Gottheimer was born in Livingston, New Jersey, on March 8, 1975.
At the age of 16, Gottheimer served as a United States Senate Page for Frank Lautenberg, a Senator from New Jersey.
Through high school and college, Gottheimer held internships with C-SPAN, the Secretary of the United States Senate, and Tom Foley, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Gottheimer graduated from West Essex High School, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard Law School.
While at the University of Pennsylvania, he served on the "rapid response team" for Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign.
Following Clinton's reelection, Gottheimer attended Pembroke College, Oxford on a Thouron Award, studying toward a DPhil in modern history.
He joined the Clinton administration as a speechwriter in 1998, at the age of 23, working in the administration until its end in 2001.
While attending law school, Gottheimer worked as an adviser for Wesley Clark's 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, and Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
After the 2004 election, Gottheimer worked for the Ford Motor Company and then became executive vice president for Burson-Marsteller.
From 2010 to 2012, he worked for the Federal Communications Commission, where he led an initiative related to broadband internet.
He then joined Microsoft as a strategist.
Gottheimer was born in Livingston, New Jersey, on March 8, 1975. At the age of 16, Gottheimer served as a United States Senate Page for Frank Lautenberg, a Senator from New Jersey. Through high school and college, Gottheimer held internships with C-SPAN, the Secretary of the United States Senate, and Tom Foley, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Gottheimer graduated from West Essex High School, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard Law School. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he served on the "rapid response team" for Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign. Following Clinton's reelection, Gottheimer attended Pembroke College, Oxford on a Thouron Award, studying toward a DPhil in modern history. He joined the Clinton administration as a speechwriter in 1998, at the age of 23, working in the administration until its end in 2001. While attending law school, Gottheimer worked as an adviser for Wesley Clark's 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, and Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. After the 2004 election, Gottheimer worked for the Ford Motor Company and then became executive vice president for Burson-Marsteller. From 2010 to 2012, he worked for the Federal Communications Commission, where he led an initiative related to broadband internet. He then joined Microsoft as a strategist.
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