# Joe Cryan

Joe Cryan is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2018-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5dcef6ac-7dbe-4c65-a53b-670c89a615e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5dcef6ac-7dbe-4c65-a53b-670c89a615e7 (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

2.1% of the 188 bills Cryan sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the New Jersey Senate.

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

100 classified statements: 100 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 | Cryan | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.4% | 81 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 15.0% | 10.3% | 91 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 48.0% | 42.9% | 148 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 4.0% | 16.1% | 275 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.04), from 475 donors and 834 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 188 bills: 188 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 98. 2.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 35 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4829: Authorizes Secretary of Higher Education to impose a fine against an institution of higher education that fails to appropriately respond to a student's… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4829/
- S 4800: Prohibits sports wagering licensees from offering or accepting wagers on student athlete college transfers. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4800/
- S 4679: Concerns reasonable assurance standard for unemployment insurance benefit eligibility of adjunct faculty members; establishes certain reporting requirements… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4679/
- S 4655: "Tax Credit Review Act"; requires review of efficacy of certain State tax incentive programs. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4655/
- S 4658: Requires data centers to submit annual report to DEP; requires DEP to establish Data Center Transparency Dashboard. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4658/
- S 4660: Requires school districts to include instruction on significance of Juneteenth Independence Day as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4660/
- S 4663: Grants law enforcement officer benefits to certain campus police officers enrolled in PERS. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4663/
- S 4662: Requires annual reporting on dental loss ratio data by dental insurance carriers; establishes minimum dental loss ratio thresholds and mandates rebates to… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4662/
- S 4657: Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4657/
- SR 109: Commemorates 70th anniversary of sailing of SS Ideal X. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/SR109/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $348.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2114463276465631571
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2114464819726467568
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2112861461533847734
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2112967682966646869
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2112638336766800040
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2112639552049304049
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2109379465654771911
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2109381769103544766
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2109382811723665566
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan/status/2103537462836633611

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/406/senator-cryan
- X: https://x.com/SenatorJoeCryan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joecryan/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5dcef6ac-7dbe-4c65-a53b-670c89a615e7