2023 New Jersey Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New Jersey Legislature in 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

Assembly Votes

1. Sound Money

Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and investment coins from sales and use tax.

2. Welfare Increase

Increases the minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes Department of Human Services (DHS) to increase program benefit amount.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$10.00/year

A5086 Roll Call 1236818

3. Movie Tax Credits

Empowers the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and New Jersey film-lease partner facilities to determine investment terms collectively.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$74.00/year

S3748 Roll Call 1349255

4. Sustainable New Jersey Fund

Establishes the "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in the Department of Environmental Protection to support certain sustainability initiatives.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$0.29/year

S2857 Roll Call 1349222

5. Green Tax Credits

Supports New Jersey's offshore wind projects by allowing owners and investors of these wind projects to keep certain federal tax benefits.

6. State Abortion Information

Requires the establishment of a new state website with information on "rights" related to "health benefits" coverage for reproductive "health care" services, meaning abortion services.

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
Reginald W. Atkins	D	17%
Robert Auth	R	100%
Christian E. Barranco	R	50%
Daniel R. Benson	D	0%
Brian Bergen	R	50%
Clinton Calabrese	D	17%
Ralph R. Caputo	D	N/A
Linda S. Carter	D	17%
John Catalano	R	67%
Annette Chaparro	D	0%
Robert D. Clifton	R	40%
Herbert C. Conaway	D	17%
Craig J. Coughlin	D	17%
Joe Danielsen	D	17%
Wayne P. DeAngelo	D	0%
DeAnne C. DeFuccio	R	N/A
Christopher P. DePhillips	R	50%
John DiMaio	R	60%
Aura K. Dunn	R	67%
Joseph V. Egan	D	20%
Kimberly Eulner	R	33%
Victoria A. Flynn	R	40%
Roy Freiman	D	17%
Thomas P. Giblin	D	17%
DiAnne C. Gove	R	60%
Louis D. Greenwald	D	17%
Donald A. Guardian	R	50%
Shama A. Haider	D	17%
Sadaf F. Jaffer	D	17%
Mila M. Jasey	D	17%
Angelica M. Jimenez	D	N/A
Robert J. Karabinchak	D	17%
Sean T. Kean	R	50%
James J. Kennedy	D	17%
Pamela Rosen Lampitt	D	17%
Yvonne Lopez	D	17%
Eliana Pintor Marin	D	17%
Michele Matsikoudis	R	33%
Bethanne McCarthy Patrick	R	33%
Antwan McClellan	R	40%
Gregory P. McGuckin	R	83%
Pedro Mejia	D	20%
William F. Moen	D	17%
Gabriela M. Mosquera	D	N/A
Nancy F. Munoz	R	33%
Carol A. Murphy	D	17%
Ellen J. Park	D	17%
Erik Peterson	R	100%
Marilyn Piperno	R	33%
Annette Quijano	D	17%
Verlina Maher Reynolds-Jackson	D	17%
Kevin J. Rooney	R	40%
Brian E. Rumpf	R	67%
William B. Sampson	D	17%
Alex Sauickie	R	50%
Beth Sawyer	R	25%
Gary S. Schaer	D	20%
Gerard P. Scharfenberger	R	83%
Erik K. Simonsen	R	67%
William W. Spearman	D	17%
Shanique Speight	D	17%
Sterley S. Stanley	D	17%
Shavonda E. Sumter	D	17%
Lisa Swain	D	17%
Claire S. Swift	R	50%
Edward H. Thomson	R	50%
Michael E. Torrissi	R	50%
Cleopatra G. Tucker	D	17%
Christopher Tully	D	17%
Brandon E. Umba	R	50%
Anthony S. Verrelli	D	20%
Jay Webber	R	83%
Harold J. Wirths	R	100%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	15.9%
Republican	55.8%