# Melinda Kane

Melinda Kane is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 6
- Serving since: 2024-09-26
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a33ec105-c8ff-446b-ae8b-1a79f402f983

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a33ec105-c8ff-446b-ae8b-1a79f402f983 (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

57% of Kane’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Jersey, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.05), from 35 donors and 228 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 47. 3.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 53 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5100: Authorizes DOH to promulgate clinical guidelines for outpatient gynecological procedures and creates advisory committee. (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5100/
- AJR 181: Designates May of each year as "Mothers' Grief Awareness Month." (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AJR181/
- A 4675: Directs Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements to provide certain legal services to certain disabled veterans. (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4675/
- A 4676: Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulators for students with… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4676/
- A 1651: "Mattress Stewardship Act;" requires mattress producers to join stewardship organization and implement mattress stewardship program. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1651/
- A 3245: Establishes "Anthony's Legacy Act"; provides special consideration for certain grandparents applying for visitation rights. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A3245/
- A 1646: Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1646/
- A 2406: Requires DEP to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A2406/
- A 2056: Revises New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A2056/
- A 1642: Establishes protection from adverse employment action for authorized medical cannabis patients. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1642/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $230.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 57% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/497/assemblywoman-kane
- X: https://x.com/opticaljewels
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571680366995
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melinda.h.kane
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aswmelindakane

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a33ec105-c8ff-446b-ae8b-1a79f402f983