Josh Gottheimer
DU.S. Representative · New Jersey-5 · 115th-119th, 9 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Gottheimer, Joshua S. a Representative from New Jersey; born in North Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 8, 1975; graduated from West Essex Senior High School, North Caldwell, N.J., 1993; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1997; J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 2004; special assistant and speechwriter for President William J. Clinton, 1998-2001; staff, Wesley Clark presidential campaign, 2004; staff, John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004; business executive; senior counselor to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, 2010-2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
9
Bills introduced
83
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
846
Committees
8
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
87% — Voted in 561 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
9.3% — Voted against their own party majority 49 of 526 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
779 — Attracted 779 cosponsors across 83 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
210 — Attracted 210 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
846 — 846 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
384 — 384 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Committee Assignments
8 committees · 1 leadership role
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.