# Brian Bergen

Brian Bergen is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 26
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/006c1bd9-54e9-49be-9d02-12dda1119149

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/006c1bd9-54e9-49be-9d02-12dda1119149 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

34% of Bergen’s statements criticize a policy, 3.7 times the State House Republican average of 9.3%.

## What Bergen says (NJ 2026–27 session)

318 classified statements: 318 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bergen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.6% | 2.9% | 112 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 34.3% | 9.3% | 26 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 56.3% | 31.9% | 67 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 414 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.5% | 12.7% | 647 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 46% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (State House Republicans 12%); Labor and Employment 14% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Commerce 10% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.01), from 130 donors and 583 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 41 bills: 41 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 42. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 74 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5460: "Practice What We Preach Act"; prohibits use of internet-enabled devices by legislators during voting sessions and committee meetings; requires installation… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5460/
- A 5412: Establishes Senior Home Modification Grant Program to fund accessibility modification to homes of low-income senior citizens. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5412/
- A 5341: Establishes Age-Friendly State Advisory Council and New Jersey Age-Friendly Grants Program in DHS. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5341/
- A 5345: Streamlines application and extends certification period for SNAP for certain populations; allows for low-cost or free delivery in certain instances. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5345/
- A 5344: Establishes "Senior Social Isolation Prevention and Mental Health Access Act"; makes $1.8 million appropriation. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5344/
- A 5342: Allows elderly victims of domestic violence to file restraining orders electronically and attend hearings remotely; establishes elder financial exploitation… (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5342/
- ACR 155: Proposes constitutional amendment to exempt certain taxpayers from payment of property taxes. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/ACR155/
- A 5340: Provides gross income tax credit to qualified family caregivers for care and support expenses incurred for qualifying family members. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5340/
- A 5343: Creates long-term care workforce development program and advisory council. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5343/
- A 4549: Repeals "ANCHOR Homestead Property Tax Credit Act" and "Stay NJ Act." (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4549/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $146.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2114545433045499917
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2114685594534019106
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2114689919234769258
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2114700970571477249
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2114154187546153267
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2113796473200791669
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2112527407760441817
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2112541578648514659
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2112171208783351845
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebergen/status/2110068596097331473

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/423/assemblyman-bergen
- Campaign site: https://votebergen.com
- X: https://x.com/votebergen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmBergen/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votebergen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangbergen/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/006c1bd9-54e9-49be-9d02-12dda1119149