He supported making family counseling tax deductible.[47] He received the endorsement of then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in April.[48] Boteach won the Republican primary for New Jersey's 9th congressional district seat on June 5, and lost to 8th District Representative Bill Pascrell (whose old district was redistricted) in the November election, by a margin of 73.6% to 25.4%.[49][50][51]