# Doug Steinhardt

Doug Steinhardt is a Republican member of the New Jersey Senate for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2022-12-19
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2798197f-1516-44ef-9933-99e5b23f19c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2798197f-1516-44ef-9933-99e5b23f19c8 (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

Steinhardt has 22 classified statements in the NJ 2026–27 session.

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

22 classified statements: 22 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Steinhardt | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 27.3% | 9.5% | 25 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 68.2% | 37.3% | 15 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 15.4% | 216 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 53% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Commerce 27% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 114 donors and 186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 119 bills: 119 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 76. 3.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 29 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 142: Proposes constitutional amendment to require Legislature to approve person appointed by Governor to fill vacancy in Office of Lieutenant Governor. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SCR142/
- S 4772: Makes FY2027 supplemental appropriation of $455,000 to DOH for NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4772/
- S 4693: "Protecting New Jersey from Predatory Drug Pricing Act." (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4693/
- S 4690: Extends permitted working hours for certain minors during school year. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4690/
- S 4691: Modifies training wage for certain minor employees. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4691/
- SJR 157: Designates September 22 as "John Basilone Day." (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SJR157/
- S 4692: Establishes standards for timely payment of clean claims by pharmacy benefits managers. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4692/
- S 4518: Repeals codification of AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities." (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4518/
- S 4521: Provides CBT and gross income tax credits for construction or expansion of certain meat processing facilities. (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4521/
- S 4520: Establishes Jersey Protein Pro pilot program; appropriates $3 million. (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4520/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $97.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2112230062485360719
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2107605049929023922
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2102734945131037098
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2094737946637209813
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2087726854069256327
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2087679913138483231
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2085065413239398459
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2081705645955313813
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2080696794720137223
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq, @SenDSteinhardt/status/2080101682222899574

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/456/senator-steinhardt
- Campaign site: https://www.steinhardt4senate.com/
- X: https://x.com/DSteinhardtEsq
- X: https://x.com/SenDSteinhardt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djsteinhardtesq

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2798197f-1516-44ef-9933-99e5b23f19c8