Service history
40 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1987
- Representative NJ-3 1987–present
Background
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House NJ-06 · 2026 General Election
- $2,214,837 raised
- $2,219,781 spent
- $3,066,967 cash on hand
| $2.21M | |
| $2.19M | |
| $735.24K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $727.44K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $7.80K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.46M |
| Offsets to expenditures | $8.87K |
| Other receipts | $15.02K |
| $2.22M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.65M |
| Contribution refunds | $9.55K |
| Other disbursements | $555.79K |
| Cash on hand | $3.07M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | $681,073 | $678,647 | $2,423 |
| 1990 | $632,450 | $634,109 | $761 |
| 1992 | $932,079 | $929,541 | $3,297 |
| 1994 | $672,935 | $672,626 | $3,604 |
| 1996 | $735,687 | $658,367 | $80,921 |
| 1998 | $1,092,115 | $1,144,629 | $28,407 |
| 2000 | $1,114,908 | $863,186 | $280,379 |
| 2002 | $1,019,656 | $853,887 | $446,149 |
| 2004 | $1,595,956 | $1,038,223 | $1,003,882 |
| 2006 | $2,279,568 | $874,198 | $2,409,252 |
| 2008 | $2,601,125 | $1,542,507 | $3,467,869 |
| 2010 | $2,235,780 | $2,573,747 | $3,129,902 |
| 2012 | $1,868,760 | $1,593,292 | $3,406,270 |
| 2014 | $2,390,700 | $5,292,910 | $504,060 |
| 2016 | $2,415,229 | $1,879,868 | $1,039,221 |
| 2018 | $2,810,635 | $1,722,277 | $2,127,577 |
| 2020 | $3,240,051 | $2,030,033 | $3,337,596 |
| 2022 | $3,144,740 | $3,795,593 | $2,686,743 |
| 2024 | $3,462,887 | $3,077,720 | $3,071,910 |
| 2026 | $2,214,837 | $2,219,781 | $3,066,967 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $100,060 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 619 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 238 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 22 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting →
votes with the party majority · median 99% · on 434 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting →
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
9 tickers · 1 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Frank Pallone. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (619 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 619 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (1)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member · oversees Energy, Health, Technology, Telecom
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $6,462,283. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Health $580,000 · 106 PACs
- Energy $289,500 · 63 PACs
- Telecom $242,000 · 31 PACs
- Finance $144,000 · 36 PACs
- Technology $141,000 · 28 PACs
- Defense $28,500 · 9 PACs
Top PAC contributors (10)
- ACTBLUE $1,028,591
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE LLC $52,130
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) $38,500
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC $34,000
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB (VERIZON PAC) $30,000 · Telecom
- POET PAC $30,000
- GROWTH ENERGY PAC $30,000 · Energy
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $30,000 · Telecom
- NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC (NCTAPAC) $30,000 · Telecom
- HUMANA INC PAC $30,000
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (15)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- AbortionPartial support from votes
- Civil RightsPartial support from votes
- Climate & EnergyPartial support from votes
- Criminal JusticePartial oppose from votes
- DefensePartial support from votes
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- EducationPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyPartial support from votes
- Gun PolicyPartial oppose from votes
- HealthcarePartial support from votes
- HousingPartial support from votes
- ImmigrationPartial support from votes
- Labor & WagesPartial support from votes
- Technology & PrivacyPartial support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Pallone, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — health coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the health sector, and received 106 PAC contributions from health-sector political action committees totaling $580,000 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — energy coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the energy sector, and received 63 PAC contributions from energy-sector political action committees totaling $289,500 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — telecom coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the telecom sector, and received 31 PAC contributions from telecom-sector political action committees totaling $242,000 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — technology coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the technology sector, and received 28 PAC contributions from technology-sector political action committees totaling $141,000 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
- Committee oversight & trading — energy coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the energy sector, and disclosed 1 energy-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $15,000) in Aug 2021.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9647To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HJRES 200Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9393Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9414Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HRES 1373Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2026, as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure storage of guns in the home.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9047Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 8940Federal Death Penalty Prohibition ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HRES 1305Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization's founding and honoring their commitment to Jewish war veterans.sponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8798Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HR 8563Investing in the American Dream ActcosponsoredApr 27, 2026
- HRES 1188Expressing support for the work of open water lifeguards as first responders and emergency response providers.cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
- HR 8385Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026sponsoredApr 19, 2026
- HR 8326To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
- HRES 1178Commemorating the 5-year remembrance of the April 15, 2021, mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, and denouncing all forms of anti-Asian hate, including the resurgence of xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric.cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
- HRES 1179Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
- HR 8255SAT Streamlining ActcosponsoredApr 13, 2026
- HRES 1143Recognizing the 205th anniversary of the War of Greek Independence.cosponsoredMar 26, 2026
- HCONRES 81Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
- HR 8085Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 24, 2026
- HRES 1134Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.cosponsoredMar 23, 2026
- HR 7986Save the World Cup ActcosponsoredMar 17, 2026
- HR 7806Direct File Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 3, 2026
- HR 7802DISCLOSE Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 3, 2026
- HRES 1106Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.cosponsoredMar 3, 2026
Comparison lens (E18)
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Committee activity
Proceedings attended
- Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity
- Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation
- Maintaining America’s Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA’s Role in Advancing U.S. Drug Development.
- Three Pieces of Legislation
- Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
- Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation
- Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- Markup of Fifteen Bills
Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.
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