# Vin Gopal

Vin Gopal is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2018-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76afbcca-bed8-4e2e-bc3a-0fd6d53158a5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76afbcca-bed8-4e2e-bc3a-0fd6d53158a5 (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

Gopal reported $1.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

62 classified statements: 62 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 | Gopal | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.8% | 10.3% | 206 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 24.2% | 42.9% | 269 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.5% | 3.4% | 51 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 17.7% | 16.1% | 144 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 3.2% | 0.8% | 29 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 20% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.03), from 1,768 donors and 781 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 262 bills: 262 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 110. 4.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 24 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4853: Requires each local board of health to meet quarterly, complete certain training, conduct certain information sessions and authorizes creation of Advisory… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4853/
- S 4854: Revises membership of Public Health Council and fully restores functions, powers, and duties of council. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4854/
- S 4851: Requires all new residential construction to have pre-installed sufficient raceways to allow post-construction broadband cable deployment. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4851/
- S 4855: Authorizes specially exempt facility to permit third-party entity to provide swimming lessons, classes, or instruction under certain conditions. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4855/
- S 4852: Requires candidate contact information to be provided on certain forms filed with ELEC. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4852/
- S 4727: Requires DOH to expand public awareness campaign and implement policies and procedures for health care professionals and facilities concerning postpartum… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4727/
- S 4721: Requires all new residential construction to have pre-installed sufficient raceways to allow post-construction broadband cable deployment. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4721/
- S 4716: Expands duties of executive county business official; establishes processes for fiscal review of school districts by executive county superintendent and… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4716/
- S 4791: Makes any business owned by both women and minorities eligible for certain business certifications and set-aside programs. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4791/
- S 4765: Requires notice to covered persons by carriers regarding in-network primary care physicians. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4765/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.2M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 89% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2112341718301593870
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2109803215843656165
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2108013081888436261
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2107652855364739464
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2105103131012947990
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2098767392121798880
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2098887518695354590
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2098889575137493433
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2092963144586940845
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/vingopal/status/2090827749581529512

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/405/senator-gopal
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorgopal.com/
- X: https://x.com/vingopal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorgopal/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vingopal/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76afbcca-bed8-4e2e-bc3a-0fd6d53158a5