# Aura Dunn

Aura Dunn is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 25
- Serving since: 2019-11-25
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/03aa8bec-9d7e-41e7-ad20-b5ba1991cab6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03aa8bec-9d7e-41e7-ad20-b5ba1991cab6 (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

Dunn sits at +0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Republicans.

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

28 classified statements: 28 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 | Dunn | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 53.6% | 9.3% | 4 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 96.4% | 31.9% | 2 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 1.8% | 133 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 35.7% | 12.7% | 39 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 59% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 22% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 22% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Environmental Protection 7.4% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 192 donors and 607 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.9% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 194 bills: 194 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 241. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 74 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5692: "RE-PLAN Act"; authorizes cumulative impact assessment for land identified as developable for affordable housing; requires DCA to establish educational… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5692/
- AJR 192: Designates July 10 of each year as "Lake Denmark Disaster Remembrance Day" in NJ. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AJR192/
- A 5463: Requires cannabis retailer to display notice of risks of high potency cannabis. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5463/
- A 5461: Establishes New Jersey Civics and Debate Initiative in public schools; appropriates $4.5 million. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5461/
- A 5464: Permits physicians to provide certain stem cell therapy under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5464/
- AR 151: Commemorates 70th anniversary of sailing of SS Ideal X. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AR151/
- A 5462: "Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5462/
- A 5266: Requires school districts to provide certain minimum periods of lunch and recess for certain students. (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5266/
- A 5215: Extends eligibility for certain veterans' gross income tax exemptions to include veterans of all Uniformed Services of United States. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5215/
- A 5146: Reforms certain MVC procedures. (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5146/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $335.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2092045388995813740
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2090437090173432115
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2083178579437760980
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2082806320835526803
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2082434828767543631
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2081904721464303850
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2082094589536514510
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2081041503107854550
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2081158365347008777
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AswAuraDunn/status/2080446472089133100

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/428/assemblywoman-dunn
- Campaign site: https://www.auradunnforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AswAuraDunn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dunnforassembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aswauradunn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@auradunn8066
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aura-kenny-dunn-0b90265/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03aa8bec-9d7e-41e7-ad20-b5ba1991cab6