U.S. House, District 3: who gets your vote?
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HERB CONAWAY
U.S. House · New Jersey District 3
NationalDemocrat
MICHAEL P. MCGUIRE
Running for U.S. House · New Jersey District 3
NationalRepublican
Job fit
HERB CONAWAY
Offices held
- For 25 years, Dr. Conaway served the residents of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District as an Assemblyman. 1
Education
- earning an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, and a law degree from Rutgers Law School in Camden. 1
- earning an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, and a law degree from Rutgers Law School in Camden. 1
MICHAEL P. MCGUIRE
Offices held
- I have had the privilege of wearing the uniform and serving our great nation twice in my career as a United States Marine, and currently in the Naval Reserve. 2
- I have had the privilege of wearing the uniform and serving our great nation twice in my career as a United States Marine, and currently in the Naval Reserve. 2
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
HERB CONAWAY
No stated positions on file yet.
MICHAEL P. MCGUIRE
- Health care costs
On a healthcare questionnaire, said his view is closest to keeping only Medicare/Medicaid, adding 'we need more transparency, competition, and patient choice...to lower costs.' 3 - Cost of living & jobs
Pledges to start by 'cutting wasteful and ineffective government spending that fuels inflation' and 'lowering the tax burden on middle- and working-class families.' 4 - Guns
Said 'The Second Amendment is a fundamental right. We should enforce laws against criminals while protecting the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families.' 3
No public stance found on: Crime & safety
More on their website →How they voted on top issues
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Who pays them
HERB CONAWAY
Where the campaign money came from5
Checks
HERB CONAWAY
No stock-trade or missed-vote records on file yet. That is not a zero.
MICHAEL P. MCGUIRE
No voting record to check yet
Based on current data. May change in a future update.
Sources
- About | Representative Herb Conaway · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
- About - Michael McGuire For Congress · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
- ivoterguide.com used in: Top issues
- michaelmcguireforcongress.com used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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HERB CONAWAY
DemocratShown above🚩 $932K raised, 40% from large donors, 54% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $500,874.50 (54% of $931,793.93 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $388,013.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Sources
1 Background: About | Representative Herb Conaway · checked 2026-10-14
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
MICHAEL P. MCGUIRE
RepublicanShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $58K raised, 91% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable. 2
Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, leaving health care to the market, protecting the right to own and carry guns. 345
Sources
1 Background: About - Michael McGuire For Congress · checked 2026-10-14
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement
4 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement
5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement
RYAN MICHAEL KELLY
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: About Ryan Michael Kelly · checked 2026-10-14
STEVEN WELZER
GreenWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: About — Vote Steven Welzer for US Congress NJ CD 3 · checked 2026-10-14