Josh Gottheimer
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Joshua S. Gottheimer[1] (/ˈɡɒthaɪmər/ GOT-hy-mər; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's densely populated metropolitan suburbs in Bergen County northwest through exurban and rural territory in northern Passaic and Sussex Counties.
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Josh Gottheimer | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Scott Garrett |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-03-08) March 8, 1975 (age 49) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Marla Tusk (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Pembroke College, Oxford Harvard University (JD) |
Website | House website |
A member of the Democratic Party, Gottheimer was a speechwriter for Bill Clinton and served as an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton. He has also worked for Burson Cohn & Wolfe, the Federal Communications Commission, Ford Motor Company, and Microsoft.