# John McKeon

John McKeon is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 27
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1fec06e0-00df-4d84-8c9a-18e80a6f29e2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1fec06e0-00df-4d84-8c9a-18e80a6f29e2 (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

74% of McKeon’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Jersey, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

33 classified statements: 33 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 | McKeon | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 3.0% | 10.3% | 234 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 24.2% | 42.9% | 268 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 15.2% | 16.1% | 159 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 38% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Environmental Protection 25% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Transportation and Public Works 25% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.03), from 115 donors and 920 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 168 bills: 168 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 80. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 10 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4856: Establishes Water Conservation and Reuse Study Commission. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4856/
- SJR 163: Designates June 10 of each year as "Science History Day" in NJ. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SJR163/
- S 4806: Requires data brokers to delete certain data upon consumer request; establishes "Data Broker Fund." (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4806/
- S 4807: Regulates consumer legal funding providers. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4807/
- S 4603: "Clean Water and Safe Communities Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $5 billion; appropriates $5,000. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4603/
- S 4598: Authorizes trustee of trust, under certain circumstances, to terminate service without filing formal accounting with court or obtaining release agreements… (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4598/
- S 4599: Requires DEP to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4599/
- A 5328: Regulates data brokers, data collectors, and collection and dissemination of certain sensitive information. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5328/
- S 4486: Requires, or authorizes, as appropriate, financial institutions to take certain action upon certain financial transactions made by vulnerable or senior… (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4486/
- S 4495: Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4495/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 74% 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.

- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2036533283912073410
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2031500306878742535
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2023889359393718657
- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2022683948938334519
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2020921459041087891
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2020921463835131917
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2020921466561364141
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2020921470210408508
- 2026-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2020513191541809485
- 2026-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon/status/2020513194725326981

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/478/senator-mckeon
- Campaign site: https://www.assemblydems.com/john-mckeon/
- X: https://x.com/JohnFMcKeon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnFMcKeon/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnfmckeon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mckeon-7bb671168/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1fec06e0-00df-4d84-8c9a-18e80a6f29e2