U.S. Representative — New Jersey’s 1st Congressional District
New Jersey’s 1st · educational cover · South Jersey civic illustration
What this office is
A United States Representative is a federal legislator elected from one congressional district. New Jersey’s 1st is one of the state’s twelve House seats. The term is two years. The whole House stands for election every even-numbered year.
This page is Side One: inform, educate, inspire. It is not the race, not legal advice, and not an official government notice. For the 2026 cycle, use the election twin.
Confirm the current Member and the official map on House.gov — Find your Representative and the Clerk of the House.
How the job fits this community
New Jersey’s congressional map for the 2026 ballot is the map the Congressional Redistricting Commission filed in January 2022. Confirm on SVRS.
The 1st is Camden and neighboring Gloucester / Burlington pieces on that drawing — the Delaware River cities that look at Philadelphia.
This is not the Shore 2nd and not Trenton.
Federal work here is a river city and inner-ring suburbs. Camden files SSA, USCIS, and a hospital inbox. The out-towns file smaller. Casework is the hinge between a city that still needs a federal human and a commute that crosses the Ben Franklin.
The Representative is the human hinge between this South Jersey map and Washington.
What the job entails
- Legislate. Introduce and cosponsor bills. Sit on committees. Vote.
- The purse. The House originates revenue bills. Appropriations decide what actually gets built or staffed.
- Oversight. Hearings and letters that watch the executive branch.
- Casework. SSA, VA, IRS, USCIS, military records, passports.
- District presence. Town halls, city halls, employers, schools — the district is the employer.
- Two homes. Washington for votes and committees. The district for the people who hired the office.
What a day is like
There is no single Tuesday. In Washington: a visitor from Camden. In the district: a river-city desk and a Gloucester stop.
The staff is the office. A serious Member is a serious principal: clear priorities, honest casework, no rumor as policy.
Place snapshot (verify official sources)
- State: New Jersey · Chamber: U.S. House · Seat: District 1 of 12
- Map for 2026: The 2022 commission map
- Communities commonly listed: Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill (confirm), and neighboring South Jersey towns
- Always verify on voter.svrs.nj.gov
Orientation adapted from public congressional-district descriptions and New Jersey official election sources for education. The map and the Member of record are whatever those official sources and House.gov say today.
What this is not
- Not a U.S. Senator (statewide, six-year term).
- Not the Governor.
- Not a mayor or county executive.
- Not a campaign flyer. This page does not tell anyone who to vote for.
Official doors
The arena: 2026 election — New Jersey’s 1st