He was first elected as a Democrat in 2018, but announced on December 19, 2019, that he would be switching parties.

The district, which is New Jersey's largest geographically, is a Republican-leaning seat that has shifted to the right since the late 2010s.

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools[4] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 528,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+).

As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 10% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 27% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of six counties and 93 municipalities.