On October 15, No Labels announced two new National Leaders: Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ 5) and Rep. Max Miller (R-OH 7). 

Gottheimer and Miller will join Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA 3) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME 2), who were previously announced as No Labels National Leaders in June. 

As bad as things seem in Washington, there are still leaders who lead with courage and who believe in America’s timeless democratic ideal that people with diverging political beliefs could govern, work, and live together. No Labels periodically invites elected officials or candidates who meet this high leadership standard to join us as National Leaders.

So what is it specifically that makes Josh Gottheimer and Max Miller No Labels National Leader materials? Read below to find out.

Both Gottheimer and Miller have shown, both on their own, and by working together in the U.S. House that they remain committed to finding common ground on the most important challenges facing America. 

In the early 2010s, No Labels started organizing meetings of Democratic and Republican House members in the hopes they would identify issues where they could work together. Over time, this group became more cohesive and it eventually turned into a formal member-led group called the Problem Solvers Caucus. Josh Gottheimer, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, became the first Democratic co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus in 2017. 

Under Gottheimer’s leadership, the group managed to take the lead in advancing commonsense bipartisan legislation on issues ranging from immigration and gun safety to COVID relief. In 2021, Gottheimer – working closely with a group of No Labels’ allies in the Senate – played a central role in the bipartisan and bicameral coalition that developed and passed the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the largest federal public works bill since the creation of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s.

Since coming to Congress, Gottheimer has regularly been ranked as one of its’ most bipartisan members in the bipartisan index produced by The Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Gottheimer has been a notable and forceful voice within the Democratic for strong American leadership in the world and he has helped build bipartisan coalitions to get critical foreign aid to American allies Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in 2024.

While many members of Congress have taken to performative theatrics during the current government shutdown, Gottheimer shared the following: “We need commonsense bipartisanship to reopen the government and protect families from skyrocketing health care costs.” He went on to say “As a problem solver, I’m all about bringing everyone together at the table to get this done for Jersey and our country.”

One of Rep. Gottheimer’s key Republican allies in passing the 2024 foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan was Rep. Max Miller, who has been in Congress since 2023. He previously served as the Director of Presidential Advance in the first Trump administration. Since coming to Congress, he has notably sponsored or voted for key legislation to expand Social Security benefits and to strengthen U.S. agriculture.  

When asked about bipartisanship, Miller told a reporter “If you’re looking for a principled, conservative leader that can work with both sides of the aisle, then I’m the right fit for that. I mean, I have worked with both sides of the aisle while I was in the (Trump) White House. It wasn’t just a partisan White House. We worked with the Democrats on a consistent basis, almost every single day, and I’m proud about that.” 

In the wake of the horrific October 7 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel, Miller emerged as an impassioned advocate for the bipartisan U.S.-Israel relationship and for the release of hostages. On September 12, 2025, Miller partnered with Josh Gottheimer to host a roundtable with a released hostage and relatives of Americans held captive by Hamas.

Earlier this year, Gottheimer and Miller joined Representatives Mike Lawler and Jared Moskowitz in reintroducing the Bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act to Protect Jewish Students on College Campuses.