# Gerry Scharfenberger

Gerry Scharfenberger is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 13
- Serving since: 2020-01-14
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4323bf03-63e6-4f8b-9b2e-3554df7723bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4323bf03-63e6-4f8b-9b2e-3554df7723bf (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

68% of Scharfenberger’s statements discuss policy, 2.1 times the State House Republican average of 32%.

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

202 classified statements: 202 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scharfenberger | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.9% | 349 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 31.2% | 9.3% | 33 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 68.3% | 31.9% | 24 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 406 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 12.7% | 541 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 1.4% | 106 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 26% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Immigration 12% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.01), from 129 donors and 551 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 201 bills: 201 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 437. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 74 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5617: Requires DOE to establish supplemental curriculum resources list for Black history studies; appropriates $60,000. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5617/
- A 5626: Provides gross income tax credit to certain active members of volunteer emergency service organizations. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5626/
- A 5628: Establishes visual standards for certain kinds of identification issued to noncitizens; requires registered voters to present identification when voting at… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5628/
- A 5616: "Hire Jersey Act"; provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to small businesses for hiring and retaining certain New Jersey residents. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5616/
- A 5615: Requires periodic reviews of Statewide voter registration system. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5615/
- A 5593: "Main Street Storefront Investment Credit Act"; provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to small businesses for certain property… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5593/
- A 5592: Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits to certain businesses for qualified purchases from NJ small businesses. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5592/
- A 5557: Requires health claims utilization data to be shared with public entity plan sponsors. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5557/
- A 5556: Prohibits common interest community from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting gardening on residential property. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5556/
- A 5555: Creates "Conspiracy to Fund Criminal Activities Act;" creates penalties for financing of riots and violent disorderly conduct. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5555/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $166.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2114696616380645659
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2114696620331995185
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2114061044343775337
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2113108856528154714
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2113108861632811054
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2113341978306101387
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2113341982521069890
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2113341986258206937
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2110942403355881823
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/NJAsmGerry/status/2110942410704335107

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/422/assemblyman-scharfenberger
- X: https://x.com/NJAsmGerry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GerryScharfenbergerPhD/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-scharfenberger-7a1a1228/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4323bf03-63e6-4f8b-9b2e-3554df7723bf