# Paul Sarlo

Paul Sarlo is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2003-05-19
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1d8eb6cf-cff2-4948-ba03-7f31fcadd4ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d8eb6cf-cff2-4948-ba03-7f31fcadd4ec (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

24% of the 46 bills Sarlo sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 40 in the New Jersey Senate.

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

32 classified statements: 32 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 | Sarlo | 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 | 12.5% | 42.9% | 307 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 16.1% | 286 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Energy 50% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Agriculture and Food 25% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 249 donors and 787 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 13. 23.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 1 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 2027: Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S2027/
- A 5327: Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5327/
- S 4538: Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriations of $358,811,000; adds and amends various language provisions to FY2026 Appropriations Act. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4538/
- S 4531: Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4531/
- S 4447: Establishes surtax on certain incomes derived from operation of prediction markets.* (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4447/
- S 4309: Allows online news publication to use municipal, county, or State-wide circulation requirements to meet eligibility standards; extends grace period for… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4309/
- S 4281: Modifies calculation of preschool education aid for certain school districts. (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4281/
- S 4141: Allows certain third parties to bring suit against public works project bidders that violate certain laws. (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4141/
- S 4142: Establishes abandoned mine reclamation programs and funding in DOT and DEP. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4142/
- S 4140: Establishes a pilot program for State flood monitoring and rainfall sensing; appropriates $2 million. (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4140/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $319.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 85% 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.

- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2101312467586470039
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2101352605960040790
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2098818719761727705
- 2026-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2088976266649010641
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2088247392499872065
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2080980621761917399
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2071236002727788815
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2070127533559837091
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2069862508463001835
- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulASarlo/status/2066327733055942946

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/223/senator-sarlo
- Campaign site: https://senatorpaulsarlo.com/
- X: https://x.com/PaulASarlo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulASarlo/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senpaulsarlo/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d8eb6cf-cff2-4948-ba03-7f31fcadd4ec