Candidate · November 3, 2026

Nelida Pou

On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 9th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$3.1M
cash on hand
$1.1M
issues with public statements
8
outside spending for or against
$200K

§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 9th District1,2
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents New Jersey's 9th 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.

Her official House biography says she was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 2025, and represents New Jersey's 9th District.4 It says she serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Homeland Security Committee.4 It says she entered the New Jersey General Assembly in 1997 and later served in the state Senate, representing the 35th Legislative District.4 Her campaign website says she attended Paterson public schools and Kean University and held several roles with the City of Paterson, including Business Administrator.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NJ-93

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.

Health Care

ACA premium tax credits

Her campaign website says she called on congressional leaders to act on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits, with the aim of reducing health care costs for families across the state.8

Health insurance system

Her campaign priorities page lists wider access to health care, lower prescription drug costs and protecting the Affordable Care Act among her goals.8

Federal Medicaid funding

Her campaign priorities page says she led an amendment aimed at protecting Medicaid coverage for mothers and working families, and that it was blocked.8

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

Her campaign priorities page says she is working to raise funding for police departments and for programs that support community safety and trust, and that she supports first responders.8

  1. Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
  2. Keep funding near current levels
  3. Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Family and Social Policy

Child care costs

Her campaign priorities page says she is working to bring down the cost of child care, along with housing, groceries and other expenses for working families.8

Housing

Zoning and new housing

Her campaign biography page says she is dedicated to getting more affordable housing built.5

Veterans

Veterans' disability and survivor benefits

Her campaign priorities page says she is working to protect the VA and veterans' benefits.8

Social Security and Medicare

Social Security benefit levels

Her campaign biography page says that in Congress she is standing up for seniors and for Social Security and Medicare.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 Nelida Pou served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Nelida Pou sponsored or cosponsored 14 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§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, 2026.35

Raised$3,131,322
Spent$2,203,295
Cash on hand$1,080,500

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.7M · 54%
PACs and other political committees$1.2M · 40%
Political party committees$6,320 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$159K · 5%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$17K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $44,180 supporting and $155,814 opposing Nelida Pou this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 16, 2026.36

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.—$155,814
THE TURNOUT PROJECT$44,180—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§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.