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Frank Pallone, Jr.

Frank Pallone, Jr.

DDemocratNJ-6 · Representative
65
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone26
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Frank Pallone, Jr.

Frank Pallone, Jr.

DemocratNJ-6 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.402)
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Frank Pallone, Jr. is a Democrat Representative from NJ, District 6. He has served 39 years in Congress across 20 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 98% of the time.

39
Years in Office
20
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Frank

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-4671Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
11 votes against party
0.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
19
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Frank Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.1% vs avg
98%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-3.1% vs avg
0.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+6.0 vs avg
19
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Energy and CommerceRanking Member

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-13

$3,347,901
Cash on Handⓘ
$2,031,593
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,755,603
Disbursementsⓘ
$711,175
Individual Donors
$1,296,707
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1987–1989House · NJ-6 · Democrat
1989–1993House · NJ-3 · Democrat
1993–2027House · NJ-6 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

NJ-6 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

773,496
Population
$103,302
Median Income
38.0
Median Age
42.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 49.1%Black 11.7%Hispanic 24.2%Asian 17.9%