DemocratIn office since Jan 1987

Frank Pallone

U.S. Representative, NJ-6 since 1987. Ran in 21 elections between 1983 and 2024, winning 21. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NJ-6Born 1951Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 39 yrs; Since 1987
Bills became law: 0; 23 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.5; 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 Energy and Commerce · Ranking Member

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 Pallone sits in the U.S. House

Pallone is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Glenn Ivey, Laura Friedman, Betty McCollum

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

With Pallone’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

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: Pallone’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Pallone	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

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

Career

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

198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Jersey State Senate, District 11 U.S. House, NJ-6 U.S. House, NJ-3 U.S. House, NJ-6

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.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+38.5	D+6.5	+32.0
2024	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+15.7	D+6.5	+9.2
2022	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+16.4	D+19.5	−3.1
2020	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+22.3	—	—
2018	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+27.3	—	—
2016	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+28.5	—	—
2014	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+21.0	—	—
2012	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+28.1	—	—
2010	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+11.0	—	—
2008	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+35.3	—	—
2006	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+38.3	—	—
2004	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+36.1	—	—
2002	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+35.6	—	—
2000	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+37.8	—	—
1998	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+16.7	—	—
1996	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+25.2	—	—
1994	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+22.8	—	—
1992	U.S. House, NJ-6	Won	D+7.7	—	—
1990	U.S. House, NJ-3	Won	D+2.6	—	—
1988	U.S. House, NJ-3	Won	D+4.2	—	—
1987	New Jersey State Senate, District 11	Won	D+20.2	—	—
1983	New Jersey State Senate, District 11	Won	D+1.9	—	—