# Bill Spearman

Bill Spearman is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 5
- Serving since: 2018-06-30
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3d5d3c07-70ed-481a-91ba-a19fce581561

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d5d3c07-70ed-481a-91ba-a19fce581561 (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

14% of the 84 bills Spearman sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Jersey House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.04), from 74 donors and 840 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 84 bills: 84 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 78. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 11 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5257: Prohibits certain entities from acquiring single family home within first 60 days on market. (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5257/
- A 5008: Prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees in certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5008/
- AJR 169: Commemorates 100th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin Bridge. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AJR169/
- S 3939: Permits dual-use solar energy projects to participate in community solar program.* (passed both chambers, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S3939/
- A 4678: Clarifies payments for non-resident students enrolled in renaissance school projects. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4678/
- A 4445: Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4445/
- A 4103: Requires construction permit for certain work involving asbestos on single-family home, duplex, or townhouse. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4103/
- A 4050: Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.* (passed both chambers, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4050/
- A 4048: Requires notification to members of health club if club is to be sold and health club services contract assigned to new owner. (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4048/
- A 4052: Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4052/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $173.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/415/assemblyman-spearman
- X: https://x.com/AsmBillSpearman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmBillSpearman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spearmanbill/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d5d3c07-70ed-481a-91ba-a19fce581561