THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Rep. Gottheimer's $19.2 million fundraising profile relies predominantly on individual donors, who account for 77 percent of contributions, with PACs and committees providing 23 percent. His industry-tied donations concentrate in securities and investment (32 percent of industry money), lawyers and lobbyists (13 percent), and insurance, real estate, and health services (7 percent each), with individual donors employed in securities, legal services, and real estate showing similar sectoral overlap. His financial disclosures document 2,793 stock trades across his tenure in the House.
Raised · all cycles$19.2M▲ 5% in ’24 vs ’22#7 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share32%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes10on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
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 10 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 (31%) with 8194 active lobbying filin
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment companies comprised 30.5% of Gottheimer's identifiable donor base ($5.86M, ranking #3 in his party), and entities in this industry filed 8,194 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap83%
Josh Gottheimer (D) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (31%) with 8194 active lobbying fil
House Joint Resolution 25 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors provided 30.5% of his identifiable campaign funding ($5.86M, ranking #3 in his party), while companies in this sector filed 8,194 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
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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