Representative · New Jersey's 3rd district

Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.

Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. is a Democratic representative for New Jersey's 3rd district, in Congress since 2025. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 15, and cast 445 of 462 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2025
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6752.2%15 of 675 · rank 180 of 43996%445 of 462 · rank 339 of 439160 became law36%88 of 242

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.30+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  2. H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
  3. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  4. S. 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActYea
    Apr 29, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–191· Against party
  5. H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
  6. H.Con.Res. 58: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.Yea
    Nov 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 285–98· Against party
  7. H.R. 4922: D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 16, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 240–179· Against party
  8. H.R. 3095: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.Yea
    Jul 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 278–121· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

16 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced16100%

Policy areas

  1. Armed Forces and National Security3
  2. Commerce2
  3. Education2
  4. Government Operations and Politics2
  5. Health2
  6. Taxation2
  7. Crime and Law Enforcement1
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10654 PFB Act
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  2. H.R. 8326 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jul 22, 2026
  3. H.R. 9734 Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act
    Introduced· Health· Jul 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 8924 Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2026
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· May 20, 2026
  5. H.R. 8044 Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· May 20, 2026
  6. H.R. 5999 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· May 14, 2026
  7. H.R. 6845 S.T.O.P. Illicit Vapes Act
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Dec 18, 2025
  8. H.R. 6844 Tobacco TRACE Act
    Introduced· Health· Dec 18, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New Jersey's 3rd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$2.9B
Per resident
$3,749
Rank in New Jersey
1 of 12
Contract actions
7,354
New awards: 5,147

By fiscal year

  1. 2BFY2017
  2. 2.2BFY2018
  3. 2.2BFY2019
  4. 2.2BFY2020
  5. 2.3BFY2021
  6. 3BFY2022
  7. 2.8BFY2023
  8. 2.8BFY2024
  9. 3.1BFY2025
  10. 2.9BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Missile Defense Agency$1.4B49%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Navy$1B35%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Army$141.9M4.8%
    Department of Defense
  4. Department of the Air Force$134.4M4.6%
    Department of Defense
  5. Defense Logistics Agency$76M2.6%
    Department of Defense
  6. Defense Microelectronics Activity$25.9M0.9%
    Department of Defense
  7. U.S. Coast Guard$21.8M0.7%
    Department of Homeland Security
  8. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$12.5M0.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Top recipients

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$2.4B83%
    111 awards
  2. CACI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$48.3M1.7%
    1 award
  3. BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$44.2M1.5%
    1 award
  4. PARTS LIFE INC$33.3M1.1%
    88 awards
  5. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$25.9M0.9%
    3 awards
  6. BASIC COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES INC$23M0.8%
    5 awards
  7. PRIDE INDUSTRIES$17.9M0.6%
    7 awards
  8. AUGUSTINE CONSULTING INC$16.4M0.6%
    1 award
  9. MATHEMATICA INC.$13.4M0.5%
    25 awards
  10. MELTON SALES & SERVICE$11.3M0.4%
    728 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$934.7K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$439.3K
From committees
$413.5K
146 committees
From contractor PACs
$101K
42 PACs · 24% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee$7,500ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$286.4K
genentech inc.genentech inc. political action committee (genenpac)$7,500GENENTECH USA, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$939.6K
abbvieabbvie political action committee$6,000ABBVIE US LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization$154.6K
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee$5,000INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization—
johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee$5,000JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
merck & co., inc.merck & co., inc., employees political action committee (merck pac)$5,000MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$445.3K
american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians$5,000AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization$92K
bristol-myers squibb companybristol-myers squibb company political action committee$3,500BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$8.8M
takeda pharmaceuticals america, inc.takeda pharmaceuticals america inc. political action committee$3,500TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$1.6M
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$3,000GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$934.7K$413.5K$101K42 PACs · 24% of committee money
2024$1.4M$382.6K$39.5K13 PACs · 10% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · New Jersey's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
conaway.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4765
Office
1022 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.