# Chigozie Onyema

Chigozie Onyema is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 28
- Serving since: 2026-01-13
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/383fdfc0-c14a-433f-8f1d-a29e6350c5ca

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/383fdfc0-c14a-433f-8f1d-a29e6350c5ca (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

13% of the 30 bills Onyema sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Jersey House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.07), from 146 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 26. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 14 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5664: "Buy Now Pay Later Act"; regulates buy now pay later lenders. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5664/
- A 5663: Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5663/
- A 5622: Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5622/
- A 5507: Requires State superintendent of NJ Office of Weights and Measures to inspect baggage scales at certain airports within State. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5507/
- A 5532: "Grocery Retailer Opportunity to Compete Act"; regulates price discrimination. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5532/
- A 5502: "Fair Wage Protection Act"; prohibits use of surveillance wage setting through use of wage setting algorithm. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5502/
- A 5358: Establishes "Stop Corporate Money in Politics Act"; restricts right of certain business entities to make contributions and expenditures for certain political… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5358/
- A 5188: "Advanced Grid Technologies Act"; requires State oversight of supplemental projects and establishes expedited review for projects utilizing advanced… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5188/
- A 5173: "Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Driver Communication and Disability Protection Act"; revises and establishes process for designating certain disorders through MVC. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5173/
- A 5117: Requires registration of postsecondary education debt creditors; establishes protections for borrowers. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5117/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $177.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/383fdfc0-c14a-433f-8f1d-a29e6350c5ca