Josh Gottheimer

American politician from New Jersey

Josh Gottheimer (born March 8, 1975) is an American Democratic politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017.

Josh Gottheimer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byScott Garrett
Personal details
Born (1975-03-08) March 8, 1975 (age 49)
Livingston, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Marla Tusk
(m. 2009)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Pembroke College, Oxford
Harvard University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Gottheimer first ran for United States House of Representatives in 2016. He won the election against the Republican, Scott Garrett. He won the second election in 2018. Gottheimer is know for voting with Republicans on some issues even if he is a Democrat.

2025 gubernatorial election

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On November 15, 2024, Gottheimer announced that he would run for governor of New Jersey in 2025.[1]

Election history

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New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Gottheimer 172,587 51.1
Republican Scott Garrett (incumbent) 157,690 46.7
Libertarian Claudio Belusic 7,424 2.2
Total votes 337,701 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Gottheimer (incumbent) 169,546 56.2
Republican John J. McCann 128,255 42.5
Libertarian James Tosone 2,115 0.7
Independent Wendy Goetz 1,907 0.6
Total votes 301,823 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  1. Sobko, Katie (November 15, 2024). "Rep. Josh Gottheimer makes it official: He's running for governor of New Jersey". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.