Josh Gottheimer
66
High self-dealing
5/6 components have data
#1 of 193 scored
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ5) is consistently identified in public reporting as one of the most active individual-stock traders in Congress, with aggregators parsing up to $563.7M in disclosed trade volume and roughly 2,900 transactions since 2020, including holdings in defense contractors and large technology firms in sectors his committees (Intelligence, Financial Services, Ways and Means) touch; he states the trades are made by a third-party manager. His disclosed net worth grew from about $5.6M when he entered office in 2017 to an estimated $40-50M, though a substantial portion derives from pre-office Microsoft employment and broad-market index funds. Campaign-finance records show securities/investment as his top industry (over $2M in 2023-24) and that he was the single largest congressional recipient of private-equity money, a pattern that overlaps with his role in tax-policy debates such as carried interest (correlation, not proof of quid pro quo). Revolving-door ties exist: his spouse works for a consulting firm whose clients have included Blackstone, a major donor, and a former legislative director registered to lobby for the private-equity industry. His missed-vote rate rose sharply in late 2024 (29 of 62 votes in Nov-Dec) during his run for New Jersey governor, with a 4.0% lifetime rate slightly above the chamber median. No public records of campaign-fund personal-use violations were found.
Public record
- In Congress since
- 2017
- Committees
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Financial Services - Missed votes, 119th Congress
- 12.5% (84 of 674; median member 1.9%)
- Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
- $4.8M raised · 19% from PACs & committees · $13M cash on hand FEC ↗
The stock-trading ban
H.R. 7008 passage, Jul 22, 2026
YesCosponsored a ban bill
H.R. 5106H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →
Disclosed stock trades
506trades since Jan 2025
172buys
334sells
0filed past 45 days
$11M–$42Mdisclosed value range
Most-traded: MSFT ×27 · V ×18 · TSLA ×12 · IBM ×6 · NSRGY ×6 · ABT ×6 · BRK.B ×6 · IFNNY ×6
| Traded | Filed | Owner | Asset | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | Joint | MCD McDonald's Corporation Common Stock (MCD) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | Joint | AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. - Common Stock (AMAT) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Buy | $250,001 - $500,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Buy | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Sell | $250,001 - $500,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Sell | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. - Common Stock (AMAT) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | RSG Republic Services, Inc. Common Stock (RSG) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Joint | QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. Common Shares (QSR) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | GOOGM Alphabet Inc. - Depositary Shares representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of S | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | GOOGN Alphabet Inc. - Depositary Shares representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of S | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | GOOGN Alphabet Inc. - Depositary Shares representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of S | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | CCI Crown Castle Inc. Common Stock (CCI) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | NICE NICE Ltd - American Depositary Shares each representing one Ordinary Share (NICE | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | SAIL SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (SAIL) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | GTLS Chart Industries, Inc. (GTLS) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | MNST Monster Beverage Corporation - Common Stock (MNST) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | IBM International Business Machines Corporation Common Stock (IBM) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A Common Stock (CRWD) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | IBM International Business Machines Corporation Common Stock (IBM) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Joint | FN Fabrinet Ordinary Shares (FN) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | NTDOY Nintendo Co Ltd ADR (NTDOY) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | INSM Insmed Incorporated - Common Stock (INSM) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | ADC Agree Realty Corporation Common Stock (ADC) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. - Common Stock (BKNG) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | NSRGY NESTLE S.A S/ADR (NSRGY) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Joint | NVZMY NOVONESIS B UNSP/ADR (NVZMY) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 27, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | ABT Abbott Laboratories Common Stock (ABT) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 22, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | INTU Intuit Inc. - Common Stock (INTU) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 22, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. - Common Stock (LITE) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | MU Micron Technology, Inc. - Common Stock (MU) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | ADI Analog Devices, Inc. - Common Stock (ADI) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Sell | $250,001 - $500,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Sell | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Buy | $250,001 - $500,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (MSFT) [OP] | Buy | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | TPH Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. Common Stock (TPH) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 14, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | NSRGY NESTLE S.A S/ADR (NSRGY) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 14, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | SNDK Sandisk Corporation - Common Stock When-Issued (SNDK) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | ABBV AbbVie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 5, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | NSRGY NESTLE S.A S/ADR (NSRGY) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 4, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock (BRK.B) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 4, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock (BRK.B) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 4, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | TWLO Twilio Inc. Class A Common Stock (TWLO) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | Joint | FN Fabrinet Ordinary Shares (FN) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 28, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | MMM 3M Company Common Stock (MMM) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 27, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 24, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | IBM International Business Machines Corporation Common Stock (IBM) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 24, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | NOW ServiceNow, Inc. Common Stock (NOW) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 23, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 16, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | GS Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 15, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Common Stock (FCX) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 13, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | HDB HDFC Bank Limited Common Stock (HDB) [ST] | Partial sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 13, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | IFNNY Infineon Technologies AG (IFNNY) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 13, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | INTA Intapp, Inc. - Common Stock (INTA) [ST] | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 9, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Joint | ALLY Ally Financial Inc. Common Stock (ALLY) [ST] | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | filing ↗ |
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Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.
