Donald Norcross
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Donald Norcross

U.S. Representative, NJ-1 since 2014. Ran in 9 elections between 2009 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NJ-1Born 1958Trade unionist

In office
11 yrs
Since 2014
Bills became law
0
23 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
14.2%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+40.7
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesTactical Air and Land Forces · Ranking MemberStrategic ForcesSeapower and Projection Forces
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceHigher Education and Workforce DevelopmentHealth, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 23 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Norcross sits in the U.S. House

Norcross is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianNorcrossMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: James Walkinshaw, Eric Swalwell, Bill Keating

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Norcross’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills32%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Norcross’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Norcross was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+40.7D+18.8+21.9
2024U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+17.8D+18.8−1.0
2022U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+27.1D+24.8+2.3
2020U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+25.0——
2018U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+31.1——
2016U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+23.2——
2014U.S. House, NJ-1WonD+18.0——
2013New Jersey State Senate, District 5WonD+15.8——
2011New Jersey State Senate, District 5WonD+13.7——
2009New Jersey General Assembly, District 5WonD+0.2——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$2M
Spent
$1.3M
Cash
$2.4M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

DONALD NORCROSS FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Norcross has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Norcross has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 1 poll; Norcross’s best result was 49% (New Jersey's 1st District, 2022).

Norcross’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Norcross

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET