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U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 5th District

Josh Gottheimer

Democrat 5th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$5.8M raised · top PACs: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy, America's Credit Unions Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 8 of 20 party-line votes (40%; most Democrats: 5%)
87LoyaltyMed 98
88AttendMed 98
21BipartMed 12
55BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2017–now
9 years in CongressMore senior than 59% of the House
Committees
  • Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 8th minority
  • Financial Services 12th minority
Age
51

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date159103297767455
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—4611,0741,23583

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 28% 4%
Armed Forces and National Security 10% 8%
Health 8% 15%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Science, Technology, Communications and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), AI Infrastructure Impact (Science, Technology, Communications), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Cost of Living (Taxation), Health Care Coverage (Health).
  • 100 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberNational Security Agency and Cyber SubcommitteePermanent Select Committee on Intelligence
MemberPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence8th minority
MemberFinancial Services Committee12th minority

Ranking member on the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee, more senior than 59% of the House, in the minority.

  • 9 years in Congress: more senior than 59% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

51% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Gottheimer.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

51% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in his party: Plaskett and Norton.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 92 · expected 27
Action in committee 13 · expected 4
Beyond committee 2 · expected 1
Passed House 2 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 118 of 433 in the House

1.25expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

2 of 92 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.25 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 6007 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1469 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.17
Education6 of 10
Immigration5 of 14
Finance and Financial Sector4 of 12
Government Operations and Politics5 of 15
International Affairs3 of 14
Armed Forces & National Security7 of 37
Energy5 of 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources1 of 13
Congress3 of 136

With his party on the other 3 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 7 of the 7 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 87% of party-line votes, breaks 55 times (peer median 8), most on Education.

  • Position: −0.17, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 8 of 20, Armed Forces & National Security 7 of 37, Education 6 of 10.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Gottheimer$5.8M raised60%22%18%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

61% of what he raised came from individuals; 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$5.8M raised, 22% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 11.3 points.

139 PACs of the 216 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

  1. American Israel Public Affairs Committee31% D
  2. Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy48% D
  3. America's Credit Unions50% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

342 bills

Gottheimer voted Yea on 36, Nay on 58, did not vote on 14, and sponsored or cosponsored 234 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.