# Benjie Wimberly

Benjie Wimberly is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2012-01-10
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/18fa38fc-954e-43d9-a294-a2068828216e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18fa38fc-954e-43d9-a294-a2068828216e (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

3.9% of Wimberly’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (average 43%).

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

206 classified statements: 206 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 | Wimberly | 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 | 3.9% | 42.9% | 320 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 1.9% | 16.1% | 302 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 38% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Families 13% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.03), from 305 donors and 430 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 199 bills: 198 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 85. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 22 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4839: Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4839/
- S 4784: Removes licensing restrictions for expansion of certain inpatient behavioral health units and establishes minimum reimbursement rate for inpatient behavioral… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4784/
- S 4767: Establishes pilot program in EDA to provide grants to eligible community investment projects receiving certain investment contributions; appropriates $30… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4767/
- S 4764: Establishes "Pre-Vetted Accessory Design Program" to facilitate development of accessory dwelling units. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4764/
- S 4671: Caps amount motor vehicle rental company may charge renter to refuel motor vehicle. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4671/
- S 4670: Expands services provided to homeless youth by street outreach, basic center shelter, and transitional living programs. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4670/
- S 4588: Provides funds to expand nursing education at William Paterson University of New Jersey; appropriates $2 million. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4588/
- S 4530: Establishes compensatory time lost to investigation of unsubstantiated child abuse, neglect, or other issue in child custody cases. (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4530/
- S 4485: Converts community crisis response team pilot program into permanent program; appropriates $6 million. (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4485/
- S 4476: Revises tax lien foreclosure process to require return of surplus equity in all circumstances, requires appointment of guardian ad litem for certain persons… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4476/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $172.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2113989647571263502
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2114075998765334836
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2113582671364272429
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2113247649105137798
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2113247740897440184
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2113372006456410318
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2111048891189617005
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2110744784549630069
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2110773303379947704
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenjieWimberly/status/2108524349183406143

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/347/assemblyman-wimberly
- Campaign site: https://www.benjieewimberly.com/
- X: https://x.com/BenjieWimberly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenjieWimberly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjieewimberly/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjie-wimberly-9b360b17/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18fa38fc-954e-43d9-a294-a2068828216e