# Chris Tully

Chris Tully is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 38
- Serving since: 2018-05-24
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/934c3022-709b-4768-b2df-635d25579128

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/934c3022-709b-4768-b2df-635d25579128 (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

Tully reported $330.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 88 donors and 898 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 113 bills: 113 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 108. 3.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 54 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5494: Prohibits certain use of artificial intelligence in denying homeowner, automobile, and flood insurance claims. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5494/
- A 5380: Requires annual reporting on dental loss ratio data by dental insurance carriers; establishes minimum dental loss ratio thresholds and mandates rebates to… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5380/
- A 5420: Requires developers of certain high energy use facilities to submit certain assessments to approval authority for preliminary site plan approval under MLUL. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5420/
- A 5421: Allows certain individuals eligible for family support services to set aside unused agency after school care service hours for use during holiday and weekend… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5421/
- A 5276: Clarifies overtime compensation requirements for certain public employees engaged in law enforcement and fire protection activities. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5276/
- A 5224: Requires data center developers to disclose certain information to public and elected officials before preliminary site plan consideration under MLUL. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5224/
- A 5085: Establishes pilot program in certain counties to provide funding for nonpublic school nursing services through county consortium of nonpublic schools. (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5085/
- A 4962: Requires State agencies to solicit bids from public and private institutions of higher education for completion of mandated studies. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4962/
- A 4957: Authorizes prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances through telemedicine or telehealth without certain in-person requirements. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4957/
- A 4852: Revises certain requirements for prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances via telemedicine and telehealth without in-person examination or… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4852/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $330.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/412/assemblyman-tully
- X: https://x.com/SwainTully38
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisTullyNJ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christullynj/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tully-00b5874/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/934c3022-709b-4768-b2df-635d25579128