# Erik Simonsen

Erik Simonsen is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 1
- Serving since: 2020-01-14
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7f9ebe1c-d4fa-4dd0-8948-7cf6248ffb6d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7f9ebe1c-d4fa-4dd0-8948-7cf6248ffb6d (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

Simonsen sits at +0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 495 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.3% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 133. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 74 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5687: Increases ANCHOR property tax benefit for certain senior citizen tenants. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5687/
- A 5686: "Rental Transparency Act"; requires certain reporting by owner and public availability of rent increase information in multiple dwellings. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5686/
- A 5572: Permits choice district to enroll certain new out-of-district students on tuition basis following termination of district choice program. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5572/
- A 5031: Requires pay for extracurricular activities to be included in compensation for TPAF purposes. (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5031/
- A 5030: Establishes "Freedom Flag" as official State flag. (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5030/
- A 4392: Establishes Civil Air Patrol Fund to be supported by annual appropriations of $100,000; appropriates $100,000. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4392/
- A 4051: Establishes "STEM Curriculum Grant Program" for certain school districts; makes appropriation. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4051/
- A 1445: Provides gross income tax credit of up to $500 to taxpayers who utilize high impact tutoring. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1445/
- A 1434: Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure State unemployment offices reopen immediately and remain open during and after public health emergency. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1434/
- A 1468: Repeals $100,000 cap on sales and use tax exemption for certain capital improvements made by businesses participating in Urban Enterprise Zone program. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1468/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/426/assemblyman-simonsen
- X: https://x.com/ErikSimonsene
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erik.k.simonsen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmSimo43/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simotwelve01/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asm-erik-simonsen-m-ed-59267929/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7f9ebe1c-d4fa-4dd0-8948-7cf6248ffb6d