Service history
2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025
- Representative NJ-9 2025–present
Background
- background Born May 20, 1956; business administrator
- role New Jersey General Assembly (35th district, 1997–2012)
- achievement First woman and first Hispanic to represent 35th district (1997)
- role New Jersey Senate (2012–2025), Majority Caucus Chair
- role Chair of New Jersey Legislative Latino Caucus (since 2006)
- role U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th district since 2025
Campaign finance
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House NJ-09 · 2026 General Election
- $642,843 raised
- $490,370 spent
- $152,474 cash on hand
| $642.84K | |
| $642.84K | |
| $316.01K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $305.71K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $10.30K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $325.83K |
| Candidate self-funding | $1.00K |
| Other receipts | $0.01 |
| $490.37K | |
| Operating expenditures | $329.37K |
| Contribution refunds | $2.00K |
| Other disbursements | $159.00K |
| Cash on hand | $152.47K |
| Debts owed by committee | $10.00K |
Through December 31, 2024 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)
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 |
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 222 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 13 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 436 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.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Nellie Pou. 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 (6)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
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)
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 & ElectionsOppose from votes
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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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9943Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9762HOLDBACKS ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9391Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 8902WATCH Personnel Act of 2026sponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8907IMPACT to Save Moms ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8811Moms Matter ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8807Maternal Health Pandemic Response ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HRES 1282Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and its critical role in advancing the practice of obstetrics and gynecology and the health and well-being of patients through excellence in clinical practice, education, advocacy, and research.cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HRES 1269Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HR 8655Jersey Pride Tax Credit Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HR 8563Investing in the American Dream ActcosponsoredApr 27, 2026
- HR 8524Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026sponsoredApr 26, 2026
- HR 8397Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change ActcosponsoredApr 20, 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
- HR 8362Transit Workforce Development ActcosponsoredApr 15, 2026
- HRES 1170Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of the trailblazing labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta.cosponsoredApr 13, 2026
- HR 8168Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment ActcosponsoredMar 29, 2026
- HR 8163Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 29, 2026
- HR 8153Maternal Vaccination ActcosponsoredMar 26, 2026
- HCONRES 81Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
- HR 8027Advanced Wastewater Treatment Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 18, 2026
- HR 7986Save the World Cup ActsponsoredMar 17, 2026
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