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Tiffany Burress, the wife of former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress, announced she will run for a U.S. House seat in New Jersey as a Republican.
Plaxico Burress played 12 seasons in the NFL and caught the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII to lift the New York Giants over the then-undefeated New England Patriots.
“Tiffany Glenn Burress, an attorney, businesswoman, and community leader who has built her career standing up to powerful interests and fighting for everyday people, announced her campaign for Congress as a Republican in New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District, challenging Democratic incumbent Nellie Pou,” a press release read.
“Burress is a workers’ compensation and personal injury and attorney with more than 15 years of experience representing working families across North Jersey. Throughout her career, she has taken on insurance companies, corporate defendants, and entrenched systems that put profits and politics ahead of people,” it continued.
Plaxico Burress’ wife launches GOP bid for longtime Democratic NJ House seat https://t.co/b7H6sGRbyC
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 15, 2026
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Tiffany Burress, a Pittsburgh native, serves on the Workers’ Comp committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, has been recognized as one of Bergen County’s “top attorneys” and was a collegiate athlete at Penn State University in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
In her announcement, she criticized Pou, who won the seat of Bill Pascrell Jr. in 2024 after the Democrat died in office at 87, just months before the election, for the series of “doors” that have “been opened” for her.
“Congresswoman Nellie Pou has a charmed life. Fifty years on the government dime, never had a private sector job: In 1997, doors started opening. The party bosses gave Nellie two jobs, a city administrator and a state assembly seat,” Burress said, before pivoting to comparing Pou’s voting record to that of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Burress, running as a Republican, said that instead of having doors opened for her, she “busted through them,” and that, unlike Democrats, is willing to “bust out doors” to tell the GOP they’re wrong when they are.
“Every day in court, I fight for people who feel like the system is stacked against them, taking on insurance companies and big corporations that delay, deny, and deflect responsibility when people are hurt on the job or injured through no fault of their own,” Burress said.
“It’s a career spent fighting for everyday people who don’t have lobbyists or political connections to help them get ahead. As the daughter of a steelworker and a teacher, I learned early the value of hard work, independence, and standing up for people who need a voice. Families in our district deserve a representative who understands those struggles firsthand and is focused on solutions, not looking for the next promotion from party bosses,” she added.
“My name is Tiffany Burress, and I’m running for Congress in NJ-09 against Nellie Pou. I’m not a career politician. I’m a mother, an attorney, and a fighter, and I’m running to take this seat back for the PEOPLE!” Burress wrote on X.
Watch her campaign announcement video:
My name is Tiffany Burress, and I’m running for Congress in NJ-09 against Nellie Pou.
I’m not a career politician. I’m a mother, an attorney, and a fighter, and I’m running to take this seat back for the PEOPLE!
Watch my launch video and join us at https://t.co/w8cwpzSSFp 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/OMgqsf3RZc
— Tiffany Burress for Congress (@BurressForNJ) January 12, 2026
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Though this is Burress’s first political campaign, she has already received backing from some of the state’s most powerful Republicans.
In a joint statement to the New Jersey Globe, Passaic GOP Chair Peter Murphy, Bergen GOP Chair Jack DeLorenzo and Hudson GOP Chair Jose Arango said that “Tiffany Burress is the candidate who can win this district.”
“With her experience, leadership, and connections in our shared communities, Tiffany has what it takes to bring fresh, accountable representation to North Jersey,” the chairmen said.
While the 9th District has long been a Democratic stronghold, President Donald Trump’s surprising performance in the 2024 election emboldened Republicans who hope to flip the seat. The National Republican Congressional Committee named Pou’s seat as a “prime pick-up opportunity” for the GOP in 2026.
However, Democratic Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s lopsided victory over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in November 2025 signaled that Trump’s success in 2024 might not translate well for Republicans running in traditionally blue districts.
Burress, though, already carries strong name recognition around the state thanks in part to her husband’s NFL career.