# Patrick Diegnan

Patrick Diegnan is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2016-05-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/16048732-130c-4102-b6e7-2d8faa0c3f52

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16048732-130c-4102-b6e7-2d8faa0c3f52 (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

13% of the 154 bills Diegnan sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New Jersey Senate.

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

73 classified statements: 73 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Diegnan | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 60.3% | 42.9% | 65 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 3.4% | 45 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 50.7% | 16.1% | 6 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 34% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 25% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 9.1% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 6.8% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.03), from 100 donors and 840 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 154 bills: 154 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 443. 13.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 4 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4802: Establishes certain requirements for manufacturers and retail sellers of wearable recording devices. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4802/
- S 4673: Increases property damage threshold for driver to report motor vehicle accident to law enforcement. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4673/
- S 4633: Authorizes municipality to adopt ordinance requiring demolition permit applicants to submit application to planning board, board of adjustment, or historic… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4633/
- S 4674: Amends FY2027 Appropriations Act to revise language concerning Family and Internal Medicine Residency Expansion Program. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4674/
- S 4634: Requires motor vehicle accident reporting forms to include certain information concerning motor vehicle accidents involving fires. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4634/
- S 4657: Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4657/
- S 4610: Concerns penalties for assault of motorbus and rail passenger service employees. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4610/
- A 5451: Amends FY2027 Appropriations Act to revise language concerning Family and Internal Medicine Residency Expansion Program. (passed both chambers, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5451/
- S 4509: Expands employer provided commuter transportation benefit to include micromobility-sharing arrangements and transportation network company services. (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4509/
- S 4497: Requires safety inspection for certain motor vehicles. (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4497/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $79.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 84% 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.

- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2103513839585345565
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2101747574642180299
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2099900881210663367
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2085796942341107960
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2077830453713592654
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2077092700742979976
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2076672248191103243
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2075977372533215681
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2072126367932518416
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan/status/2072314353840218505

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/387/senator-diegnan
- Campaign site: https://www.patrickjdiegnan.com/
- X: https://x.com/PatrickDiegnan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickdiegnan/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16048732-130c-4102-b6e7-2d8faa0c3f52