How much does Nellie Pou spend on office expenses?

Nellie Pou has spent $1,453,042 in taxpayer-funded office expenses year-to-date (through Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025), including staff compensation, rent and utilities, travel, and other services. The full breakdown with top vendor recipients is available on this profile's Finance tab.

Where does Nellie Pou's office budget money go?

The Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) covers official office operations. The largest categories are Staff Compensation (73.9%) and Rent & Utilities (11.0%). All spending is publicly reported through the House Statement of Disbursements.

How did Nellie Pou win their last election?

Nellie Pou won the 2024 general election with 50.8% of the vote (130,514 votes), winning by a margin of 4.9 points against 3 opponents.

When is Nellie Pou up for re-election?

Nellie Pou is up for re-election in 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. Their current term ends January 3, 2027. They have served 1 term in this office. All 435 House seats are up every two years.

What is Nellie Pou's current election status?

Nellie Pou's current term ends January 3, 2027. They are up for re-election on November 3, 2026. House members serve two-year terms and face election every cycle.

How much campaign money has Nellie Pou raised?

According to FEC filings, Nellie Pou has raised $1,773,275 in campaign funds, spent $605,953, and has $1,319,795 cash on hand.

What is the difference between campaign funds and office spending?

Campaign funds are raised from donors for election purposes and regulated by the FEC. Office spending (MRA) is a separate taxpayer-funded budget allocated to each House member for staff salaries, rent, travel, and official duties. The two cannot be mixed — campaign money cannot pay for official expenses and vice versa.

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Nellie Pou

Democrat U.S. House • New Jersey 09 · New Jersey 09

State: New Jersey
Phone: (202) 225-5751
Salary: $174,000/year
Tenure: 1 year, 3 months

243

Recorded Votes

Became Law

Bills Sponsored

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Nellie Pou is a Democratic Representative representing New Jersey's 9th District in the 119th Congress (2025–2027). In office for 1 year, 3 months, they have cast 243 recorded votes, seen 54 measures become law, and sponsored 6 bills. They won their 2024 election with 50.8% of the vote, a 4.9-point margin. Their office has spent $1,453,042 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.

243 Votes 54 Laws 6 Bills Sponsored 50.8% 2024 Win 1 Term 2026 Re-election

How congressional sessions work

Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2025) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2026). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

119-hres539 2025-06-24 House

Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.

House Floor Vote Yea

119-hr4216 2025-06-27 House

FMS-Only List Review Act

Committee Yea

119-hr747 2025-01-28 House

Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025

Committee Yea

119-hr4275 2025-07-02 House

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Became Law Yea

119-hr3357 2025-05-13 House

Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act

Became Law Yea

119-hr3937 2025-06-11 House

Wabeno Economic Development Act

Committee Yea

119-hr1917 2025-03-06 House

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

Committee Yea

119-hr3351 2025-05-13 House

Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

Became Law Yea

119-hr3095 2025-04-30 House

To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.

Committee Nay

119-hr4016 2025-06-16 House

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Committee Yea

119-hres590 2025-07-17 House

Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

House Floor Vote Nay

119-hr3633 2025-05-29 House

To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

119-hr1919 2025-03-06 House

Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Committee Nay

119-hres580 2025-07-15 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Committee Nay

119-hr1717 2025-02-27 House

Communications Security Act

Committee Yea

119-hr1770 2025-03-03 House

AI for Consumer Product Safety Act

Became Law Yea

119-hr1709 2025-02-27 House

Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act

Committee Yea

119-hres566 2025-07-02 House

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Committee Nay

119-hres516 2025-06-17 House

Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.

Committee Nay

119-hr875 2025-01-31 House

Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025

Committee Nay

Election History

Regular Election Up for Re-election 2026 1 term served

50.8% 130,514 votes

Won by 4.9 points

Billy Prempeh (R) 45.9% 117,939

Benjamin Taylor (G) 2.0% 5,027

Bruno Pereira (L) 1.4% 3,533

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Current Election Status

Current Term Ends January 3, 2027

Term Length 2 years (all House seats)

Next Election November 3, 2026

Status Up for Re-election 2026

Campaign Finance (FEC)

$1,773,275

Total Raised

$605,953

Total Spent

$1,319,795

Cash on Hand

Source: Federal Election Commission · Candidate ID: H4NJ09194 · Through 12/31/2025 · 2026 Cycle

Taxpayer-Funded Office Spending (MRA)

$1,453,042

Total spent year to date

Through Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025

$121,087/mo $3,981/day

Staff Compensation 73.9%

$1,073,429

Rent & Utilities 11.0%

$160,156

Other Services 6.2%

$90,736

Supplies 4.2%

$61,420

Travel 2.5%

$36,094

Equipment 1.1%

$16,678

Printing 1.0%

$14,538

Top Recipients This Quarter

Rich Benjamin J. Staff $56,422

Greenbaum Mark J. Staff $41,500

100 Hamilton INC Rent & Utilities $25,000

Torres Helen F. Staff $24,861

Cruz-Olivari John A. Staff $23,694

Source: House Statement of Disbursements · Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025

Financial Transparency

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House Financial Disclosures Annual reports & stock transaction filings

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OpenSecrets Profile Campaign donors, lobbying, & outside spending

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What The Facts Score

Measured from public voting records, Census district demographics, and CRS bill data. Not an editorial judgment — the same formula applies to every member regardless of party.

District Disconnect

Institutional Tilt

Sponsor Contradiction

100

Ghost Voting

Anomaly Complicity

Did You Know?

sponsor contradiction

Nellie Pou co-sponsors Labor legislation but voted No on 119-hjres142, which covers the same subject area.

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Institutional Tilt

119-hres539
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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119-hres1100
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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119-hr4016
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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119-hres481
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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119-hr4405
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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Sponsor Contradiction

119-hjres142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchi NO
Sponsors Labor bills but voted NO on this one

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119-hr471 — Fix Our Forests Act NO
Sponsors Technology bills but voted NO on this one

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119-hr3062 — Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act NO
Sponsors Technology bills but voted NO on this one

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119-hres5 — Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for NO
Sponsors Technology bills but voted NO on this one

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119-hjres60 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule NO
Sponsors Infrastructure bills but voted NO on this one

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Methodology: The WTF Score is computed from five equally-party-neutral pillars: District Disconnect (30%), Institutional Tilt (25%), Sponsor Contradiction (20%), Ghost Voting (15%), and Anomaly Complicity (10%). Each uses only public government data. Full methodology →

Sources: Congress.gov · Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · Legislative Dossier on The Honest Copy