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Nellie Pou

Nellie Pou is a Democratic incumbent in New Jersey's 9th district. $2.7M raised, $1.0M spent, $1.8M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot

$2.7Mraised
$1.0Mspent
$1.8Mcash on hand
Campaign finance$2.7M raised
Raised$2.7M
Spent$1.0M
Cash on hand$1.8M
Campaign finance
MeasureAmount
Raised (total receipts)$2,661,928
Spent (disbursements)$1,021,043
Cash on hand$1,793,359
Debts owed by campaign$0
Filing covers throughJun 30, 2026

Reported Self-reported to the FEC.

Record in Congressage 70 · 1 term · votes right of 36% of the House
70age on Election Day
1House term (since 2025)
Democratparty in Congress

Voting record

-10+1more liberalmore conservativePou
Voting record
MeasureValue
DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension)-0.31
Votes more conservative than36% of House members
Democratic median / Republican median-0.40 / +0.53
Roll-call votes counted571

Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.

Official House website · Official biography (Congress)

Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.

Financial disclosureassets $1.2M to $2.9M

Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-15.

$1.2M to $2.9Mreported assets (ranges added up)
none reportedreported liabilities
$143Kearned income (exact amounts)

Assets minus liabilities: between $1.2M and $2.9M Estimate

Assets

Largest assets
AssetType codeOwnerValue range
30th Street Mortgage RecordingDOself$500K to $1.0M
D : Partner Chase BankBAself$100K to $250K
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ AMERICAN EXPRESS NATL BK BROKERED INTL CTF DEP PROGRAM INSTLBAself$100K to $250K
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Goldman Sachs BK USA New York CTF DepBAself$100K to $250K
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ PGIM Quantitative Solution Large-Cap Core EquityOTself$50K to $100K
D : Certificate of Deposit Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (GOF)STself$50K to $100K
D : Mutual Fund Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ MFS Municipal High Yield Muni Bond Fund A (MMHYX)MFself$50K to $100K
7 Marshall, LLCDOself$15K to $50K
D : Savings & Checking Accounts Chase BankBASP$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/AB Small Cap GrowthOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/Equity 500 IndexOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/Invesco GlobalOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/JPMorgan Growth StockOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/MFS TechnologyOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/Mid Cap IndexOTself$15K to $50K
All 37 assets
All assets
AssetType codeOwnerValue range
30th Street Mortgage RecordingDOself$500K to $1.0M
D : Partner Chase BankBAself$100K to $250K
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ AMERICAN EXPRESS NATL BK BROKERED INTL CTF DEP PROGRAM INSTLBAself$100K to $250K
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Goldman Sachs BK USA New York CTF DepBAself$100K to $250K
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ PGIM Quantitative Solution Large-Cap Core EquityOTself$50K to $100K
D : Certificate of Deposit Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (GOF)STself$50K to $100K
D : Mutual Fund Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ MFS Municipal High Yield Muni Bond Fund A (MMHYX)MFself$50K to $100K
7 Marshall, LLCDOself$15K to $50K
D : Savings & Checking Accounts Chase BankBASP$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/AB Small Cap GrowthOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/Equity 500 IndexOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/Invesco GlobalOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/JPMorgan Growth StockOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/MFS TechnologyOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ EQ/Mid Cap IndexOTself$15K to $50K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ BNY Mellon Small Cap Value Fund ClassMFself$15K to $50K
New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Core Bond Enhanced Index/PGIM FundOTself$15K to $50K
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ DCP Stable ValueOTself$15K to $50K
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ PGIM Quantitative Solution MidCap Core EquityOTself$15K to $50K
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Vanguard Institutional Index (VINIX)MFself$15K to $50K
New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Vanguard Small Cap Index Fd Admiral Shs (VSMAX)MFself$15K to $50K
D : Certificate of Deposit; redeemed 2025 Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Global X Super Dividend ETF (DIV)EFself$15K to $50K
Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ 1290 VT GAMCO Small Co ValOTself$1,001 to $15K
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ Guaranteed Interest AccountOTself$1,001 to $15K
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Core Plus Bond/PGIM FundOTself$1,001 to $15K
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Amarin Corporation plc - American Depositary Shares (AMRN)STself$1,001 to $15K
D : Full sale less than $1,000 Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Carnival Corporation Common Stock (CCL)STself$1,001 to $15K
D : Full sale less than $1,000 Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ None Interest $5,001 - CHARLES SCHWAB BK SSB WESTLAKE TEXBAself$15K
D : Fund Class exchange - previously reported as MFS High Income Fund C (MHICX) Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ PENN Entertainment, Inc. - CommonSTself$1,001 to $15K
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Pershing - Flex Insured AccountBAself$1,001 to $15K
D : Checking Account New Jersey Division of Pensions & BenefitsDBSPnone
New Jersey Division of Pensions & BenefitsDBselfnone
D : Open-ended investment fund – qualified EIF Equitable Variable Annuity Series ⇒ Invesco V.I. Small Cap EquityOTselfnone
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ DCP Equity FundOTselfnone
D : Fixed income – qualified EIF New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ DCP Small Cap Equity FundOTselfnone
D : Certificate of Deposit Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ Blink Charging Co. - Common Stock (BLNK)STselfnone
Pershing LLC - Brokerage ⇒ ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (CHPT)STselfnone

