Nellie Pou
Democrat · NJ-9 · U.S. House
Bio
Nelida Avila Pou is an American politician and business administrator serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2025 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012, representing the 35th legislative district. When Pou was sworn into the Assembly on January 29, 1997, to succeed Bill Pascrell, she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district.
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Issue profile
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Not Just California: Where Vote Counts Drag On Beyond Election Day and Why SCOTUS Could End ItCalifornia is not the only state with trouble counting votes on time. On Friday, New Jersey finished counting in the state’s 9th Congressional District Republican primary, and Clifton City Councilwoman Rosie Pino defeated Tiffany Burress to advance to a Novem…
Daily Signal · June 12, 2026- Rosie Pino wins GOP primary in New Jersey’s 9th District to challenge Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou
Rosie Pino, a Clifton City, New Jersey, councilwoman, has won the Republican primary in the state’s 9th Congressional District to take on Democratic Rep. Nel...
Yahoo Entertainment · June 12, 2026 
ICE Says They Will Play “Key Part of Overall Security Apparatus” of World CupHey, we’re hosting the World Cup, and not far from the immigrant rich Chinatown-International District. And since this is the “World” Cup, tens of thousands of people from around the world will be here. That's a problem! by Vivian McCall While defen…
TheStranger.com · February 10, 2026- Wife of Giants Super Bowl hero launches campaign for N.J. House seat
Tiffany Burress, the wife of former New York Giants and Jets star Plaxico Burress, has officially launched her campaign for Congress as a Republican in New Jersey’s 9th District. Burress announced her candidacy in a press release Monday, touting her credentia…
Freerepublic.com · January 13, 2026
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