How the score breaks down
Stock self-trading
25% weight
88
Repeatedly identified as the most active stock trader in Congress: up to $563.7M parsed trade volume and ~2,927 transactions since 2020, with positions in defense contractors and large tech in sectors overseen by his committees (Intelligence, Financial Services, Ways and Means). Trades reportedly executed by a third-party manager, but the household actively trades individual securities at very high volume.
Gottheimer has been called the most avid trader in Congress; aggregators have parsed up to $563.7M of trades and roughly 2,927 transactions across 78 filings since January 2020.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗Gottheimer traded at least $22 million worth of stock in top-100 Pentagon contractors including Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, and IBM, while sitting on the Intelligence Committee and a National Security subcommittee.News reportingresponsiblestatecraft.org ↗Gottheimer says his trades are made by a third-party financial firm and that he has 'no idea' what they do (2022 CNBC interview).Data aggregatormarketbeat.com ↗One of his largest disclosed trades was a Feb. 12, 2024 sale of up to $5M of Microsoft stock; portfolio leans heavily toward technology and the 'Magnificent Seven.'Data aggregatorbitget.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
45
Disclosed net worth rose from about $5.6M when he entered office in 2017 to an estimated $40-50M. A large share predates office (Microsoft employment) and sits in broad-market index funds, which should not be scored; however, reporting attributes meaningful growth to active individual-stock trading during his tenure.
Gottheimer entered Congress in 2017 with $5.6M net worth; estimates later ranged into the tens of millions, with his 2023 disclosure spanning roughly $7.4M-$73.1M.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗Quiver estimates his net worth at about $39.9M as of April 2026; much of his wealth stems from Microsoft, where he worked before politics, plus large index-fund holdings.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗Holdings include up to $25M in a Morgan Stanley account focused on Microsoft and up to $5M in a Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.Data aggregatorbitget.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
70
Correlation, not proof. Securities/investment was his top industry (over $2M in 2023-24), and he was the single largest congressional recipient of private-equity money plus a top recipient from payday lenders, finance/credit, and hedge funds. These industries overlap with tax and financial-services matters before his committees, including carried interest. No evidence of a quid pro quo.
Securities & investment was Gottheimer's top industry in 2023-24 at about $2.0M; he ranked #1 among members of Congress in private-equity money and was a top recipient from payday lenders, finance/credit, securities, and hedge funds.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗Gottheimer was the US House's biggest recipient of private-equity campaign cash amid debates over closing the carried-interest tax loophole.News reportingjacobin.com ↗Gottheimer and Rep. Beatty formed the Beatty Gottheimer Victory Fund, raising about $150,000, ~88% from KKR executives and employees.News reportingreadsludge.com ↗Blackstone has been Gottheimer's largest career donor (~$96,750 from associated individuals).Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No public records or reporting found documenting personal-benefit use of campaign or leadership-PAC funds. Per scoring rules, absence of data is not penalized.
Revolving door & family
15% weight
55
His spouse works for a consulting/lobbying firm whose client list has included Blackstone, a top donor, and a former legislative director became a registered lobbyist for the private-equity industry's trade group, lobbying on carried-interest tax treatment. These ties link family/staff to industries that fund and are affected by his work.
Gottheimer's wife, Marla Tusk, works for a consulting/lobbying firm (Tusk) that has listed Blackstone as a client; Blackstone executives have given him roughly $200,000 since 2015.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗His former legislative director registered to lobby for the American Investment Council (private equity's lobbying group) on carried-interest capital-gains tax proposals.News reportingjacobin.com ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
50
Lifetime missed-vote rate of 4.0% (198 of 4,981) is modestly above the chamber median (~2.1%). Missed votes spiked sharply in late 2024 around his gubernatorial run, missing 29 of 62 votes in Nov-Dec 2024 and ranking worse than 95% of colleagues those months, a period of intensive campaigning and fundraising.
From Jan 2017 to June 2026 Gottheimer missed 198 of 4,981 roll-call votes (4.0%), worse than the 2.1% median for sitting representatives.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗He missed 29 of 62 votes in Nov-Dec 2024, worse than 95% of colleagues, as he became serious about a gubernatorial bid.News reportingnewjerseymonitor.com ↗
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