Issue positions (14)
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
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House NJ-09 · 2026 General Election
- $2,661,928 raised
- $1,021,043 spent
- $1,793,359 cash on hand
| $2.66M | |
| $2.50M | |
| $1.48M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.24M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $231.97K |
| Party committees | $5.77K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.02M |
| Transfers from other committees | $156.14K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $624.98 |
| Other receipts | $4.06K |
| $1.02M | |
| Operating expenditures | $948.59K |
| Contribution refunds | $12.26K |
| Other disbursements | $60.20K |
| Cash on hand | $1.79M |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $642,843 | $490,370 | $152,474 |
| 2026 | $2,661,928 | $1,021,043 | $1,793,359 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $53,844 ·
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $1,257,950. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Health $38,500 · 10 PACs
- Finance $37,750 · 12 PACs
- Defense $20,000 · 7 PACs
- Telecom $15,500 · 7 PACs
- Technology $5,500 · 3 PACs
- Energy $500 · 1 PAC
Top PAC contributors (10)
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $48,000
- ACTBLUE $36,500
- DCCC $16,500
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $15,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $15,000
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $15,000
- PURPOSE PAC $15,000
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $15,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $15,000
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $15,000
Top contributors (FEC)
Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts
Top contributors — 2024 cycle
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).
- CARLA DEVELOPMENT GROUP $6,600
- Employer not reported $5,500
- 1868 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC $5,300
- MCMANIMON SCOTLAND & BAUMANN LLC $5,000
- TICKETNETWORK $4,300
- NICHOLAS REAL ESTATE $3,800
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY $3,800
- GI AUTO SALVAGE $3,300
- STAR LOGISTICS AND HOSPITALITY SERVICE $3,300
- FOUNDATION RISK PARTNERS $3,300
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? →
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Pou, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — energy coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment, which oversees the energy sector, and received 1 PAC contribution from energy-sector political action committees totaling $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.
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