Malinowski is the representative for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Malinowski is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
![Photo of Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ7]](/static/legislator-photos/412798-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Malinowski.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Malinowski is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Malinowski has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jul 6, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Tom Malinowski sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Malinowski sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (27%) Health (20%) Energy (13%) International Affairs (13%) Immigration (13%) Government Operations and Politics (13%)
Recent Bills
Some of Malinowski’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7428: To reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the United States-Hong Kong ...
- H.R. 6982: Landowners’ Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020
- H.R. 6541: PPE Act of 2020
- H.Res. 925: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the powers of the ...
- H.R. 6005: Know the Price Act
- H.R. 5871: Natural Infrastructure and Resilience Act
- H.R. 5731: Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jul 2020, Malinowski missed 3 of 839 roll call votes, which is 0.4%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
