Member of Congress

Nellie Pou

U.S. Representative · NJ-9 · Democrat

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

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Nellie Pou is the U.S. Representative for NJ-9 (Democrat) who serves on 6 congressional committees. In FY2026, federal awards worth $632.4M were performed in NJ-09, New Jersey's 9th District, inferred from place-of-performance addresses. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Follow the public money trail around this seat: the federal awards performed in NJ-09, and the PAC contributions reported to the FEC. Federal work in a district is shown as public context, not a claim about this member’s role in any award.

Federal spending in New Jersey's 9th District · FY2026 · data still posting

Inferred
Obligated for work performed here
$632.4M
Top recipient
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. $179.7M
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Federal work in this district is shown as public context. It is not a claim about this member’s role in any award. Follow the money, not the corruption.

Committee assignments

House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
↳ House Committee on Homeland Security: Counterterrorism and Intelligence
↳ House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
↳ House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
↳ House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Water Resources and Environment

PAC contributions received

By election cycle, most recent first.Source

2026 cycle$854,990 from 274 PACs· the top 10 PACs gave 11% of it
Air Line Pilots Association PAC$10,000
Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee$10,000
Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-CIO Committee on Political Education$10,000
Ameripac: The Fund for a Greater America$10,000
CA Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC)$10,000
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners$10,000
Democratic Majority Fund$10,000
Fair Shot PAC$10,000
Show all 274 PACs
  1. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee$10,000
  2. Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC$10,000
  3. Moms Fed Up$10,000
  4. National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm$10,000
  5. National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$10,000
  6. Purpose PAC$10,000
  7. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action Committee$10,000
  8. Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)$10,000
  9. Stop Project 2025$10,000
  10. Tri-State Maxed-Out Women$9,500
  11. Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC$9,000
  12. Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC$8,500
  13. Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers$8,500
  14. Honeywell International Political Action Committee$8,500
  15. American Hospital Association PAC$8,000
  16. Elect Democratic Women$8,000
  17. Emilys List$7,591
  18. American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)$7,500
  19. American Optometric Association Political Action Committee$7,500
  20. Defend the Vote$7,500
  21. HDR, Inc. Employee Owners PAC$7,500
  22. IN Our Hands$7,500
  23. Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC)$7,500
  24. CRH Americas, Inc. PAC$7,000
  25. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League$7,000
  26. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee$7,000
  27. National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC$7,000
  28. Manufactured Housing Institute PAC$6,000
  29. National Asphalt Pavement Association Political Action Committee (Napa-PAC)$6,000
  30. New Democrat Coalition Action Fund$6,000
  31. Swing Left$5,500
  32. American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action Committee$5,000
  33. American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)$5,000
  34. American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee$5,000
  35. American Dental Association Political Action Committee$5,000
  36. Asian American Hotel Owners Association PAC (Aahoa PAC)$5,000
  37. Blue Momentum PAC$5,000
  38. Blue Power PAC$5,000
  39. Bridge the Gap PAC$5,000
  40. CHC Bold PAC$5,000
  41. Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC$5,000
  42. Deloitte Political Action Committee$5,000
  43. Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac)$5,000
  44. Elect Dems Now PAC$5,000
  45. HMP$5,000
  46. Human Rights Campaign PAC$5,000
  47. IN This Together PAC$5,000
  48. Innovation for Good PAC$5,000
  49. Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers$5,000
  50. International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC$5,000
  51. Johnson & Johnson Political Action Committee$5,000
  52. L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. PAC$5,000
  53. LA Bamba PAC$5,000
  54. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers$5,000
  55. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee$5,000
  56. Nea Fund for Children and Public Education$5,000
  57. PAC to the Future$5,000
  58. Progressive Turnout Project$5,000
  59. Puget PAC$5,000
  60. Shore PAC$5,000
  61. The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee$5,000
  62. The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee$5,000
  63. Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)$5,000
  64. Women's Political Committee Federal$5,000
  65. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund$4,500
  66. D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters)$4,500
