2022-2023 New Jersey Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New Jersey Legislature in 2022-2023 and ranks their assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
The selected votes may not be representative of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
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Senate Votes
1. $5.2 Billion Debt Defeasance Fund
Would move almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. $45 Million Electric School Bus Program
Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Prosecuting Gun Manufacturers
Allows the Attorney General to exploit public nuisance statutes to bring charges against gun manufacturers.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Creating Diversity Bureaucracy
Creates the Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. New Gun Regulations
Creates new legal restrictions regarding gun ownership in the state of New Jersey.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Ballooning Budget
Appropriates $50,640,229,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Beach | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jon M. Bramnick | R | 83% | ||||||
| Anthony M. Bucco | R | 83% | ||||||
| Richard J. Codey | D | 0% | ||||||
| Christopher J. Connors | R | 83% | ||||||
| Kristin M. Corrado | R | 83% | ||||||
| Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph P. Cryan | D | 0% | ||||||
| Sandra Bolden Cunningham | D | 0% | ||||||
| Patrick J. Diegnan | D | 0% | ||||||
| Michael J. Doherty | R | 83% | ||||||
| Edward R. Durr | R | 83% | ||||||
| Nia H. Gill | D | 0% | ||||||
| Vin Gopal | D | 0% | ||||||
| Linda R. Greenstein | D | 0% | ||||||
| James W. Holzapfel | R | 83% | ||||||
| Gordon M. Johnson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph A. Lagana | D | 0% | ||||||
| Fred H. Madden | D | 0% | ||||||
| Declan J. O'Scanlon | R | 83% | ||||||
| Steven V. Oroho | R | 83% | ||||||
| Joseph Pennacchio | R | 83% | ||||||
| Vincent J. Polistina | R | 17% | ||||||
| Nellie Pou | D | 0% | ||||||
| Ronald L. Rice | D | 0% | ||||||
| M. Teresa Ruiz | D | 0% | ||||||
| Nicholas J. Sacco | D | 0% | ||||||
| Paul A. Sarlo | D | 0% | ||||||
| Holly T. Schepisi | R | 83% | ||||||
| Nicholas P. Scutari | D | 0% | ||||||
| Robert W. Singer | R | 83% | ||||||
| Troy Singleton | D | 0% | ||||||
| Robert Smith | D | 0% | ||||||
| Brian P. Stack | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jean Stanfield | R | 83% | ||||||
| Michael L. Testa | R | 83% | ||||||
| Samuel D. Thompson | D | 83% | ||||||
| Shirley K. Turner | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph F. Vitale | D | 0% | ||||||
| Andrew Zwicker | D | 0% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 3.3% |
| Republican | 78.6% |
