# Maureen Rowan

Maureen Rowan is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 2
- Serving since: 2026-01-13
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af1dfa82-2c03-4b0c-bf63-1eef9e8b6616

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af1dfa82-2c03-4b0c-bf63-1eef9e8b6616 (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

17% of the 65 bills Rowan sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New Jersey House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.08), from 50 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 63. 16.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 6 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5710: Provides for establishment of pilot program for acquiring abandoned properties in certain municipalities and develop land bank agreement. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5710/
- A 5709: Expands eligibility for "Cultural Arts Incentives Program" to include certain convention centers. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5709/
- A 5665: Provides for certain additional responsibilities of student representative on board of education; requires establishment of Student Advisory Council by board… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5665/
- A 5667: Establishes New Jersey Civics and Debate Initiative in DOE. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5667/
- A 5666: Upgrades trespass in or upon casino gaming property to fourth degree crime. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5666/
- 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 5580: Expands duty of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5580/
- A 5597: Requires use of uniform campus climate survey by institutions of higher education. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5597/
- A 5588: Expands oversight and transparency of funds received by State and local entities due to national opioid settlements. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5588/
- A 5569: Increases amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments;… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5569/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $100.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af1dfa82-2c03-4b0c-bf63-1eef9e8b6616