# Carmen Amato

Carmen Amato is a Republican member of the New Jersey Senate for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0f0e1edc-6ab5-4fca-8999-2db3229c5d19

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f0e1edc-6ab5-4fca-8999-2db3229c5d19 (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

Amato sits at −0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State Senate Republicans.

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

14 classified statements: 14 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Amato | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 9.5% | 89 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 21.4% | 37.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 15.4% | 168 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 67% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 67% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Education 33% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 33% (State Senate Republicans 2.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.01 (standard error 0.02), from 53 donors and 202 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.3% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 276 bills: 276 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 185. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 31 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4849: "Micro-Reactor Incentive Act"; directs BPU to request proposals to construct micro nuclear reactors in State. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4849/
- SCR 143: Proposes constitutional amendment to increase amounts of property tax deductions granted to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and veterans. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SCR143/
- S 4794: Requires new and existing registered voters to provide proof of United States citizenship in order to vote in State and local elections. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4794/
- S 4740: Authorizes volunteer emergency medical technician reimbursement for criminal background checks from Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4740/
- S 4773: Adjusts State residency requirement for free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, stamps, and permits for disabled veterans. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4773/
- S 4775: Repeals enactment concerning access to and provision of reproductive health care services. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4775/
- S 4774: Invalidates DOLWD rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4774/
- S 4732: Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4732/
- S 4737: Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4737/
- S 4735: Allows exclusion of certain small business income from taxation under gross income tax and corporation business tax. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4735/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $53.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 51% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2111131659626070504
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2107552869469638666
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2095148351142432992
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2092650305250890156
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2084304964080300472
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2074947314024616292
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2074968088122982835
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2072771114569203901
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2070966775999578591
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/amatocarmen/status/2051611304079561004

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/465/senator-amato
- X: https://x.com/amatocarmen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilmancarmen.amato
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-amato-b0861115/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f0e1edc-6ab5-4fca-8999-2db3229c5d19