  67. Turkish American Coalition PAC- TAC-PAC$4,100
  68. Committee for a Democratic Future$4,000
  69. Equality PAC$4,000
  70. Silicorn Valley PAC$4,000
  71. Spike PAC$4,000
  72. Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys Political Action Committee$3,500
  73. Backpac$3,500
  74. Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)$3,500
  75. Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee$3,500
  76. National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC)$3,500
  77. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Political Action Committee (Pegpac)$3,500
  78. Serving Our Country (Soc) PAC$3,500
  79. Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee$3,500
  80. League of Conservation Voters Action Fund$3,050
  81. American Sugar Cane League of USA, Inc PAC$3,000
  82. Applied Research Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee (Arapac)$3,000
  83. Becton Dickinson and Company PAC$3,000
  84. Beepac (Building Economic Empowerment PAC)$3,000
  85. Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee$3,000
  86. End Citizens United$3,000
  87. General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)$3,000
  88. Smart TD PAC$3,000
  89. Sunshine Organization for Tremendous Opportunities PAC$3,000
  90. T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)$3,000
  91. Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)$3,000
  92. United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (Upspac)$3,000
  93. American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)$2,500
  94. American Federation of Govt. Empl. Political Action Committee$2,500
  95. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee$2,500
  96. American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee (Insuring America PAC)$2,500
  97. Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC$2,500
  98. Bnsf Railway Company Railpac (Bnsf Railpac)$2,500
  99. Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal$2,500
  100. Consumer Financial Empowerment PAC$2,500
  101. Democrats Win Seats (Dws PAC)$2,500
  102. Gridiron-PAC$2,500
  103. HCA Healthcare, Inc. Good Government Fund$2,500
  104. Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC$2,500
  105. Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee$2,500
  106. Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)$2,500
  107. National Apartment Association Political Action Committee$2,500
  108. National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Political Action Committee$2,500
  109. National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac$2,500
  110. New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee$2,500
  111. Pfizer Inc. PAC$2,500
  112. Reproductive Freedom for All PAC$2,500
  113. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC)$2,500
  114. Stop Gun Violence PAC$2,500
  115. Tried-And-True PAC$2,500
  116. United Postmasters and Managers of America Political Fund$2,500
  117. Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee$2,250
  118. AT&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Employee Federal PAC)$2,000
  119. Abbvie Political Action Committee$2,000
  120. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)$2,000
  121. Beyond Thoughts and Prayers PAC$2,000
  122. Citigroup Inc. PAC - Federal (Citi PAC - Federal)$2,000
  123. Davita Inc. Political Action Committee (Dapac)$2,000
  124. Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action Committee$2,000
  125. FAA Managers Association Inc. PAC$2,000
  126. Fighting Back PAC$2,000
  127. Firstenergy Corp Political Action Committee$2,000
  128. Generation Go Leadership PAC$2,000
  129. Health Care Service Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee$2,000
  130. Hope PAC$2,000
  131. Houlapac$2,000
  132. Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)$2,000
  133. Jacobs Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Jacobs PAC)$2,000
  134. Liftoff PAC$2,000
  135. Madison PAC; the$2,000
  136. National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee$2,000
  137. National Coalition of Turkish American Women's PAC$2,000
  138. Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund$2,000
  139. PAC of Apples$2,000
  140. Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc PAC, Dba Planned Parenthood Federal PAC$2,000
  141. Professional Aviation Safety Specialists PAC$2,000
  142. Resilient Majority PAC$2,000
  143. Samsung Electronics America Inc Political Action Committee$2,000
  144. Tomorrow PAC$2,000
  145. Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC)$2,000
  146. Wakefern Food Corp. Political Action Committee$2,000
  147. Walmart Inc. PAC for Responsible Government$2,000
  148. Win the House Now PAC$2,000
  149. Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government$1,999
  150. Aflac Political Action Committee (Aflac PAC)$1,500
  151. American Express Company Political Action Committee (Axppac)$1,500
  152. American Innovation Political Action Committee (Ami PAC)$1,500
  153. American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)$1,500
  154. Democrats for Education Reform$1,500
  155. Gibbons P.c. PAC, Inc.$1,500
  156. National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee / American College of Emergency Physicians$1,500
  157. Novartis Corporation Political Action Committee$1,500
  158. Polsinelli PAC$1,500
  159. 10000 Lakes PAC$1,000
  160. A Pleasant Peninsula PAC$1,000
  161. Amalgamated Sugar Company Political Action Committee$1,000
