Josh Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (born March 8, 1975) is an American Democratic politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017.

Josh Gottheimer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Scott Garrett
Personal details
Born	(1975-03-08) March 8, 1975 (age 50) Livingston, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Marla Tusk ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BA) Pembroke College, Oxford Harvard University (JD)
Website	House website

Gottheimer first ran for United States House of Representatives in 2016. He won the election against the Republican, Scott Garrett. He won the second election in 2018. Gottheimer is know for voting with Republicans on some issues even if he is a Democrat.

2025 gubernatorial election

On November 15, 2024, Gottheimer announced that he would run for governor of New Jersey in 2025.^[1] He lost the Democratic primary to U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill in June 2025.

Election history

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2016^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer	172,587	51.1
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	157,690	46.7
	Libertarian	Claudio Belusic	7,424	2.2
Total votes			337,701	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	169,546	56.2
	Republican	John J. McCann	128,255	42.5
	Libertarian	James Tosone	2,115	0.7
	Independent	Wendy Goetz	1,907	0.6
Total votes			301,823	100.0
	Democratic hold