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Josh Gottheimer
U.S. Representative, New Jersey
106 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Joshua S. Gottheimer is an American politician, attorney, writer, and public policy adviser serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, his district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's densely populated metropolitan suburbs in Bergen County northwest through exurban and rural territory in northern Passaic and Sussex Counties.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Gottheimer votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Gottheimer stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 212 →HR 10112
HR 10112 · Introduced Aug 17, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Aug 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 9981
HR 9981 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Health
Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 9982
HR 9982 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Immigration
Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 8895
HR 8895 · Introduced May 19, 2026 · Commerce
May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Gottheimer's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 410were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
86.8%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
13.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
13.2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Gottheimer sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Gottheimer has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
86
Sponsored this Congress
212 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
3,296
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
212
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Gottheimer's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33