# Rob Clifton

Rob Clifton is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 12
- Serving since: 2012-01-10
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b94db48b-9083-48c9-8b27-3603db14fa3e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b94db48b-9083-48c9-8b27-3603db14fa3e (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

Clifton sits at +0.02 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 33 donors and 861 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 115. 5.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 45 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 4975: Requires creation of central registry of residents with special needs for use during emergencies. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4975/
- A 4620: Designates portion of State Highway Route 35 in Laurence Harbor as "James Francisco and Walter Schmidt Memorial Roadway." (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4620/
- A 4475: Lowers age of eligibility for surviving spouse under homestead property tax reimbursement program from 65 to 62 years of age. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4475/
- A 4008: Establishes "Justice for Vulnerable Residents Act"; creates Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4008/
- A 4009: "Fair Funding for Vulnerable Residents Act"; establishes direct care ratio requirement for certain providers of services to adults or children with… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4009/
- A 2867: Extends eligibility for property tax benefits to veterans, 100 percent service-disabled veterans, and senior citizens and persons with disabilities who pay… (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A2867/
- S 497: Designates portion of State Highway Route 35 in Laurence Harbor as "James Francisco and Walter Schmidt Memorial Roadway." (passed both chambers, 2026-07-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S497/
- A 1083: Permits counties to charge a fee to fund infrastructure through voter approval. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1083/
- A 1081: Provides supplemental appropriation from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State aid to certain school districts. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1081/
- A 1087: Requires testing for infectious disease for certain persons who have been administered opioid antidote by first responder. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A1087/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $93.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/342/assemblyman-clifton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rob_clifton/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-clifton-20a87a213/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b94db48b-9083-48c9-8b27-3603db14fa3e