# Nick Scutari

Nick Scutari is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2004-01-13
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4d47b297-b5f4-4d83-94e6-bb95eb91ecd7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4d47b297-b5f4-4d83-94e6-bb95eb91ecd7 (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

18% of the 157 bills Scutari sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the New Jersey Senate.

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scutari | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 40.0% | 42.9% | 187 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 80.0% | 16.1% | 1 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.91 (standard error 0.04), from 735 donors and 828 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 157 bills: 156 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 8. 17.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 2 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4858: Establishes "Minor Protection Order Act of 2026"; makes appropriation. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4858/
- S 4863: "Election Integrity and Voter Protection Act"; restricts presence of active duty military and certain law enforcement near polling places and ballot drop boxes. (introduced, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4863/
- S 4831: Establishes Youth Well-Being and Digital Accountability Act and Fund; creates independent authority to administer funds from social media settlements once… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4831/
- S 4834: Permits establishment of street medicine programs. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4834/
- S 4729: Modifies geographic restrictions for solar energy projects participating in community solar program. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4729/
- S 4750: "New Jersey Franchised Automobile Industry Retail (FAIR) Sales Act"; repeals statute permitting Tesla and other zero emission vehicle manufacturers to sell… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4750/
- S 4758: Requires artificial intelligence companion operators to provide notifications that users are not communicating with human. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4758/
- S 4790: Clarifies when MVP Emergency Alert may be issued. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4790/
- S 4714: Requires law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial training on impact of trauma. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4714/
- S 4637: Establishes agency after-school respite care utilization pilot program. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4637/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $493.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 88% 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.

- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPresScutari/status/2011867170917994790
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPresScutari/status/2011453647000088970
- 2026-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenPresScutari/status/2010385470325178586
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPresScutari/status/2008658012261806410
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenPresScutari/status/2008658015675953181

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/237/senator-scutari
- Campaign site: https://www.nickscutari.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenPresScutari
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senscutari
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-scutari-1244269b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4d47b297-b5f4-4d83-94e6-bb95eb91ecd7