Donald Norcross
DemocratU.S. Representative, NJ-1| Age | 67 (b. 1958-12-13) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2014-11-12 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Lutheran (Protestant Christian) |
| Education | Graduated Pennsauken High School (1977); earned an A.S. in criminal justice from Camden County College (1979); also attended Rutgers University-Camden. |
| Prior occupation | Electrician by trade and union leader; apprentice and later business agent/assistant business manager for IBEW Local 351; president of the Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO Central Labor Council and the Southern New Jersey Building Trades Council for nearly two decades. |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Camden, New Jersey |
| Marital status | Married — Andrea Doran |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Camden, New Jersey |
| Notable relatives | Brother George E. Norcross III, longtime South Jersey Democratic power broker and businessman (chairman of Cooper University Health Care; indicted on racketeering charges in 2024, later dismissed). Brother Philip A. Norcross, attorney. Brother John C. Norcross, psychologist and professor. |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | New Jersey General Assembly (2010) · New Jersey State Senate (2010-2014) |
| Committees | House Committee on Armed Services (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces; also Seapower and Projection Forces and Strategic Forces subcommittees) · House Committee on Education and Workforce (Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions; Higher Education and Workforce Development subcommittees) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Problem Solvers Caucus · Blue Collar Caucus · Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus (founding member) · Congressional Motorcycle Caucus (co-chair) |
| Leadership | Assistant Democratic Whip (appointed for 116th-117th Congresses) · Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus (117th Congress) · Co-chair, Rebuilding America Task Force · Vice Chair, Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic |
| Ideology | Rated by GovTrack as a center-left Democrat based on sponsorship/cosponsorship analysis; member of both the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the centrist New Democrat Coalition and Problem Solvers Caucus. |
| Signature legislation | Faster Labor Contracts Act (collective-bargaining first-contract timelines) · Rebuild America's Schools Act (school infrastructure funding) · Opioid Treatment Access Act (provisions enacted in FY23 omnibus) · Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act (2019) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2023) · estimate
| IBEW Local 351 Surety Plan Fixed Interest Fund | private_equity · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| Fidelity Contrafund | fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF (TCHP) | fund · $250,001–$500,000 · 2023 |
| Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) stock | stock · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Guaranteed Deposit Fund | private_equity · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Lazard International Equity Fund | private_equity · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund | private_equity · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Principal Real Estate Securities Fund | fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Ameriprise Certificate of Deposit | other · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| IBEW Local 351 Pension Benefit Fund (defined benefit) | other · 2023 |
| National Electrical Benefit Fund (Taft-Hartley defined benefit pension) | other · 2023 |
Top donors: American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) PAC ($18,051 (2024 cycle, PAC contributions)) · American Dental Association PAC ($10,000 (2024 cycle)) · United Steelworkers Political Action Fund ($10,000 (2024 cycle)) · Across the Aisle PAC ($9,500 (2024 cycle))
Top industries: For-profit education / K-12 education and child care · Building trade unions · Public sector / industrial unions
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.