Josh Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer was 16 when he began stocking shelves for his father's business to save for a car.¹ His mother taught nursery school, and he grew up in North Caldwell.¹ His first concert was Bruce Springsteen at the Meadowlands.² He lives in Tenafly with his wife, Marla, a former federal prosecutor, and their two children.²

His studies took him to the University of Pennsylvania, Oxford as a Thouron Fellow and Harvard Law School.² Gottheimer worked as a speechwriter in President Bill Clinton's White House, helping draft two State of the Union addresses.² His later career included strategic communications at Ford and serving as Microsoft's general manager for corporate strategy.² He also taught history at Penn and was a visiting fellow at Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy.²

He also edited *Ripples of Hope: Great American Civil Rights Speeches*, an anthology of speeches from American history.³ First elected to Congress in 2016, he helped launch the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, previously cochaired it and now serves as vice chair.² His current committee assignments are Intelligence and Financial Services.²

In 2026, Gottheimer proposed doubling the federal state and local tax deduction cap for married couples.⁴ His office also emphasizes healthcare affordability and national security.² He seeks another term against Republican Sean Kirrane and independent Adam Rueda.⁵