Gottheimer, Josh

Gottheimer, Josh is a Democratic Representative representing New Jersey, District 5. They serve on 2 committees, including House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Committee on Financial Services.

They have raised $143K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is finance/insurance/real estate, contributing $18K. Organizations spend $427.7 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are financial/banking and banking. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They miss a notable number of votes, participating in 79% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 140 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. 4 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $11.3 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $486K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a higher-than-average financial footprint compared to other House members. The biggest factors are stock trading disclosures and former staff becoming lobbyists.