# Mike Venezia

Mike Venezia is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 34
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96eb992c-0f0c-4db5-b146-76349604f4d3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96eb992c-0f0c-4db5-b146-76349604f4d3 (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

Venezia reported $192.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Venezia | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 33.3% | 2.5% | 2 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.06), from 86 donors and 365 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 149 bills: 149 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 112. 7.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 36 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5579: Expands Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program including eligible neighborhoods and annual tax credit limit. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5579/
- A 5536: Permits certain local public employers to contract for Medicare Advantage benefits outside SHBP. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5536/
- A 5498: Expands services provided to homeless youth by street outreach, basic center shelter, and transitional living programs. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5498/
- A 5496: Regulates use of artificial intelligence in certain mortgage lending tools to minimize discrimination in lending. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5496/
- A 5500: Removes licensing restrictions for expansion of certain inpatient behavioral health units and establishes minimum reimbursement rate for inpatient behavioral… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5500/
- A 5338: Allows liquor stores to sell low dose THC beverages. (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5338/
- S 4531: Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4531/
- A 5329: Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5329/
- A 5283: Allows county clerk or municipal clerk to rotate candidate names on primary election ballots under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5283/
- A 5121: Increases gross income tax rates for taxpayers with taxable income exceeding $2,000,000. (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5121/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $192.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelvenezia/status/2015192175278014656
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelvenezia/status/2009091294879256931
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/michaelvenezia/status/2008665733430210579

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/492/assemblyman-venezia
- X: https://x.com/michaelvenezia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.venezia/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelvenezia/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-venezia-26766b58/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96eb992c-0f0c-4db5-b146-76349604f4d3