# Shama Haider

Shama Haider is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 37.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 37
- Serving since: 2022-01-11
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/49be7512-9343-4189-8769-4497ed129a92

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49be7512-9343-4189-8769-4497ed129a92 (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

Haider reported $167.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.06), from 99 donors and 320 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 175 bills: 175 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 255. 5.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 47 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5442: Amends FY2027 appropriations act to reassign a portion of appropriation for Eid Committee of New Jersey to Cultural Society of Bergen County to support Mom's… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5442/
- A 5445: Requires law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial training on impact of trauma. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5445/
- A 5452: "Protecting Against Microplastics Act"; appropriates $3 million. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5452/
- A 5451: Amends FY2027 Appropriations Act to revise language concerning Family and Internal Medicine Residency Expansion Program. (passed both chambers, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5451/
- A 5450: Establishes penalty for employers that fail to enroll eligible employees in DCRP. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5450/
- A 5339: Establishes "Missing Middle Homes for All Pilot Program" to facilitate development of pre-permitted home designs; appropriates $2 million. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5339/
- A 5346: Authorizes payment of relocation costs under Blue Acres program. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5346/
- A 5259: Designates Aulacoseira newjerseyana as New Jersey State Diatom. (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5259/
- A 5107: Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5107/
- A 5084: Requires label or indication of food that contains animal cell-cultivated product. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5084/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $167.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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/452/assemblywoman-haider
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shamabibi

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49be7512-9343-4189-8769-4497ed129a92