# Nellie Pou

Nellie Pou is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Jersey’s 9th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Jersey’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000621
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NJ09194

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000621 (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 Pou’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 28%).

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

1,040 classified statements: 967 posts on X, 53 press releases, 16 Congressional Record speeches, 4 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pou | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 6.6% | 142 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 10.7% | 27.5% | 209 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 70.3% | 73.2% | 148 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.1% | 9.8% | 179 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 15.4% | 22.7% | 175 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.9% | 211 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Democrats 16%); Immigration 13% (House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.02), from 1,288 donors and 1,391 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.8% (96.4%). 18 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 252. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1588: Congratulating the People's Republic of Bangladesh on assuming the Presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1588
- H.R. 10596: Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10596
- H.R. 10303: FLIGHT DECK Act (in committee, 2026-09-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10303
- H.R. 9762: HOLDBACKS Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9762
- H.R. 8902: WATCH Personnel Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8902
- H.R. 8524: Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8524
- H.R. 7986: Save the World Cup Act (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7986
- H.R. 7448: Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7448
- H.R. 7449: PLATE Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7449
- H.R. 7268: CLEAN–UP Act (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7268

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.1M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% 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/RepNellie/status/2114761732711178550
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2114761996042113040
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2113306760106889562
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112975532878954980
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112990212389265614
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112602967958569203
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112603377041658339
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112185543945818487
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112236379002524059
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNellie/status/2112251178209653102

## Links

- Official site: https://pou.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepNellie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAOHouseofReps
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/housecreativeservices
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000621

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000621