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Josh Gottheimer

Democratic · Representative, NJ ·5

Josh Gottheimer is the Democratic U.S. Representative (NJ's 5th congressional district). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2021-2025) and 91 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
73 HIGH
Connection Density 20%
69 → 14
Donor Influence 15%
88 → 13
Silence Risk 25%
48 → 12
Contradiction Risk 25%
69 → 17
Intelligence Volume 15%
89 → 13
Constituency Deviation 0%
0 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
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% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
Two of the top three private equity donors in Gottheimer’s portfolio (Blackstone, Apollo) heavily invested in healthcare facilities and nursing homes during 2024-2025, meaning Medicaid cuts indirectly harm their portfolio companies’ revenues — creating an unusual alignment where Gottheimer’s opposition to Medicaid cuts could benefit both his constituents and some of his donor interests.
inferential · 2025-06-15
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+12
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 43.3
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian population share: 16.4% (127,000 people, largest subgroup Korean)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 17.4% (136,000 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population share: 26.4% (205,000 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0% (highest in NJ)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 73.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 4.1% (LegisLetter) / 5.66% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $132,937
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 62%-38%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Valley Health System (Paramus/Ridgewood) (6000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hackensack Meridian Health (15000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Jersey's 5th Congressional District stretches across the entire northern border of the state, encompassing most of Bergen County as well as parts of Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties. Home to approximately 778,374 constituents, the district is among the wealthiest and most highly educated in the nation, with a median household income of $132,937 — over three times…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Jersey's 5th Congressional District stretches across the entire northern border of the state, encompassing most of Bergen County as well as parts of Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties. Home to approximately 778,374 constituents, the district is among the wealthiest and most highly educated in the nation, with a median household income of $132,937 — over three times the national median of $37,585. The population is 59.7% White (non-Hispanic), 17.4% Hispanic, and 16.4% Asian, with a median age of 43.3. The poverty rate is a strikingly low 4.1-5.7% (depending on source), homeownership is 73.4%, and 55.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — the highest educational attainment in New Jersey. 26.4% of residents are foreign-born (205,000 people), among the highest of any NJ district, and 34.2% of households speak a non-English language at home. The economy is anchored in financial services, healthcare, professional services, and retail, with a heavy concentration of Wall Street commuters. Major employers include Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Valley Health System, and Hackensack Meridian Health. The district has a Cook PVI of D+12 and has trended Democratic in recent cycles; Gottheimer flipped the seat from seven-term Republican Scott Garrett in 2016 and won re-election in 2024 with over 55% of the vote.
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Voted abstain on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — Initial House Vote (January 7, 2025)) on 2025-01-07: Gottheimer was absent for the initial Laken Riley Act vote — the first bill of the new Congress — along with fellow gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill. Both drew fire from opponents who accused them of skipping a controversial vote to avoid taking a position during their primary campaigns. Gottheimer subsequently…
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Voted abstain on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — Initial House Vote (January 7, 2025)) on 2025-01-07: Gottheimer was absent for the initial Laken Riley Act vote — the first bill of the new Congress — along with fellow gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill. Both drew fire from opponents who accused them of skipping a controversial vote to avoid taking a position during their primary campaigns. Gottheimer subsequently entered a statement saying he would have voted yea, then voted yea on the amended version. The abstention illustrates the tension between his moderate House voting record and a gubernatorial primary where Democratic voters expected progressive immigration stances.
primary · 2025-01-07 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.Res. 189 (Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas) on 2025-03-06: Gottheimer voted with the overwhelming Democratic majority against censuring Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's address to Congress. Only 10 Democrats voted yea. The vote reflects his positioning: while he breaks with Democrats on Israel and financial regulation, on high-profile partisan discipline votes he remains with his party.
primary · 2025-03-06 ✓ Verified
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence membership Gottheimer sits on this committee which oversees intelligence matters including defense contractors he traded.
Quiver Quantitative data source Quiver Quantitative estimated Gottheimer's net worth at $42.2M-$52.8M and tracks his stock trades.
AIPAC / United Democracy Project donor AIPAC is listed as top career donor; United Democracy Project is AIPAC's super PAC. Cumulative pro-Israel contributions of $6.78 million.
US Department of Defense (Pentagon) stock trade interest Gottheimer traded defense contractor stocks including Microsoft (which received $414M in Pentagon contracts in 2023) while sitting on committees overseeing…
Microsoft employment Josh Gottheimer is a former Microsoft executive (General Manager of Advertising and Strategy) and traded up to $104M in defense contractor stocks including…
Herbert C. Conaway voting_record Conaway joined every other NJ Democrat (except Gottheimer, who broke ranks) in opposing S.5 (Laken Riley Act).
Bill Clinton employment Josh Gottheimer served as a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Support Gottheimer was one of the few Democrats to support the Republican-led tax reconciliation package.
Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC) donor $5,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00908228/
The Mpire Strikes PAC donor $5,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00831362/
Healthequity, Inc Purple Political Action Committee (Healthequity Purple Political Action donor $10,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00828996/
Pim Brands Inc. Employee Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00803676/
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC) donor $5,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00792127/
Beyond Finance Employee PAC donor $9,500 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00781963/
Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00717900/
Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC donor $7,500 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00699140/
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) donor $10,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00697409/
Across The Aisle PAC donor $15,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (8 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00696591/
Ballard Spahr LLP PAC donor $10,000 to Josh Gottheimer's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00695254/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Not Voting 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
statement_vs_disclosure 90/100
Platform: "Gottheimer campaigned for governor on an 'affordability agenda for Jersey,' calling himself a fighter for 'hardworking Jersey families' and pledging to lower taxes and costs. He built his political brand around…
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Gottheimer campaigned for governor on an 'affordability agenda for Jersey,' calling himself a fighter for 'hardworking Jersey families' and pledging to lower taxes and costs. He built his political brand around middle-class tax relief and congestion pricing opposition.
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Vote: on "Gottheimer's net worth is estimated at $42-52 million, making him one of the 25 wealthiest members…"
Gottheimer campaigns as a populist champion of 'hardworking Jersey families' and affordability, yet he is one of the wealthiest members of Congress with a net worth exceeding $40M — largely built through aggressive Wall Street options trading while sitting on committees with jurisdiction over the same companies whose…
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Gottheimer campaigns as a populist champion of 'hardworking Jersey families' and affordability, yet he is one of the wealthiest members of Congress with a net worth exceeding $40M — largely built through aggressive Wall Street options trading while sitting on committees with jurisdiction over the same companies whose stock he trades. The 'Jersey Guy' brand is at odds with the reality that roughly 75% of his campaign cash and nearly all his wealth derives from out-of-state Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and pro-Israel donor networks.
platform_vs_vote 60/100
Platform: "Gottheimer presents himself as a moderate, bipartisan deal-maker who co-founded the Problem Solvers Caucus and works 'across the aisle.' He has campaigned as a Democrat who can win over Republicans and independents."
Vote: on "Gottheimer voted against his party majority 75 times in the 118th Congress (7.5%), ranking 144th…"
Gottheimer brands himself as a bipartisan moderate who can work with both parties, yet his voting record shows systematic defection toward GOP positions on Israel, financial regulation, and immigration — areas where his top donor interests (AIPAC, Wall Street) align with Republican priorities. Consumer groups labeled…
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Gottheimer brands himself as a bipartisan moderate who can work with both parties, yet his voting record shows systematic defection toward GOP positions on Israel, financial regulation, and immigration — areas where his top donor interests (AIPAC, Wall Street) align with Republican priorities. Consumer groups labeled him a 'Dem Majority Saboteur,' and he led opposition to elements of Biden's Build Back Better agenda while receiving millions from the financial services industry his committee oversees.
Last silence detection: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:19:58 GMT (via scheduled run)
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC), Pim Brands Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Healthequity, Inc Purple Political Action Committee (Healthequity Purple Political Action, Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political…
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Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC), Pim Brands Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Healthequity, Inc Purple Political Action Committee (Healthequity Purple Political Action, Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC), Santander Holdings USA Inc. PAC (Santander Us PAC), Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Political Action Committee (Pegpac), The Grant Thornton LLP Political Action Committee LLC, Qc Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee, Dunkin' PAC, S&P Global Inc. Political Action Committee, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC, Rbc USA Holdco Corporation Federal Political Action Committee, Lseg Us Holdco Inc. PAC, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC), Beyond Finance Employee PAC, Gibbons Pc PAC, Inc. (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $8,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $8,500 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $9,500 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
party committees
Blue Dog PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
colleagues' leadership pacs
Purpose PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Joining Ideas To Motivate Movement For You (Jimmy PAC), The Mpire Strikes PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
ideological & single-issue
No Labels PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
other / unclassified
National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, The Desert Caucus, Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, Equipment Leasing And Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac), National Limousine Association Political Action…
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National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, The Desert Caucus, Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, Equipment Leasing And Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac), National Limousine Association Political Action Committee, National Thoroughbred Racing Association PAC/Horse PAC, Fraternity & Sorority PAC, Insured Retirement Institute PAC (Iri PAC), Across The Aisle PAC, Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC, Consumer Financial Empowerment PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
Southern Glazer'S Wine And Spirits PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
The Mpire Strikes PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Healthequity, Inc Purple Political Action Committee (Healthequity Purple Political Action Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $10,000 (2024)
Pim Brands Inc. Employee Political Action Committee Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2026)
Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Beyond Finance Employee PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $9,500 (2024)
Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. PAC Health care & pharma $5,000 (2026)
Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC Other / unclassified $7,500 (2024)
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $10,000 (2026)
Across The Aisle PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Ballard Spahr LLP PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2024)
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No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$13.0BDonor Contributions
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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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