Josh Gottheimer

DemocratDistrict D+2119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score83#8 of 431 representatives across tracked bills

Contact Josh Gottheimer’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-4465 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

106 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3005

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Republicans · 5 signals

Strong
Backs 34 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 34 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 33, H.R. 217, H.R. 309, H.R. 452, H.R. 586 and 29 more.
Strong
3rd most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.165 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.228 toward the Republicans (rank 3 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
Medium
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+2)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. NJ-5 has a partisan lean of D+2. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
Medium
LCV 79 vs. House Democratic avg 96LCV (2025, higher = stronger pro-environment record) scored this member 79; the House Democratic average is 95.9 (n=210). That is 17 points toward the Republicans.

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 9.8 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Financial Services
Minority · 12th in seniority
- Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets
- Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Minority · 8th in seniority
- Subcommittee on National Security Agency and CyberRanking Member

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

D median

R median

Gottheimer

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Their score of -0.165 is 0.23 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Democratic average

119th Congress7
House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)

Swing score by bill

swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for Josh Gottheimer on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role	Swing score ·
H.R. 1098To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.Summary on Congress.gov	No position yetNow in the Senate	83	Swing
H.R. 1276To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.Summary on Congress.gov