DemocratIn office since Jan 2017

Josh Gottheimer

U.S. Representative, NJ-5 since 2017. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NJ-5Born 1975Business executive

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 0; 102 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 12.7%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +27.7; 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 Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceDefense Intelligence and Overhead ArchitectureNational Security Agency and Cyber · Ranking Member
House Committee on Financial ServicesNational Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial InstitutionsDigital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial IntelligenceCapital Markets

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 102 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 6007 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the…
Armed Forces and National Security · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 1469 Senior Security Act of 2025
Finance and Financial Sector · Passed House Jul 2025

HR 10926 Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10927 Ballot Box Protection Act
Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10928 Farmer Recovery Opportunity and Support for Temperatures Relief Act
Introduced Oct 2026

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gottheimer sits in the U.S. House

Gottheimer is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jared Moskowitz, Eugene Vindman, Jim Costa

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

With Gottheimer’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats87%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills49%

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

Date	Bill	Gottheimer	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	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…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

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

Career

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

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, NJ-5

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	New Jersey's 5th District	Won	D+27.7	D+1.4	+26.3
2024	U.S. House, NJ-5	Won	D+14.6	—	—
2022	U.S. House, NJ-5	Won	D+10.4	—	—
2020	U.S. House, NJ-5	Won	D+7.5	—	—
2018	U.S. House, NJ-5	Won	D+13.7	—	—
2016	U.S. House, NJ-5	Won	D+21.0	—	—