Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Democratic · US Representative, New Jersey District 6 · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election · vs. Hillary Herzig (R)
- Served
- US House NJ-03, 1989 to 1993; US House NJ-06, 1987 to 1989
- Background
- City or town council member · State legislator · Attorney
- Raised
- $2.8M
- Cash on hand
- $3.1M
- Years in Congress
- 39
- Age
- 75
- Races
- Won 19 of 19
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score −0.404 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 1,776 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
US House, New Jersey District 6 · Tue, Nov 3
Hillary Herzig RepublicanFrank Pallone, Jr. Democratic (inc.)
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House, NJ-06 | Won | 56.1% | |
| 2022 | US House, NJ-06 | Won | 57.5% | |
| 2020 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 79.2% | 61.2% | |
| 2018 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 86.2% | 63.6% | |
| 2016 | US House, NJ-06 | Won | 63.7% | |
| 2014 | US House, NJ-06 | Won | 59.9% | |
| 2012 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 63.3% | |
| 2010 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 54.7% |
Earlier races (11 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 66.9% | |
| 2006 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 68.6% | |
| 2004 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 66.9% | |
| 2002 | US House, NJ-06 | Won | 66.5% | |
| 2000 | US House, NJ-06 | Won | 67.5% | |
| 1998 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 57% | |
| 1996 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 61.3% | |
| 1994 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 100% | 60.4% | |
| 1992 | US House, NJ-06 | Won · primary won 54.7% | 52.3% | |
| 1990 | US House, NJ-03 | Won · primary won 80.2% | 49.1% | |
| 1988 | US House, NJ-03 | Won · primary won 100% | 51.6% |
Filed with the FEC, no race in our files: 2013 US Senate, NJ.
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.
Money
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026Spent $2.8M · Debts owed $0
Where the money came from
- Individuals$967K
- PACs and other committees$1.8M
- Party committees$0
- Candidate’s own money$0
- Loans from the candidate$0
As the campaign reported to the FEC through Oct 14, 2026. Bars compare these lines. Some money has no line here, so they may not add up to the total raised. Source: FEC candidate summary.
Committees giving to this campaign
363 committees reported giving $1.7M.
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PACPAC$15,000
- American Medical Association PACPAC$10,000
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersPAC$10,000
- Federation of American Hospitals PACPAC$10,000
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersPAC$10,000
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- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACPAC$10,000
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)PAC$10,000
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeaguePAC$10,000
- American Podiatric Medical Association PACPAC$10,000
- National Association of Broadcasters PAC (NABPAC)PAC$10,000
- Ncta - the Internet & Television Association PAC (NCTAPAC)PAC$10,000
- Johnson & Johnson PACPAC$10,000
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EPAC$10,000
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy PAC (PT-PAC)PAC$10,000
- American Nurses Association PACPAC$10,000
- National Association of Realtors PACPAC$10,000
- National Community Pharmacists Association - PACPAC$10,000
- Aflac PAC (Aflac PAC)PAC$10,000
- Air Line Pilots Association PACPAC$10,000
- Ball Corporation PACPAC$10,000
The largest 20 are listed. Refunds the committees reported are taken out. Independent spending isn’t included. These figures come from the committees’ own reports, so they can differ from the campaign’s lines above, sometimes by a lot. Source: FEC committee-to-candidate file, dated Oct 25, 2026.
Reports through Oct 14, 2026.
How these are counted
Later filings are not in yet. Totals for the 2025 to 2026 cycle. Raised $2,844,906. Cash on hand $3,069,517. Spent $2,847,300. Debts owed $0. Individuals $967,406. PACs and other committees $1,844,707. Party committees $0. Candidate’s own money $0. Loans from the candidate $0. Other loans $0. Transfers from the candidate’s other committees $0. Main committee: Pallone for Congress. No individual donor names are shown.
House votes
119th Congress, through Sept 16, 2026676 roll calls. Yea 290, Nay 379, Present 4, Not voting 2.
- Roll calls missed
- 0.3%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 98.9%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 467 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 462. We pick no votes ourselves.
Showing the newest 8 of 676
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 314
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 401 to 14
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 313
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9497
Water Resources Development Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 415 to 9
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 312
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 417 to 3
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 311
On Passage · H J RES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
Vote: NayPassed, 214 to 208
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 310
On Passage · H R 10326
PROOF Act
Vote: NayPassed, 217 to 207
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 309
On Passage · H R 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Vote: NayPassed, 352 to 72
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 308
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H R 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
Vote: NayPassed, 262 to 159
Sep 15, 2026 · House roll call 307
On Agreeing to the Resolution · H CON RES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Vote: YeaPassed, 220 to 204
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 18 bills and 5 resolutions. Cosponsored 185 bills and 57 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Frank Pallone, Jr. sponsored
- Lower Premiums, Faster Payments ActH.R. 10788, introduced Oct 9, 2026
- Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026H.R. 10453, introduced Sep 16, 2026
- Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026H.R. 8385, introduced Apr 20, 2026
- Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026H.R. 7407, introduced Feb 5, 2026
- Safety is Not For Sale ActH.R. 7372, introduced Feb 4, 2026
More about Frank Pallone, Jr.
Offices held (20 terms and offices)
- 1993 to nowUS House, New Jersey District 6Democratic
- 1989 to 1992US House, New Jersey District 3Democratic
- 1987 to 1988US House, New Jersey District 6Democratic
Committees (1 assignments)
House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Ranking Member
Background
- City or town council member
- State legislator
- Attorney
Sources: Official House site, Wikidata
Official pages (7 links)
Sources (13 sources)
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Sep 4, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 31, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
FEC bulk data 2025-2026: contributions from committees to candidates (pas226)
Federal 2026 candidates: committees giving to each candidate (web/data/people/money-types). Bulk file, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 31, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Committee totals only; the individual contributions file is not used.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Clerk of the House: roll call votes, 119th Congress
House roll calls. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work.
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 1987-01-06. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: FEC, House Clerk, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits