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Nellie Pou

1st term · 1.7 years in office: 0 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · NJ-9 · Democrat · since Jan 2025

Nellie Pou

Bills authored 8Missed votes 0 of 524Party unity 50% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 57 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Nelida Avila Pou was born in 1956 and attended Kean College, Rutgers University, and the University of Virginia.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou She worked for the City of Paterson for much of her career, holding roles such as director of human services and business administrator.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou Pou is married and has two children.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou

Pou was appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1997, becoming the first Hispanic representative for the 35th legislative district.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou She served in the state Assembly until 2012 and the state Senate from 2012 to 2025.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou In 2024, she was selected to replace a deceased incumbent on the congressional ballot and won election to the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou

In their own words

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The path here

  1. 1975-2018

    Worked in various administrative roles for the City of Paterson.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou

  2. 1997-2012

    Served in the New Jersey General Assembly.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou

  3. 2012-2025

    Served in the New Jersey Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou

  4. 2025-present

    Serves as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district.Source 1: Nellie Pou — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Nellie Pou

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

100% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Nellie Pou — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Nellie Pouwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

1.7YRS

In office · 1st term · since Jan 2025

12,575VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 4.89%

Certified result

100%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1975-2018 Worked in various administrative roles for the City of Paterson.
  2. 1997-2012 Served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
  3. 2012-2025 Served in the New Jersey Senate.
  4. 2025-present Serves as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district.
House Committee on Homeland SecurityHouse Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Aviation subcommitteeHouse Committee on Homeland Security · Counterterrorism and Intelligence subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Highways and Transit subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Water Resources and Environment subcommittee8 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 45 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 48 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 33 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 62 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 58 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

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The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$2.7MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $80.0K · 34 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.0M · 38.3%
  • Itemized individual$1.2M · 46.7%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$232.0K · 8.7%
  • All other$166.6K · 6.3%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.305
Social (dim 2)0.013

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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