  162. Amazon.com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC)$1,000
  163. American Airlines Inc. Political Action Committee (Aapac)$1,000
  164. American Association of Airport Executives$1,000
  165. American Association of Crop Insurers PAC$1,000
  166. American Council of Life Insurers Political Action Committee$1,000
  167. American Medical Association Political Action Committee$1,000
  168. American Mosaic PAC$1,000
  169. American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC)$1,000
  170. American Sugarbeet Growers Association PAC$1,000
  171. Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000
  172. Associated Equipment Distributors Political Action Committee$1,000
  173. Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee$1,000
  174. At the Table!$1,000
  175. Athena PAC$1,000
  176. Avis Budget Group, Inc. PAC$1,000
  177. BAE Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (BAE Systems USA PAC)$1,000
  178. Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC$1,000
  179. Blue Majority PAC$1,000
  180. Bluewaveamerica$1,000
  181. Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation Political Action Committee (Boehringer PAC)$1,000
  182. Bracepac$1,000
  183. Bringing Everyone Together Through Advocacy$1,000
  184. Build Our Movement PAC$1,000
  185. CSX Corporation Good Government Fund$1,000
  186. Carolina Victory Fund$1,000
  187. Common Sense Democrat PAC$1,000
  188. DE Colores PAC$1,000
  189. Democrats Win Fund$1,000
  190. Duane Morris Government Committee$1,000
  191. Eisai Inc. PAC$1,000
  192. Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC$1,000
  193. Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac)$1,000
  194. Equitable Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee (Equitable PAC)$1,000
  195. Erie Indemnity Company PAC - Federal$1,000
  196. Federation of American Hospitals PAC$1,000
  197. Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee$1,000
  198. Fight for Progress PAC$1,000
  199. Florida Sugar Cane League PAC$1,000
  200. Fluor Corporation Political Action Committee (Fluor PAC)$1,000
  201. Freedom Democrats$1,000
  202. Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere (Fire) PAC$1,000
  203. Genentech Inc. Political Action Committee (Genenpac)$1,000
  204. General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)$1,000
  205. Getting Results by Engaging the Grassroots PAC$1,000
  206. Giving Willingly Empowering Nationally PAC$1,000
  207. Good Friends PAC$1,000
  208. Grail, Inc. PAC$1,000
  209. House Call PAC$1,000
  210. Inland Empire Leadership PAC$1,000
  211. International Council of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC)$1,000
  212. International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee Inc$1,000
  213. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68 Political Action Committee$1,000
  214. K&l Gates LLP Political Action Committee (DC)$1,000
  215. Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000
  216. Lobo PAC$1,000
  217. Making a Difference PAC$1,000
  218. Metlife Inc. Employees' Political Participation Fund a$1,000
  219. Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee$1,000
  220. Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC - Msvpac$1,000
  221. Milk River PAC$1,000
  222. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (Mdspac)$1,000
  223. Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)$1,000
  224. National Association of Postal Supervisors PAC$1,000
  225. National Business Aviation Association Inc Political Action Committee (Nbaa-PAC)$1,000
  226. National Community Pharmacists Association - PAC$1,000
  227. National Utility Contractors Association Legislative Information and Action Committee$1,000
  228. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Federal Political Committee$1,000
  229. No Vote Left Behind PAC$1,000
  230. Novo Nordisk Inc. PAC (Novo Nordisk PAC)$1,000
  231. O PAC$1,000
  232. Our Fight Our Future$1,000
  233. PAC for Good$1,000
  234. Political Action Committee of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees$1,000
  235. Rebuild America PAC$1,000
  236. Reworld Waste, LLC Political Action Committee (Reworld Waste PAC)$1,000
  237. Rooted & Ready PAC$1,000
  238. Sanofi US Services Inc. Employees' Political Action Committee$1,000
  239. Secure PAC$1,000
  240. Selective Insurance Company of America Political Action Committee$1,000
  241. Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action Committee$1,000
  242. Target Corporation Citizens Political Forum (Targetcitizens Political Forum)$1,000
  243. The Blue Resistance$1,000
  244. The Cigna Group Employee Political Action Committee$1,000
  245. Transamerica Corporation PAC$1,000
  246. United Airlines, Inc. Political Action Committee (Uapac)$1,000
  247. Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC)$1,000
  248. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac)$1,000
  249. Victory in November Election PAC$1,000
  250. Wells Fargo and Company Employees Good Government Federal Fund II$1,000
  251. Winning Strategies Washington PAC$1,000
  252. Yinzer PAC$1,000
  253. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC)$750
  254. Bhfs-E, PC PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee)$500
  255. Blockchain Association Political Action Committee (Ba PAC)$500
  256. Charter Schools Action PAC$500
  257. Coinbase, Inc. Innovation PAC (Coinbase Innovation PAC)$500
  258. Making a Real Change PAC$500
  259. Optimum Communications, Inc. PAC$500
