# Herbert Conaway

Herbert Conaway is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Jersey’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Jersey’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001136
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NJ03080

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001136 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

11% of Conaway’s statements claim credit, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 23%).

## What Conaway says (119th Congress (2025–27))

489 classified statements: 419 posts on X, 33 Congressional Record speeches, 20 newsletters, 17 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Conaway | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.6% | 6.6% | 50 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 14.9% | 27.5% | 184 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 70.1% | 73.2% | 150 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.5% | 9.8% | 200 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 10.8% | 22.7% | 204 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.9% | 169 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 36% (House Democrats 26%); Armed Forces and National Security 25% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.02), from 781 donors and 1,407 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.3% (96.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 242. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10654: PFB Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10654
- H.R. 9734: Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9734
- H.R. 8924: Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8924
- H.R. 8326: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A.… (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8326
- H.R. 8044: Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8044
- H.R. 6844: Tobacco TRACE Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6844
- H.R. 6845: S.T.O.P. Illicit Vapes Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6845
- H.R. 5998: To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2025-11-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5998
- H.R. 5999: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5999
- H.R. 5568: Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act (in committee, 2025-09-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5568

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2112970321821368666
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2110390269229096970
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2110415393047068924
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2108281933973127282
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2107505593187450952
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2107181857607680423
- 2026-10-01 · Press release · Congressman Conaway Introduces Bill to Protect Access to Veterans Benefits · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://conaway.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-conaway-introduces-bill-protect-access-veterans-benefits
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2102193522174513199
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2102446121134301416
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHerbConaway/status/2101835710357438871

## Links

- Official site: https://conaway.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepHerbConaway
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001136

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001136