# Craig Coughlin

Craig Coughlin is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 19
- Serving since: 2010-01-12
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9d1ae08a-66b3-4d68-bafe-956d4eaeb57f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d1ae08a-66b3-4d68-bafe-956d4eaeb57f (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

Coughlin reported $1.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

294 classified statements: 294 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 | Coughlin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.5% | 383 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.8% | 10.4% | 421 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 62.9% | 39.2% | 84 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.9% | 282 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 33.7% | 14.4% | 57 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 25% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Democrats 11%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 629 donors and 986 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 15. 18.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 3 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5658: Requires schools to serve free breakfast to all students in public schools. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5658/
- A 5702: "Efficient Income Verification Act." (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5702/
- A 5441: Revises certain deadlines and State funding regarding support provided by DHS, DOLWD, and Office of Volunteerism to NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients to meet… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5441/
- A 5439: Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to require portion of funding for Working Class Families State Supplement to be used for outreach purposes. (passed both chambers, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5439/
- A 5336: Establishes surtax on certain incomes derived from operation of prediction markets.* (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5336/
- AJR 119: Designates November 7 of each year as "Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day" in NJ. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AJR119/
- AR 122: Honors Thomas Mundy Peterson for being first African American to vote following ratification of 15th Amendment to US Constitution. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AR122/
- AR 250: Provides for General Assembly to hold special commemorative session at Princeton University on February 5, 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AR250/
- A 3871: Requires public and nonpublic schools with lunch programs to provide free lunch to increasing numbers of income-eligible students and, after five-year… (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A3871/
- A 3872: Requires prescription drug services covered under Medicaid program to be provided via fee-for-service delivery system. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A3872/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.3M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 79% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2114722501234237600
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2114722503473951007
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2114068651670184183
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2114068655814402090
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2113637994401792153
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2113638000299245693
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2113638002844909697
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2113354294871380032
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2113354299447386370
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/2111142009952260299

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/319/assemblyman-coughlin
- X: https://x.com/SpeakerCoughlin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmcraigcoughlin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakerCoughlin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmcoughlin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakercoughlin/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@njassemblyspeakercraigj.co8367
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-coughlin-b4876619

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d1ae08a-66b3-4d68-bafe-956d4eaeb57f