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  1. Josh Gottheimer

    U.S. House · New Jersey – District 5

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $2,330,258

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $1.87M via AIPAC PAC ($1.85M in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $22.9K from the PAC itself) + $462K from other PACs

    • Voting score 22% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$1.5M donor network
    • 2 AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 12%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: NORPAC $322,824 · Pro-Israel America PAC $51,256 · U.S. Israel PAC $27,500 · Desert Caucus $20,000 · JACPAC $12,500 · Citizens Organized PAC $11,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $7,500 · DMFI PAC $5,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,000 · Washington PAC $1,000
    22%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    12%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $1.5Mgiven directly by 440 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    2AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    1%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 22% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 0% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 0% (8 votes), War powers 67% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$2,330,258
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$2,178,500
    3. Labor unions$932,200
    4. Drug makers$247,500
    5. Health insurers$173,500
    6. Weapons makers' PACs$99,500
    7. Oil and gas$75,000
    8. Tobacco and vaping$10,500
    9. Crypto industry PACs$3,500

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $1,868,678 ($1,845,778 earmarked, $22,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    NORPAC $322,824 · Pro-Israel America PAC $51,256 · U.S. Israel PAC $27,500 · Desert Caucus $20,000 · JACPAC $12,500 · Citizens Organized PAC $11,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $7,500 · DMFI PAC $5,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,000 · Washington PAC $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $99,500: Boeing $34,000 · Northrop Grumman $21,000 · L3Harris $15,500 · Lockheed Martin $15,000 · General Dynamics $14,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $2,178,500 from 110 PACs: America's Credit Unions $53,000 · UBS $52,500 · American Bankers Association $50,000 · JPMorgan Chase $50,000 · Prudential $50,000 · and 105 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $932,200 from 44 PACs: Carpenters $55,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $55,000 · Machinists (IAM) $55,000 · Fire Fighters (IAFF) $50,000 · Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA) $45,000 · and 39 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $247,500 from 18 PACs: Johnson & Johnson $35,000 · Merck $32,000 · Novartis $21,500 · Pfizer $18,500 · Bristol-Myers Squibb $17,500 · and 13 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $173,500 from 10 PACs: Elevance Health $49,000 · UnitedHealth Group $47,500 · Cigna $36,500 · Blue Shield of California $12,500 · Centene $12,000 · and 5 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $75,000 from 8 PACs: Phillips 66 $25,000 · ExxonMobil $19,000 · Chevron $15,000 · Devon Energy $5,000 · Pioneer Natural Resources $3,500 · and 3 more
    Tobacco and vaping (PACs, separate)
    $10,500 from 1 PAC: Altria $10,500
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $1,495,690 given directly by 440 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $15,011,569 raised · 1% small donors (under $200) · 65% large donors · 18% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Intelligence
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    Antisemitism Awareness Act (2025) · Antisemitism Awareness Act (2023) · IGO Anti-Boycott Act (anti-BDS) · U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act · Stand with Israel Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $242,791 backing, $3,500 given (Fairshake, Protect Progress, Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 396, H.R. 5106)
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2017-08 (Israel) · 2022-06 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: $3,500
    • 2018: $87.5K
    • 2020: $102K
    • 2022: $350K
    • 2024: $965K
    • 2026: $822K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Unopposed in the Democratic primary (NJ-5), Jun 2, 2026

    Certified results: nj.gov · nj.gov (2)

    November 3, 2026 (NJ-5): faces Sean Kirrane (Republican), Adam Rueda (Humane Sustainable Future). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: nj.gov · en.wikipedia.org

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (4)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $2,358,258 to $2,355,258
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $1,871,678 to $1,868,678
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $2,355,258 to $2,330,258
    • 2026-10-06: Total from tracked PACs changed from $2,350,758 to $2,358,258

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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9th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 255 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$1,845,778
  2. NORPAC$322,824
  3. 7 other pro-Israel PACs$60,000
  4. Pro-Israel America PAC$51,256
  5. U.S. Israel PAC$27,500
  6. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$22,900

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.