# Angela McKnight

Angela McKnight is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d8c826c4-95c7-465b-8448-1f05495bfc45

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8c826c4-95c7-465b-8448-1f05495bfc45 (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

McKnight has 28 classified statements in the NJ 2026–27 session.

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

28 classified statements: 28 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McKnight | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 35.7% | 42.9% | 217 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 3.4% | 119 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 10.7% | 16.1% | 195 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 40% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 30% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Health 30% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Labor and Employment 30% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 114 donors and 847 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 600 bills: 600 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 316. 4.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 25 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4839: Authorizes creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. license plates. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4839/
- S 4840: Concerns listing name of minor child on residential lease agreements and related court documents. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4840/
- S 4848: Requires written contract for sale of memorials and option for purchaser to deposit payments into escrow account. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4848/
- S 4843: Establishes distinction between residential tenant and other occupants of hotel or motel for purpose of determining permitted removal actions. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4843/
- S 4747: Requires health insurers to provide reason for denial of coverage for private duty nursing. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4747/
- S 4744: Creates crime of incest. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4744/
- S 4749: Requires right of first refusal for displaced residential tenants in certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4749/
- S 4718: Establishes New Jersey Imagination Library Program in DOE; appropriates $2 million. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4718/
- S 4763: "Victoria's Law"; requires video surveillance cameras in certain special education classrooms in public schools for promotion of student safety. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4763/
- S 4783: Eliminates statute of limitations for certain forgery and fraud crimes when parties involved have history of domestic violence. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4783/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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.

- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2100284072207819004
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2071581327795560504
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2068011944464765133
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2055763456284930214
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2055763626879856702
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2049496872079724574
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2047778128618029066
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2047788225440145456
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2047796811260219867
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight/status/2047802047248883865

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/483/senator-mcknight
- X: https://x.com/SenatorMcKnight
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angelavmcknight
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aswmcknight/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-v-mcknight-33992420/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8c826c4-95c7-465b-8448-1f05495bfc45