# Declan O'Scanlon

Declan O'Scanlon is a Republican member of the New Jersey Senate for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2018-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ac044b70-7745-435a-9c38-c4af013d0b0e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ac044b70-7745-435a-9c38-c4af013d0b0e (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

8.0% of O'Scanlon’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.6 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

## What O'Scanlon says (NJ 2026–27 session)

275 classified statements: 275 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | O'Scanlon | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.0% | 2.3% | 27 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 20.4% | 9.5% | 52 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 38.9% | 37.3% | 164 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.3% | 223 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 6.6% | 15.4% | 253 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.3% | 74 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 35% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 16% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 16% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 148 donors and 757 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 91. 5.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 20 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4581: Revises statutes concerning assessment of real property. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4581/
- S 4384: Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages and clarifies privileges.* (passed both chambers, 2026-08-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4384/
- S 4305: Increases grant limit for reassignment of employees to State in certain cases; requires publication of guidance and authorizes State intervention for income… (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4305/
- S 4217: Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for Community Hazard Assistance Mitigation Program projects for FY2027. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4217/
- S 4093: Moves fire district elections to date of general election in November. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4093/
- S 4091: Clarifies applicability of "School Ethics Act" to personal statements of board members. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4091/
- S 3855: Establishes process for submittal and publication of proposed revisions to Governor's budget recommendations and requires publication of proposals by June 1… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S3855/
- S 3414: Requires Attorney General to compile and publicly report certain statistics pertaining to permits to carry for handguns and firearm purchaser identification… (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S3414/
- S 3219: Extends transmittal date deadline for Fiscal Year 2027 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 10, 2026. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S3219/
- S 2558: Establishes that final restraining order survives plaintiff's death where other persons are also protected; requires prosecutors to provide notice of… (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S2558/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $94.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2112923812966584781
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2110532961342763477
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2110486800066396229
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2107162106852233653
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2107226132881785052
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2106551180037910597
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2106555070833905756
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2106583211719716968
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2106584176342552763
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/declanoscanlon/status/2106393366699147696

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/394/senator-o'scanlon
- Campaign site: https://www.declanoscanlon.com/
- X: https://x.com/declanoscanlon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/declan.oscanlon/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/declanoscanlon

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ac044b70-7745-435a-9c38-c4af013d0b0e