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New Jersey U.S. House District 5 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

3 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the New Jersey Division of Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: New Jersey Division of Elections, Official List, Candidates for House of Representatives, For GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2026 (with the US Senate Official List and the amended Seventh Congressional District certification) (July 27, 2026 (House and Senate official lists); September 4, 2026 (amended 7th district certification)).

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The candidates

  1. Josh Gottheimer, Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 5, New Jersey

    Josh Gottheimer

    Democratic · In office

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.

    What they said

    No statement on the record

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

    0 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Josh Gottheimer's page · In their own words

  2. Sean Kirrane

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Sean Kirrane's page · In their own words

  3. Adam Rueda

    Humane Sustainable Future

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Adam Rueda's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Josh Gottheimer stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Josh Gottheimer.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Josh Gottheimer.

Votes 1 vote

1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.

  1. Voted yes on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026 · against

Where does Sean Kirrane stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Sean Kirrane.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Sean Kirrane.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Adam Rueda stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Adam Rueda.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Adam Rueda.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the New Jersey Division of Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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