About
Pallone, Frank Joseph a Representative from New Jersey; born in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., October 30, 1951; graduated from Long Branch High School, Long Branch, N.J., 1969; B.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., 1973; M.A., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1974; J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, N.J., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the Long Branch, N.J., city council, 1982-1988; member of the New Jersey state senate, 1983-1988; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative James John Howard, but was not sworn in because Congress had adjourned; elected simultaneously to the One Hundred First Congress and reelected to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (November 8, 1988-present); unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2013; chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 643 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.8% — Voted against their own party majority 5 of 605 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
294 — Attracted 294 cosponsors across 21 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
15 — Attracted 15 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
222 — 222 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
41 — 41 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Delta Responds to Rep. Pallone on Misinformation on Consumer Surveillance Pricing
Delta · Sep 19, 2026
House Passes Bill Forcing AM Radio Into Every New Car, Sends It to Senate
Hoodline · Sep 16, 2026
If Dems Win The House: Data Centers, Nuclear, Venezuela Oil Deal Likely Targets
Zero Hedge · Sep 13, 2026
25 years later: Lawmakers, Capitol Police who were in DC reflect on 9/11
TMJ4 News · Sep 11, 2026
This Could Be the Biggest Issue of 2027. Dems Are Split on It.
The New Republic · Sep 9, 2026
