT PROGRESS Super PAC May 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$115,103 PROTECT PROGRESS Super PAC May 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$76,921 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Aug 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$76,774 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$75,981 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Oct 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$75,732 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$75,294 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Nov 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$75,190 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$75,174 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Jul 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$70,909 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$67,946 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC May 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$65,685 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Apr 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$62,813 MORGAN STANLEY JOSH FOR JERSEY Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)

Social media

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