# Chris DePhillips

Chris DePhillips is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 40
- Serving since: 2018-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/33050562-f29d-4c4f-9e21-022822792a5c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33050562-f29d-4c4f-9e21-022822792a5c (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

DePhillips sits at +0.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.04 (standard error 0.01), from 82 donors and 922 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.8% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 115 bills: 114 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 90. 1.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 62 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 159: Approves eligible historic preservation project in Monmouth County to receive low-interest loan utilizing monies from 1987 historic preservation bond act. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/ACR159/
- AR 159: Acknowledges historical lynchings of Sicilians in New Orleans and recognizes Italian-American Heritage Month. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AR159/
- AR 156: Constitutes special committee of General Assembly entitled "Special Legislative Committee on Election Integrity." (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AR156/
- A 5489: Eliminates automatic voter registration, restores "opt-in" voter registration process, and requires proof of citizenship for voter registration at MVC. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5489/
- SCR 137: Recognizes centennial of Township of Wyckoff. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SCR137/
- ACR 152: Recognizes centennial of Township of Wyckoff. (introduced, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/ACR152/
- A 5011: Establishes "Fiscal Integrity for Future Attractions (FIFA) Act"; establishes commission to review and approve agreements to host certain major events in this… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5011/
- A 4976: Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4976/
- A 4790: Makes certain changes to regulation of health care service firms. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4790/
- S 3463: Makes certain changes to regulation of health care service firms. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S3463/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $127.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/404/assemblyman-dephillips
- X: https://x.com/CPDePhillips
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmDePhillips
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblyman_dephillips/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopher_dephillips/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdF2Jid13Df2Cr0_yXTOog
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpdephillips

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33050562-f29d-4c4f-9e21-022822792a5c