# Ed Rodriguez

Ed Rodriguez is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 20
- Serving since: 2026-01-13
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c17427d2-58a7-45f5-aa6c-a70ca914f8de

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c17427d2-58a7-45f5-aa6c-a70ca914f8de (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

14% of the 7 bills Rodriguez sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Jersey House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.09), from 50 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 28. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 11 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5549: Concerns administrative fees charged for certain toll violations. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5549/
- A 5458: Establishes "Higher Education Deferred Maintenance Fund" to provide funding for deferred maintenance needs at public institutions of higher education. (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5458/
- A 5107: Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5107/
- A 5053: Permits retired municipal code officials to return to part-time employment after bona fide severance period without reenrollment in PERS.* (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5053/
- A 4253: Requires MVC to establish centralized license plate search system. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4253/
- A 3326: Makes use of algorithmic systems to influence price and supply of residential rental units unlawful. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A3326/
- A 3322: "Homeless Bill of Rights." (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A3322/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $114.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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/c17427d2-58a7-45f5-aa6c-a70ca914f8de