THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Gottheimer's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 77 percent of his $20.3 million in contributions, with PACs and committees representing 23 percent. His industry-tied money concentrates in securities and investment (32 percent), lawyers and lobbyists (13 percent), and smaller shares from insurance, real estate, and health services, a pattern reinforced by his individual donor base, which similarly skews toward finance, legal, and real estate professionals. His financial disclosure filings document 2,800 stock trades over his tenure in office.
Raised · all cycles$20.3M▲ 5% in ’24 vs ’22#8 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share32%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes11on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Gottheimer (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Gottheimer voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 11 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Gottheimer's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$2.6M
MORGAN STANLEY
corporation
2$248K
BLACKSTONE
employees
3$138K
NORPAC
PAC
4$116K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
employees
5$113K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap84%
Josh Gottheimer (D) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (30%) with 13945 active lobbying fili
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) establishes a federal regulatory framework permitting certain entities to issue payment stablecoins in the Securities & Investment sector. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment donors represent 30.3% of Gottheimer's identifiable donor base ($6.17M, ranking #3 in his party), while companies in this sector filed 13,945 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap83%
Josh Gottheimer (D) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (30%) with 13945 active lobbying fi
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an Internal Revenue Service rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales to tax authorities in the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors represent 30.3% of Gottheimer's identifiable donor base ($6.17M, ranking #3 in his party), and companies in this industry filed 13,945 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Stock–Vote Overlap83%
Josh Gottheimer (D) made 12 Commercial Banks trades ($0.2M) within 14 days of voting on 4 bills affecting that sector
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) disclosed 12 Commercial Banks trades within 14 days of voting on 4 bills affecting that sector, with a combined disclosed value up to $0.18M (1 purchase, 11 sales). On 2025-04-09, he voted against sjres28-119 regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking on the same day a sale of HDFC Bank Limited Common Stock (HDB) valued at $1,001–$15,000 was disclosed.
COMMITTEES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Financial Services
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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R-IL · House
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Richard E. Neal
D-MA · House
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R-FL · House
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