Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
NJ Scorecard 2022-2023
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
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.
Senate
1. $5.2 Billion Debt Defeasance Fund
S2944 $5.2 Billion Debt Defeasance Fund (Passed 25 to 15 on 6/29/2022). Would move almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund.
2. $45 Million Electric School Bus Program
A1282 $45 Million Electric School Bus Program (Passed 23 to 15 on 6/16/2022). Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.
3. Prosecuting Gun Manufacturers
A1765 Prosecuting Gun Manufacturers (Passed 24 to 16 on 6/29/2022). Allows the Attorney General to exploit public nuisance statutes to bring charges against gun manufacturers.
4. Creating Diversity Bureaucracy
S1943 Creating Diversity Bureaucracy (Passed 40 to 0 on 6/29/2022). Creates the Division of Minority and Women Business Development and State Chief Disparity Officer.
5. New Gun Regulations
S1204 New Gun Regulations (Passed 23 to 15 on 6/29/2022). Creates new legal restrictions regarding gun ownership in the state of New Jersey.
6. Ballooning Budget
S2023 Ballooning Budget (Passed 25 to 15 on June 29, 2022). 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.
| Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Beach | D | SD-006 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jon Bramnick | R | SD-021 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Anthony M. Bucco | R | SD-025 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Renee Burgess | D | SD-028 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Richard Codey | D | SD-027 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christopher Connors | R | SD-009 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Kristin Corrado | R | SD-040 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | SD-005 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph Cryan | D | SD-020 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sandra Cunningham | D | SD-031 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
| Patrick Diegnan | D | SD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Doherty | R | SD-023 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Edward Durr | R | SD-003 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Nia Gill | D | SD-034 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vin Gopal | D | SD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Linda Greenstein | D | SD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Holzapfel | R | SD-010 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Gordon Johnson | D | SD-037 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph Lagana | D | SD-038 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| Fred Madden | D | SD-004 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Declan O'Scanlon | R | SD-013 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Steven Oroho | R | SD-024 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Joseph Pennacchio | R | SD-026 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Vincent Polistina | R | SD-002 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
| Nellie Pou | D | SD-035 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ronald Rice | D | SD-028 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| Teresa Ruiz | D | SD-029 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicholas Sacco | D | SD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Sarlo | D | SD-036 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holly Schepisi | R | SD-039 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Nicholas Scutari | D | SD-022 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Singer | R | SD-030 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Troy Singleton | D | SD-007 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
| Robert Smith | D | SD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Stack | D | SD-033 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jean Stanfield | R | SD-008 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Douglas Steinhardt | R | SD-023 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Michael Testa | R | SD-001 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Samuel Thompson | R | SD-012 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
| Shirley Turner | D | SD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph Vitale | D | SD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Zwicker | D | SD-016 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0% |
| Republican | 78.9% |