Politician
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat · New Jersey · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6NJ05171
Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) raised $5.8M for the 2026 New Jersey 5th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $512K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$33M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
21%
$6.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$665K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$21K
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Jersey 5th District | $5.8M | 22% | $512K / $0 | $766K | $6.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | New Jersey 5th District | $10M | 17% | $0 / $0 | $137K | $10M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New Jersey 5th District | $8.9M | 22% | $153K / $21K | $85K | $9.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New Jersey 5th District | $7.8M | 23% | $0 / $0 | $85K | $7.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- NorpacOther$106K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$76K
- Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee (Insuring America PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$18K
- Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Association of Orthodontists Political Action CommitteeTrade group$15K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$15K
Outside money, for and against
- Protect Progressfor $512K
- Center Forward Committeefor $153K
- Lv Strongagainst $21K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $70K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $117M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $628K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $240K$71K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $240K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $212K | Present |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $628K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $70K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $517K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $517K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $71K$1.2M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.2M | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $71K | Present |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.2M | Present |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $517K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $517K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $218K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $517K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $218K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $218K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $70K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $683K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $628K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $70K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $218K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Present |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $71K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $170K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $71K$683K$1.2M | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $683K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $628K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
2,500 stock trades, worth $117M–$539M
Most traded
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$114M+184 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock$85K+43 trades
- FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Common Stock$60K+18 trades
- SBUX Starbucks Corporation - Common Stock$55K+13 trades
- TSLA Tesla, Inc. - Common Stock$52K+52 trades
- LLY Eli Lilly and Company Common Stock$42K+42 trades
- GOOG Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock$39K+39 trades
- MELI MercadoLibre, Inc. - Common Stock$31K+17 trades
Latest trades
- sellMCD2026-09-25 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellAMAT2026-09-15 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyMSFT2026-08-14 · options · joint$250K–$500K
- buyMSFT2026-08-14 · options · joint$500K–$1.0M
- sellMSFT2026-08-14 · options · joint$250K–$500K
- sellMSFT2026-08-14 · options · joint$500K–$1.0M
- buyAMAT2026-08-06 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyRSG2026-08-06 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
5 former aides now lobbying
Vincent SarubbiFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sherrod Brown; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Donald No…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, Novartis, Association For Advancing Automation, Boston Dynamics, INC. · via Dla Piper LLP (us)
Joshua FendrickFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, and Legislative Aide, Sen. Gary C. Peters; Economic Policy Adviser, Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Economic Policy Adviser…
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings, LLC, Pfizer, American Airlines, INC., Visa · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc
Paul NemetzFormer congressional staff
Scheduler, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (2019-2021)
Now lobbies for The Home Depot, RTX Corporation And Affiliates, American Council Of Engineering Companies, National Association Of Realtors · via Invariant LLC
Michael LuksoFormer congressional staff
Intern-Sen. D. Durbin; Intern-Sen. B. Obama; Intern-Rep. D. Halvorson; Intern-Rep. S. Murphy; LC/Fin. Admin/Staff Asst./ Intern-Rep. M. Quigley; LA-Rep. H. S…
Now lobbies for Payward INC. (formerly Known As Payward Interactive, INC. D/b/a Kraken)
Joel HerbermanFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent/Scheduler, Rep. Jim Langevin; Staff Assistant/Scheduler, Rep. Jim Langevin; Legislative Intern, Rep. Jim Langevin; Legislative Inte…
Now lobbies for National Multifamily Housing Council · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Josh Gottheimer's 2026 campaign?
- Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) raised $5.8M for the 2026 New Jersey 5th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $512K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Josh Gottheimer?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($76K), American Investment Council Political Action Committee ($13K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) ($10K), Regions Financial Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Josh Gottheimer's race?
- Protect Progress ($512K for) in 2026.
- How much has Josh Gottheimer raised across elections?
- $5.8M in 2026 (New Jersey 5th District), $10M in 2024 (New Jersey 5th District), $8.9M in 2022 (New Jersey 5th District), $7.8M in 2020 (New Jersey 5th District).