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New Jersey · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026

New Jersey District 09 House race

General election in 54 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New Jersey District 09 House race

Nellie Pou has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the New Jersey District 09 House race, 2026 report raising $3M between them. Nellie Pou reports $2.5M and Rosemary Pino reports $396,184, a gap of $2.1M. Of what Nellie Pou reports, 59% came from individuals and 41% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Nellie Pou

Nellie Pou

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 41% from PACs and 59% from individuals.

59% individuals41% PACs0% other
$2.5M
raised
RP

Rosemary Pino

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

95% individuals0% PACs5% other
$396K
raised
TB

Tiffany Burress

R
R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 24% from PACs and 74% from individuals.

74% individuals24% PACs2% other
$142K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$63K
Labor / Unions$50K
Insurance$20K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • EMILYS LIST · pac$13K
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
  • FAIR SHOT PAC · pac$10K
  • INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

35%64%
35% PACs64% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Nellie Pou is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$2.0M
$1.2M+. up $249K since 2024.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$63K
Labor / Unions$50K
Insurance$20K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Transportation$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Nellie Pou
D · incumbent
Nellie Pou
vs
RP
Rosemary Pino
R · challenger
$2.5M
Raised
$396K
$1.8M
Cash on hand
$40K
41%
From PACs
0%
59%
From individuals
95%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No