Josh Gottheimer
U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th District
Democrat · Since 2017 · Next election: 2026 · Age 51
Last updated · 7 sources
Josh Gottheimer is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th District, a Democrat serving since 2017.
Gottheimer has served in the House longer than 263 of its 438 other members and longer than 7 of New Jersey's 11 other House members.
Gottheimer sits on 2 committees: Financial Services and Intelligence.
In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Gottheimer voted in 135 of 139 roll calls (97%). In that period, 138 bills Gottheimer sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Gottheimer has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 4 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu
Votes
All of them →Voted in 135 of 139 roll calls (97%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.
Gottheimer voted with the majority of House Democrats on 122 roll calls and against it on 13.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 17)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Josh Gottheimer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | No. 308 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
| Sep 3 | No. 295 | On Passage H.R. 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act | Passed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 280 | On Passage H.R. 7008Stop Insider Trading Act | Passed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
| Jul 22 | No. 275 | On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8800 | Agreed to | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
| Jul 22 | No. 274 | On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8800 | Failed | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
Legislation
95 bills sponsored and 936 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
H.R. 10671 To amend the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 to reauthorize a program of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency relating to security vulnerability warnings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
H.R. 10670 To prohibit Chinese AI models from being used on government-issued devices or software systems, to prohibit the procurement of any such models, and for other purposes.
Sponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R. 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $4,765,145
- Spent
- $12,704,564
- Cash on hand
- $12,773,075
2026 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC H6NJ05171
New Jersey senators
Cory BookerU.S. Senator for New Jersey · Democrat
Andy KimU.S. Senator for New Jersey · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk)
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- District profile (Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
