Josh Gottheimer for Congress | 217 followers on LinkedIn. Josh Gottheimer ran for the House of Representatives in New Jersey's 5th congressional district, a seat held by Republican Scott Garrett, in the 2016 elections. After Garrett said that the National Republican Congressional Committee should not support gay candidates, Gottheimer began raising funds for his challenge with the help of Clinton allies and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Ben Ray Luján. Gottheimer attracted more attention than previous challengers to Garrett due to his fundraising ability and ties to the Clintons.