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Josh Gottheimer was first elected to the House in 2016, and recently won the Democratic primary for his district.

Gottheimer graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard Law School. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he served on the "rapid response team" for Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign. Following Clinton's reelection, Gottheimer attended Pembroke College, Oxford, on a Thouron Fellowship, studying toward a DPhil in modern history.

Prior to joining Congress, Josh Gottheimer served in the Clinton administration as a speechwriter. While attending law school, he worked as an adviser for Wesley Clark's 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, and Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. After the 2004 election, Gottheimer worked for the Ford Motor Company, and then became executive vice president for Burson Marsteller. From 2010 to 2012, he worked for the Federal Communications Commission, where he led an initiative related to broadband internet. He then joined Microsoft as a strategist.

He is the Democratic co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus a group of members who seek to create bi-partisan solutions to policy issues. During his tenure he proposed an amendment that accelerates the hiring of post-9/11 veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In April 2018, his bipartisan FRA Safety Data Improvement Act passed the House by a unanimous vote. The Act brings consistency and the power of big data to help improve rail safety in North Jersey and across the country.

Josh now lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey with Marla, his wife who was a federal prosecutor, and their two young children.