# Brian Rumpf

Brian Rumpf is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 9
- Serving since: 2003-06-23
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d6731a7f-a22e-48dd-8bba-fd2c155c16c3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6731a7f-a22e-48dd-8bba-fd2c155c16c3 (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

0% of the 151 bills Rumpf sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the New Jersey House.

## What Rumpf says (NJ 2026–27 session)

68 classified statements: 68 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rumpf | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 30.9% | 9.3% | 35 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 85.3% | 31.9% | 5 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 1.8% | 10 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 12.7% | 109 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 30% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 28% (State House Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Taxation 12% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.01), from 15 donors and 942 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 151 bills: 151 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 133. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 74 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5618: Establishes reimbursement eligibility for fingerprinting costs under "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund." (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5618/
- A 5619: Invalidates DOLWD rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5619/
- A 5591: Authorizes volunteer emergency medical technician reimbursement for criminal background checks from Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5591/
- A 5560: Establishes crime of transnationally organized criminality. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5560/
- A 5558: Expands definition of terrorist organization; establishes civil action for damages against person that supports terrorism. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5558/
- A 5559: Repeals enactment concerning access to and provision of reproductive health care services. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5559/
- A 5525: Adjusts State residency requirement for free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, stamps, and permits for disabled veterans. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5525/
- A 5524: Removes certain prohibitions for individuals who hawk, peddle, or vend. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5524/
- A 5284: Permits driver's license to display license holder's blood type upon request. (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5284/
- A 5245: Prohibits remote work for employees of State and of political subdivisions operating under "Civil Service Act." (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5245/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2111161034920567123
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2110822414464778298
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2107170964190720387
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2105702518538006910
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2105702520752648683
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2098091741437927884
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2098091744004886717
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2098091745443491974
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2095580979515605075
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ/status/2095606506108678348

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/228/assemblyman-rumpf
- X: https://x.com/9thDistrictNJ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6731a7f-a22e-48dd-8bba-fd2c155c16c3