Earned income

Earned income
Earned income sourceAmount
NJ Division of Pensions Pension$143K

Outside positions: Partner 7 Marshall LLC

Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)

Donor portrait16% small gifts
16%of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less
30%of itemized money came from donors in NJ
Bob Ciasulli Auto Grouptop named employer of donors

By gift size

Individual contributions by size
Gift sizeTotalShare
$200 and under$261,54916%
$200.01 to $499.99$100,4346%
$500 to $999.99$213,55813%
$1,000 to $1,999.99$324,46020%
$2,000 and up$702,27944%

By state

Where itemized donors live
StateItemized individual moneyShare
NJ$411,96830%
NY$212,18615%
CA$203,78215%
MA$120,8259%
DC$92,9077%
MD$50,2634%

By employer

Top employers
Employer named by donorsTotal
Bob Ciasulli Auto Group$11,500
Winning Strategies Washington$11,050
Foundation Risk Partners$9,000
William Kistler Charitable Fund$8,154
U.S. Senate$7,000
Archer Financial Llc$7,000
Nachman & Guillemard Psc$7,000
Janestreet$7,000

By occupation

Top occupations
Occupation named by donorsTotal
Attorney$97,611
Consultant$53,725
Ceo$45,350
Real Estate$35,378
Executive$33,787
Founder$27,300
Owner$26,400
Physician$20,000

Reported FEC itemized contributions this cycle, fetched 2026-10-15. Itemized means a donor gave over $200 in total. Employer and occupation are what donors report about themselves; “retired”, “homemaker”, “self-employed” and similar non-answers are left out of the employer and occupation lists. It describes who gave, not who votes for the candidate.

Public attention3,400 views in 30 days
3,400Wikipedia views, last 30 days
#278 of 461among candidates in the race with an article

Reported Page views of Nellie Pou on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.

Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
Individual donors 55%PACs and other committees 38%Party committees 0%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 6%
Funding mix
Source of moneyAmountShare of receipts
Individual donors$1,476,22355.5%
PACs and other committees$1,019,10938.3%
Party committees$5,7700.2%
Other (refunds, transfers, loans)$160,8266.0%
This raceNJ-09, rank #1 of 2

Nellie Pou ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.

NJ-09 · New Jersey · Democratic candidates · House forecasts

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record

Sources and methodFEC

All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H4NJ09194, committee C00887547. Filed with the FEC as Nelida Pou. View the official record.

Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.