Mar 18, 2026Sponsored
Save the World Cup Act
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DemocratNew Jersey · U.S. Representative
Nellie
Pou
U.S. Representative for New Jersey
In office
1 yrsSince Jan 2025
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
70Born May 20, 1956
Party
Democrat
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Nellie Pou represents New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been sworn in on January 3, 2025. Before entering Congress, she served in the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2025 and in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012, both representing the 35th legislative district. When she was sworn into the Assembly on January 29, 1997, succeeding Bill Pascrell, she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district. Her background is in business administration.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Feb 9, 2026Sponsored
PLATE Act
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Feb 9, 2026Sponsored
Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026
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Jan 27, 2026Sponsored
CLEAN–UP Act
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Nov 20, 2025Sponsored
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Pou raised $2.2M this cycle, with 55.4% from individuals and 38.5% from PAC contributions; individual donors skewed heavily toward itemized contributions, which account for 83.6% of individual receipts. Top PAC contributors include Democracy Summer 2026, Jeffries Battleground Protection Fund, Frontline Protection Fund, Swing Left, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee. Top employer concentrations include City of New York, De Shaw, JaneStreet, and IntraFi, among others with identical aggregate totals across the list.
Total raised · 2026
$2.2M
Cash on hand
$1.6M
Spent
$825K
By source
- Individuals$1.2M · 55.4%
- PACs$862K · 38.5%
- Party committees$3K · 0.1%
- Other$133K · 5.9%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)16.4%
Top PAC contributors
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026FEC ↗$48K
- JEFFRIES BATTLEGROUND PROTECTION FUNDFEC ↗$39K
- FRONTLINE PROTECTION FUNDFEC ↗$17K
- SWING LEFTFEC ↗$11K
- HMPFEC ↗$10K
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$10K
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)FEC ↗$10K
- FAIR SHOT PACFEC ↗$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICAFEC ↗$10K
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACFEC ↗$10K
Top employer concentrations
- CITY OF NEW YORK$7K· 2 donors
- HARRIS ORTHOPEDICS LABORATORY$7K· 2 donors
- DE SHAW$7K· 2 donors
- GIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION$7K· 2 donors
- AUSTIN RISK MANAGEMENT, LTD.$7K· 2 donors
- PUMA SPRINGS VINEYARDS$7K· 3 donors
- JANESTREET$7K· 2 donors
- INTRAFI$7K· 2 donors
- NACHMAN & GUILLEMARD PSC$7K· 2 donors
- THE RING GROUP$7K· 2 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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