Robert William Goodlatte is an American politician,attorney,and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 6th congressional district for 13 terms. A Republican,he was also the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee,which has jurisdiction over legislation affecting the federal courts,administrative agencies,and federal law enforcement entities. Goodlatte's district covered Roanoke and also included Lexington,Lynchburg,Harrisonburg,and Staunton.
Christopher Henry Smith is an American politician serving his 22nd term as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Though it has taken various forms,his district has always been situated in central New Jersey. Currently,the district contains parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties. Smith is a member of the Republican Party,having switched from the Democratic Party in 1978.
In American politics,a Libertarian Republican is a politician or Republican Party member who has advocated libertarian policies while typically voting for and being involved with the Republican Party.
Thomas Howard Kean Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 7th congressional district since 2023. He represented New Jersey's 21st legislative district in the New Jersey Senate from 2003 to 2022,serving as minority leader from 2008 to 2022.
Leonard John Lance is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district,from 2009 to 2019. He ran for re-election in 2018,but was defeated by Democrat Tom Malinowski. He is a member of the Republican Party who previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2009 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1991 to 2002.
Margaret "Marge" Ellen Roukema was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2003.
Gerald Cardinale was an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 until his death in 2021,representing the 39th Legislative District. He also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982. At the time of his death,he was the second-most senior senator in the state,behind Richard Codey,who also came to office in January 1982,but had served in the General Assembly since 1974. Cardinale was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984,1988 and 1992 and served as a Delegate to the New Jersey Republican State Platform Committee in 1983.
David C. Russo is an American attorney and Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he represented the 40th legislative district from 1990 to 2017.
Jefferson H. Van Drew is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. Formerly a Democrat,he has been a member of the Republican Party since 2020.
Steven Ernst Stivers is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party,and became chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2017. Stivers previously served in the Ohio Senate,representing the 15th district. He is a major general in the Ohio Army National Guard,serving as the Assistant Adjutant General,and served active duty in Iraq as a battalion commander until December 2005. On May 16,2021,he resigned his seat to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer,who has served in Congress since 2017. The district stretches across the entire northern border of the state and contains most of Bergen County,as well as parts of Passaic County and Sussex County.
Edward Scott Rigell is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. He declined to run for re-election in 2016,and he left office in January 2017.
The Freedom Caucus,also known as the House Freedom Caucus,is a congressional caucus consisting of Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. It is generally considered to be the most conservative and furthest-right bloc within the chamber. The caucus was formed in January 2015 by a group of conservatives and Tea Party movement members,with the aim of pushing the Republican leadership to the right. Its first chairman,Jim Jordan,described the caucus as a "smaller,more cohesive,more agile and more active" group of conservative representatives. Its current chairman,Andy Harris is considered to be a far-right politician due to his radical proposals. Members of the Freedom Caucus are typically considered a part of the MAGA movement and loyalists to Donald Trump.
Joshua S. Gottheimer is an American politician,attorney,writer,and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's densely populated metropolitan suburbs in Bergen County northwest through exurban and rural territory in northern Passaic and Sussex Counties.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who serves as the United States representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2023 and served as the representative for Texas's 15th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The Congressional Constitution Caucus is a congressional caucus made up of 41 members of the United States Congress. The caucus was founded in 2005;it had 37 members the first year it was founded.
The Problem Solvers Caucus is a group in the United States House of Representatives that has included members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans,with the Caucus' stated goal of fostering bipartisan cooperation on key policy issues. The group was created in January 2017 as an outgrowth of meetings held by political organization No Labels as early as 2014. It is co-chaired by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) as of 2021.
Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill is an American politician,former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot,attorney,and former federal prosecutor serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district since 2019. The district includes a swath of suburban and exurban areas west of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party,Sherrill was elected on November 6,2018. She was reelected in 2020 by a slightly narrower margin and reelected in 2022 by a wide margin. She is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts.