  260. Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (PAC)$500
  261. Transportation Trades Department Afl-CIO Political Action Committee (Ttd/PAC)$500
  262. Willamette Valley PAC$500
  263. Williams and Jensen, PLLC Political Action Committee$500
  264. Popular Hope & Renewal PAC$250
2024 cycle$269,700 from 94 PACs· the top 10 PACs gave 18% of it
Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope$5,000
America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.$5,000
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)$5,000
American Dental Association Political Action Committee$5,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-CIO Committee on Political Education$5,000
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee$5,000
American Optometric Association Political Action Committee$5,000
Blue Power PAC$5,000
CHC Bold PAC$5,000
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners$5,000
Show all 94 PACs
  1. Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee$5,000
  2. D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters)$5,000
  3. Demand Justice PAC$5,000
  4. Elect Democratic Women$5,000
  5. Fair Shot PAC$5,000
  6. Gateway to Leadership PAC$5,000
  7. Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)$5,000
  8. Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers$5,000
  9. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee$5,000
  10. Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC$5,000
  11. Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC$5,000
  12. Latino Victory Fund$5,000
  13. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers$5,000
  14. Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)$5,000
  15. National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC$5,000
  16. National Association of Postal Supervisors PAC$5,000
  17. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee$5,000
  18. National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$5,000
  19. Nea Fund for Children and Public Education$5,000
  20. Poder PAC$5,000
  21. Purpose PAC$5,000
  22. Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)$5,000
  23. Silk PAC$5,000
  24. Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)$5,000
  25. American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)$4,500
  26. International Union of Operating Engineers Lo 825 Political Action and Education Committee$4,500
  27. Elect Dems Now PAC$3,300
  28. Stronger Fairer Forward PAC$3,300
  29. American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action Committee$3,000
  30. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League$3,000
  31. Abbvie Political Action Committee$2,500
  32. Air Line Pilots Association PAC$2,500
  33. American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('Hotelpac')$2,500
  34. American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee (Insuring America PAC)$2,500
  35. Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal$2,500
  36. Defend the Dream$2,500
  37. Human Rights Campaign PAC$2,500
  38. Johnson & Johnson Political Action Committee$2,500
  39. Shore PAC$2,500
  40. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club$2,500
  41. Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC)$2,500
  42. AT&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Employee Federal PAC)$2,000
  43. American Hospital Association PAC$2,000
  44. Dmfi PAC$2,000
  45. Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC$2,000
  46. IN Our Hands$2,000
  47. Inland Empire Leadership PAC$2,000
  48. Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund$2,000
  49. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action Committee$2,000
  50. Smart TD PAC$2,000
  51. Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac)$1,500
  52. Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee$1,500
  53. Novartis Corporation Political Action Committee$1,500
  54. League of Conservation Voters Action Fund$1,100
  55. American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E$1,000
  56. Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000
  57. Astellas US LLC PAC (Astellas PAC)$1,000
  58. At the Table!$1,000
  59. Bringing Everyone Together Through Advocacy$1,000
  60. CRH Americas, Inc. PAC$1,000
  61. Committee for a Democratic Future$1,000
  62. Commonwealth PAC$1,000
  63. Defend the Vote$1,000
  64. Deloitte Political Action Committee$1,000
  65. Democracy Summer Leadership PAC$1,000
  66. Generation Go Leadership PAC$1,000
  67. Gibbons P.c. PAC, Inc.$1,000
  68. Hope PAC$1,000
  69. L3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. PAC$1,000
  70. LA Bamba PAC$1,000
  71. Latino Leaders for Equality, Growth, Opportunity, Progressive Action & Change (Llego-PAC)$1,000
  72. New Democrat Coalition Action Fund$1,000
  73. Optimum Communications, Inc. PAC$1,000
  74. Pfizer Inc. PAC$1,000
  75. Puget PAC$1,000
  76. Reworld Waste, LLC Political Action Committee (Reworld Waste PAC)$1,000
  77. Synergy PAC$1,000
  78. Victory by Investing Building and Empowering (Vibe) PAC$1,000
  79. Winning Strategies Washington PAC$1,000
  80. Energy Marketers of America Small Business Committee PAC (Ema SBC PAC)$500
  81. Hntb Holdings Ltd. PAC$500
  82. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68 Political Action Committee$500
  83. Consumer Financial Empowerment PAC$250
  84. Edf Power Solutions, Inc. PAC$250

contribution reported to the FEC, a public campaign-finance record.

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