2025 New Jersey Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New Jersey Legislature in 2025 and ranks their assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Adopting Federal School-meal Standards
Requires all public schools (and nonpublic schools in federal meal programs) to follow the USDA's 2012 school-meal standards and any stricter updates, extending them to competitive foods (cafeteria and vending snacks).
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Early Childhood Education Expansion
Mandates statewide universal preschool and free full-day kindergarten by 2029 while centralizing funding and oversight under state control.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Rent Control
Limits rent hikes in manufactured or modular home parks to 2% annually, with narrow exceptions.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Government Investment in Business
Expands the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Act, empowering the Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to invest more in high-growth startups.
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$14.00/year
5. Fake "Election Integrity" Bill
Ostensible bans paid ballot harvesting, but makes multiple exceptions that neuters and positive impact.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. New Government Office
Allows the New Jersey Department of Health to create a nonprofit Public Health Institute to run state health programs, address racial disparities, and manage funding and supplies.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
Legend:
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Did not vote
| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen F. Amato | R | 33% | ||||||
| James Beach | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jon M. Bramnick | R | 60% | ||||||
| Anthony M. Bucco | R | 80% | ||||||
| Renee C. Burgess | D | 0% | ||||||
| John J. Burzichelli | D | 0% | ||||||
| Kristin M. Corrado | R | 83% | ||||||
| Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph P. Cryan | D | 0% | ||||||
| Patrick J. Diegnan | D | 0% | ||||||
| Vin Gopal | D | 0% | ||||||
| Linda R. Greenstein | D | 0% | ||||||
| Owen Henry | R | 50% | ||||||
| James W. Holzapfel | R | 67% | ||||||
| Gordon M. Johnson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph A. Lagana | D | 0% | ||||||
| John F. McKeon | D | 0% | ||||||
| Angela V. Mcknight | D | 0% | ||||||
| Paul D. Moriarty | D | 0% | ||||||
| Raj Mukherji | D | 0% | ||||||
| Declan J. O'Scanlon | R | 83% | ||||||
| Joseph Pennacchio | R | 83% | ||||||
| Vincent J. Polistina | R | N/A | ||||||
| M. Teresa Ruiz | D | 0% | ||||||
| Paul A. Sarlo | D | 0% | ||||||
| Holly T. Schepisi | R | 83% | ||||||
| Nicholas P. Scutari | D | 0% | ||||||
| Robert W. Singer | R | 50% | ||||||
| Troy Singleton | D | 0% | ||||||
| Robert Smith | D | 0% | ||||||
| Parker Space | R | 83% | ||||||
| Brian P. Stack | D | 0% | ||||||
| Douglas J. Steinhardt | R | 83% | ||||||
| Michael L. Testa | R | 83% | ||||||
| Britnee N. Timberlake | D | 0% | ||||||
| Latham Tiver | R | 50% | ||||||
| Shirley K. Turner | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joseph F. Vitale | D | 0% | ||||||
| Benjie E. Wimberly | D | 0% | ||||||
| Andrew Zwicker | D | 0% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0% |
| Republican | 69.4% |
