# Frank Pallone Jr.

Frank Pallone Jr. is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Jersey’s 6th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Jersey’s 6th district
- Serving since: 1987-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000034
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NJ03073, S6NJ00263

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000034 (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

1.0% of Pallone’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

## What Jr. says (119th Congress (2025–27))

3,813 classified statements: 3,028 posts on X, 479 Congressional Record speeches, 210 press releases, 96 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jr. | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.9% | 6.6% | 28 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 36.7% | 27.5% | 30 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 68.6% | 73.2% | 164 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 9.8% | 146 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 13.4% | 22.7% | 191 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 1.9% | 36 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Environmental Protection 11% (House Democrats 5.2%); Energy 11% (House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.16 (standard error 0.01), from 2,869 donors and 7,467 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.9% (96.4%). 14 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 nay · 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 240. 17.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 6 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10788: Lower Premiums, Faster Payments Act (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10788
- H.R. 10453: Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10453
- H.Res. 1305: Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization's founding and honoring their commitment to Jewish war veterans. (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1305
- H.R. 8385: Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8385
- H.Res. 1045: Calling on the Secretary of Education to work with stakeholders to immediately eliminate race-based Native logos, mascots, and names from State educational… (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1045
- H.R. 7407: Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7407
- H.R. 7372: Safety is Not For Sale Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7372
- H.R. 6292: Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6292
- H.R. 6166: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act (in committee, 2025-11-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6166
- H.R. 5448: Protecting Free Vaccines Act (in committee, 2025-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5448

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.8M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 1.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 30% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114763708635476129
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114804390619922864
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114825279638253982
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114380573338640540
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114433732774179076
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114475508591464683
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2113982473545613398
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114032283837751511
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2114102401498296586
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/FrankPallone/status/2113627585490137251

## Links

- Official site: https://pallone.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/FrankPallone
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repfrankpallone
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repfrankpallone
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repfrankpallone
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000034

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000034