Bipartisanship
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Apr 10, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; Economics and Public Finance · Source

8.0% of 275 statements contain a personal attack (22 statements); the average for State Senate Republicans is 2.3%. Ranks 27th of 354, where 1st is the highest rate.
An AI model reads each of O'Scanlon’s posts on X and marks whether it attacks a person’s character, integrity or loyalty. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among State Senate Republicans and ranked against the same group.
6 measures against State Senate Republicans. 20% of O'Scanlon’s statements criticize a policy, 2.2 times the State Senate Republican average of 9.5%. O'Scanlon sits at +0.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State Senate Republicans.
The measures on which O'Scanlon sits furthest from the middle of State Senate Republicans, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.
Personal attacks
State Senate Republicans average 2.3% · ranks 27th of 354
Policy criticism
State Senate Republicans average 9.5% · ranks 52nd of 354
CSIP ideology
More liberal than 84% of State Senate Republicans · ± 0.03
Extreme labels
State Senate Republicans average 1.3% · ranks 74th of 354
Credit claiming
State Senate Republicans average 15% · ranks 253rd of 354
Talk-to-bills agreement
State Senate Republicans average 0.52 · ranks 70th of 226
Peer group: State Senate Republicans. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is O'Scanlon, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which O'Scanlon is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).
O'Scanlon attacks opponents personally more than 92% of State Senate Republicans. Personal attacks in 8.0% of 275 statements, against 2.3% for the average State Senate Republican; 27th of 354.
An AI model reads each of O'Scanlon’s 275 statements in the NJ 2026–27 session (275 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State Senate Republicans and ranked among them.
Share of statements carrying each label, the NJ 2026–27 session
| Row | O'Scanlon | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Policy discussion | 39% | 37% |
| Policy criticism | 20% | 9% |
| Personal attacks | 8% | 2% |
| Credit claiming | 7% | 15% |
| Bipartisanship | 1% | 2% |
statements classified
275 posts on X.
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| posts on X | 275 |
The thick bar is O'Scanlon; the thin grey bar is the average State Senate Republicans. A longer thick bar means O'Scanlon does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.
O'Scanlon used extreme labels in 1.8% of statements, above the peer average. 5 statements, most often aimed at MAGA; peers 1.3%.
Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements
Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.
Share of statements per month, the NJ 2026–27 session
| Column | Statements | Personal attacks | Policy criticism | Policy discussion | Bipartisanship | Credit claiming | Extreme labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan ’26 | 13 | 7.7% | 30.8% | 46.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Feb ’26 | 43 | 14.0% | 23.3% | 34.9% | 2.3% | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| Mar ’26 | 52 | 15.4% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Apr ’26 | 18 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 27.8% | 5.6% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| May ’26 | 6 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Jun ’26 | 24 | 4.2% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Jul ’26 | 35 | 2.9% | 25.7% | 54.3% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Aug ’26 | 11 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 27.3% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Sep ’26 | 53 | 3.8% | 7.5% | 41.5% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% |
| Oct ’26 | 20 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the NJ 2026–27 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. One month is hatched here.
Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned
Bipartisanship
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Apr 10, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; Economics and Public Finance · Source
Personal attacks
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Oct 14, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · personal attacks; target: Deana Gunn, Greg Cannon · Source
Extreme label
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Jun 23, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; Education; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Sherrill · Source
Up to five recent statements in each category
Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
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personal attacks · target: Deana Gunn, Greg CannonSource
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personal attacks · policy discussion · Taxation · target: Greg CannonSource
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personal attacks · target: comms peopleSource
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personal attacks · target: PomMardanSource
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Newest first, the NJ 2026–27 session
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Economics and Public Finance is what O'Scanlon talks about most: 35% of policy statements, 2.8 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.59 on a 0–1 scale (State Senate Republicans average 0.52; 70th of 226).
Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what O'Scanlon talks about. The bills O'Scanlon sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.
Share of policy statements by area, the NJ 2026–27 session
| Row | O'Scanlon | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Economics and Public Finance | 35% | 12% |
| Education | 16% | 14% |
| Government Operations and Politics | 16% | 17% |
| Taxation | 16% | 7% |
| Transportation and Public Works | 14% | 6% |
The thick bar is the share of O'Scanlon’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State Senate Republicans. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.
Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 38%. Grey ticks are the State Senate Republicans averages.
| Area | Talks about | State Senate Republicans, talks about | Legislates on | State Senate Republicans, legislates on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Public Finance | 35% | 12% | 6% | 3% |
| Education | 16% | 14% | 7% | 10% |
| Government Operations and Politics | 16% | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Taxation | 16% | 7% | 11% | 10% |
| Transportation and Public Works | 14% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1
State Senate Republicans average 0.52. Ranks 70th of 226.
Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means O'Scanlon legislates on exactly the areas O'Scanlon talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills O'Scanlon sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
O'Scanlon sits at +0.11 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more liberal than 84% of State Senate Republicans. Approximate range +0.08 to +0.14, which understates the uncertainty; from 148 donors and 757 roll calls.
CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.
CSIP ideal point
Approximate range +0.08 to +0.14. From 148 donors and 757 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.
The outlined dot is O'Scanlon, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of O'Scanlon’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.
The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.
Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale
| Group | Officials | Median | Share left of O'Scanlon |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate Republicans | 1083 | +0.4 | 16% |
| New Jersey Senate | 40 | −0.5 | 80% |
| All State Senate | 1909 | +0.1 | 52% |
Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is O'Scanlon in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of O'Scanlon.
O'Scanlon reported $94.9K in the 2026 cycle, 2.1 times the State Senate Republicans’ median of $46.2K. State filings report no small-donation total. 96% of itemized individual money came from New Jersey.
Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.
itemized in the 2026 cycle
From 52 itemized donors. State Senate Republicans’ median $46.2K.
Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (itemized) | $51.8K | 54.6% |
| PACs and other committees | $43.1K | 45.4% |
Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.
Itemized contributions, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the State Senate Republicans’ median for 2026.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 cycle | $55.1K |
| 2022 cycle | $239.5K |
| 2024 cycle | $189.7K |
| 2026 cycle | $94.9K |
Itemized contributions by donor state. 96% came from New Jersey.
State filings report no total for small gifts.
Not reported in state filings.
Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state
| State | Value |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $49.5K |
| Maryland | $2,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $300 |
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itemized donors
People who gave more than $200
from New Jersey
Of itemized individual dollars
Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is New Jersey. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.
Itemized, 2026 cycle.
PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.
Itemized, 2026 cycle.
No employers reported.
Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.
No roll-call votes for the NJ 2026–27 session.No roll-call votes are recorded for this official in this time window.
O'Scanlon sponsored 93 bills in the NJ 2026–27 session; none became law. Cosponsored 91 others. 5.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate average 6.3%; 20th of 40).
The bills O'Scanlon sponsored and cosponsored in the NJ 2026–27 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.
Counts for the NJ 2026–27 session
| Role | Introduced | In committee | Passed one chamber | Passed both chambers | Became law |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 93 | 93 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Cosponsored | 91 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
Ink blocks are bills O'Scanlon sponsored, ochre blocks bills O'Scanlon cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.
of sponsored bills got out of committee
New Jersey Senate average 6.3%. Ranks 20th of 40.
Colleagues who most often cosponsor with O'Scanlon, by number of shared bills in the NJ 2026–27 session; the square shows their party.
The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of O'Scanlon’s bills; the toggle shows more.
Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest
| S 4830 | Classifies and regulates electric bicycles. | Cosponsor | Oct 15, 2026 | In committee | Transportation and Public Works(model) | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee Oct 15, 2026 |
| S 4729 | Modifies geographic restrictions for solar energy projects participating in community solar program. | Cosponsor | Oct 5, 2026 | Passed one chamber | Energy(model) | Passed by the Senate (39-0) Oct 22, 2026 |
| SR 110 | Constitutes special committee of Senate entitled "New Jersey Voter Fraud Senate Investigatory Committee." | Cosponsor | Oct 1, 2026 | In committee | Government Operations and Politics(model) | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee Oct 1, 2026 |
| S 4581 | Revises statutes concerning assessment of real property. | Sponsor | Sep 28, 2026 | In committee | Taxation(model) | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Sep 28, 2026 |
| S 4423 | Appropriates $77,406,208 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses. | Cosponsor | Jun 4, 2026 | Passed both chambers | Public Lands and Natural Resources(model) | Approved P.L.2026, c.60. Jul 30, 2026 |
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The lab crawls O'Scanlon’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images O'Scanlon posts with a vision model.
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changes in 90 days
“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.
No images from O'Scanlon’s posts have been described.
Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.
No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.
Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.
How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.
The headline is the measure on which O'Scanlon is most unusual among State Senate Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.
The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.
A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).
Bulk files with the same data for every official:
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