U.S. House · Democrat · in Congress since 2017

Josh Gottheimer

New Jersey District 5

Rank 527 of 537 in Congress and 258 of 262 Democrats. All three measures are on file.

What goes into the score

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

35% of the index

$2.33M

$2.33M in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs

Part score15.8

Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

35% of the index

22%

$1.20M from PACs and other committees of $5.54M raised
$3.47M from individual donors
2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026

Part score69.1

Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

30% of the index

131

trades reported in the last year
about $6.54M in estimated volume

Part score38.5

Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Scorecards beside the index

shown for context, never blended in

America First FoundationF103 of 289 actions aligned with its positions on immigration, trade and foreign policyRead the scorecard

League of Conservation Voters79%2025 environmental score, lifetime 92%Read the scorecard

Heritage Action7%119th Congress score, lifetime 4%Read the scorecard

The rest of the New Jersey delegation

13 members

DAnalilia MejiaNJ-1190.8A DLaMonica McIverNJ-1087.0A DBonnie Watson ColemanNJ-1278.5B RJefferson Van DrewNJ-0274.5B DAndy KimNJ Senate74.2B DNellie PouNJ-0966.3C DCory A. BookerNJ Senate63.5C RChristopher H. SmithNJ-0461.0C DHerbert C. Conaway, Jr.NJ-0360.8C DRobert MenendezNJ-0855.9D DDonald NorcrossNJ-0154.3D RThomas H. Kean, Jr.NJ-0747.4D DFrank Pallone, Jr.NJ-0646.5D

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