# Linda Carter

Linda Carter is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 22
- Serving since: 2018-05-24
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/199dd5c8-3ef1-4a2c-9585-9de5def27e98

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/199dd5c8-3ef1-4a2c-9585-9de5def27e98 (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

76% of Carter’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Jersey, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.04), from 96 donors and 910 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 229 bills: 229 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 146. 10.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 24 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5642: Establishes "Minor Protection Order Act of 2026"; makes appropriation. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5642/
- A 5603: Concerns landlord responsibilities when charging for utilities consumed through shared meter. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5603/
- A 5598: Expands duties of Campus Sexual Assault Commission; requires Secretary of Higher Education and institutions of higher education to designate certain… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5598/
- A 5510: Clarifies when MVP Emergency Alert may be issued. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5510/
- A 5509: Concerns display of legal name on driver's licenses and identification cards. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5509/
- A 5446: Requires motor vehicle accident reporting forms to include certain information concerning motor vehicle accidents involving fires. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5446/
- A 5385: Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5385/
- A 5336: Establishes surtax on certain incomes derived from operation of prediction markets.* (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5336/
- A 5303: Imposes restrictions on the use of expunged records. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5303/
- A 5301: Requires insurance coverage of diapers when medically necessary. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5301/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $101.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 76% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/414/assemblywoman-carter
- Campaign site: https://www.lindacarter.org/
- X: https://x.com/ASWCarter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aswcarter
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblywomanlindacarter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-s-carter-bbb242281

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/199dd5c8-3ef1-4a2c-9585-9de5def27e98