Candidate · November 3, 2026

Frank Pallone Jr.

On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 6th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.8M
cash on hand
$3.1M
issues with public statements
6

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · New Jersey's 6th District1,2
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents New Jersey's 6th District in the U.S. House.3
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His official House biography says Frank Pallone Jr. started in politics in Long Branch, winning a City Council seat in 1982 and a New Jersey Senate seat in 1983, and that he was re-elected to the Senate in 1987.4 The biography says he was elected to the U.S. House in November 1988 from the state's former Third District and, after new district lines were adopted in 1992, was elected that November to represent the Sixth District.4 It describes him as the leading Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which he chaired during the 117th Congress (2021-2022).4 His campaign website says he went to Middlebury College on an academic scholarship, then studied international relations at the Fletcher School for a master's degree and earned a law degree from Rutgers University.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NJ-63
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, NJ-63

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Energy and Climate

Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore

His campaign website's About page lists among his accomplishments working to keep offshore oil and gas drilling away from New Jersey's coast, and says he introduced the COAST Act, which it says would prohibit oil and gas drilling at sea in the Atlantic Ocean.5

Social Security and Medicare

Medicare drug price negotiation

The About page says he led passage of the Lower Drug Costs Now Act in the House, which it says would let the federal government negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs and limit Medicare beneficiaries' out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000.5

Health Care

Health insurance system

The About page says he led passage of the Affordable Care Act and that he continues to oppose the Trump administration's efforts to roll back its protections; the home page also lists health care as a right among its featured themes.5,8

  1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
  2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
  3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
  4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity

The About page calls him a strong supporter of the Equality Act, which it describes as a bill that would outlaw discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual identity, and says he believes people should not lose a job or housing because of whom they love or their gender identity.5

  1. Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
  2. Add protections with broad exemptions for religious groups and businesses
  3. No new federal protections; leave it to the states
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Voting Rights Act protections

The About page says he regards the right to vote as the foundation of democracy and has supported legislation to counter voter suppression and bring back the strength of the Voting Rights Act.5

  1. Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
  2. Keep current law, as the Supreme Court read it in 2026, without the federal approval requirement
  3. Stop applying the law to how district maps are drawn
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Taxes and Budget

State and local tax (SALT) deduction

The About page says the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction hurts states like New Jersey and that he continues to fight on the issue.5

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Frank Pallone Jr. served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Frank Pallone Jr. sponsored or cosponsored 13 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$2,844,906
Spent$2,847,300
Cash on hand$3,069,517

Where the money came from

Individual donors$967K · 34%
PACs and other political committees$1.8M · 65%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$33K · 1%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.