- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- New Jersey · 09
- PARTY
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY
- STATUS
- Incumbent
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
The record (25)
FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.
- 2026-07-14ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActOfficial House roll call 240.
- 2026-05-21ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 1041 (119th), Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOfficial House roll call 190.
- 2025-05-15ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 2255 (119th), Federal LEO Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025Official House roll call 130.
- 2025-05-14ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 2243 (119th), LEOSA Reform ActOfficial House roll call 128.
- 2022-12-19ANTIRecorded vote Voted YES on NJ A 4769 (2022), Establishes Gun Free ZonesNJ Senate recorded vote; the chamber journal is the official record.
Contact Nelida Pou
- WASHINGTON, D.C. · 1007 Longworth House Office Building · Washington, DC · 20515
- CAMPAIGN · Post Office Box 269 · Paterson, NJ · 07509
Interest-group scorecards (3)
How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.
About this group
"The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. is the official NRA State Association in New Jersey. Our mission is to implement all of the programs and activities at the state level that the NRA does at the national level. This mission includes the following: - To support and defend the constitutional rights of the people to keep and bear arms. - To take immediate action against any legislation at the local, state and federal level that would infringe upon these rights. - To coordinate the interests of all rifle, pistol and/or shooting clubs in New Jersey. - To promote and sponsor local and state championship competitions as well as sectional and regional championships in all recognized shooting disciplines. - To support and promote all other firearms activities such as hunting, collecting and bench rest shooting. - To promote, organize and conduct firearms training. - To encourage interest in participation in firearms activities by all, and especially minorities, women and juniors." The following ratings are based on lifetime voting records and a questionnaire sent to all candidates in that year; the organization then assigned letter grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
1 earlier rating
- 2019100%
About this group
LEAP Forward tracks and grades legislation and lawmakers from a progressive perspective on a variety of issues.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
3 earlier ratings
- 20230%
- 20210%
- 20170%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
Background
- Attended, Rutgers University
- Attended, Kean College
- Attended, Business Administration, University of Virginia
- Chair, City of Paterson, Department of Human Resources, 1983-1997
- Assistant Business Administrator, City of Paterson, present
- Administrator, City of Patersen, 1986-present
- Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 2012-present
- Assembly Member, New Jersey State Assembly, 1997-2011
- Deputy Speaker, New Jersey State Assembly, 2002-2005
+6 more
- Assistant Minority Leader, New Jersey State Assembly, 2000-2001
- Assembly Appropriations Chair, New Jersey General Assembly, 2006-2011
- Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, 2023
- Majority Caucus Chair, New Jersey State Senate, 2022-2024
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, 2024, 2026
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, 2025-present
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