# Paul Kanitra

Paul Kanitra is a Republican member of the New Jersey House for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 10
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e4c2301b-6812-423e-b27a-c40919f4bd5d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4c2301b-6812-423e-b27a-c40919f4bd5d (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 193 bills Kanitra sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the New Jersey House.

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

170 classified statements: 170 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 | Kanitra | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.1% | 2.9% | 187 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 9.3% | 232 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.3% | 31.9% | 481 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 1.8% | 376 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.4% | 12.7% | 654 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.1% | 1.4% | 28 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 44% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.3% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 31 donors and 278 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 193 bills: 193 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 112. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 74 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5595: Permits use of New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship Program award at county college located in county adjacent to recipient's home county. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5595/
- A 5596: "Open Space Tax Revaluation Fairness Act"; Authorizes changes to municipal open space tax by ordinance rather than referendum in certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5596/
- A 5394: "Permitting Transparency and Accountability Act"; codifies portions of Executive Order 5 of 2026; establishes Cross-Agency Permitting Team, permit catalog,… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5394/
- A 5393: "Honor the Oath Act"; requires newly elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and legislators to take oath of office in county where seat of government is… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5393/
- A 5231: Establishes "New Jersey Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act." (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5231/
- A 5217: Permits ambulance transport of injured law enforcement canine under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5217/
- A 5176: Repeals codification of AG directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities." (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5176/
- A 5177: Repeals law requiring law enforcement officers to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5177/
- A 4872: "End the Toll Trap Act"; concerns toll violations and related administrative fees; establishes "New York and New Jersey Toll and Fee Reduction Task Force." (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4872/
- A 4819: Withdraws New Jersey's participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4819/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2113598725662892179
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2113732267038109974
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2111633523329073332
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2111654191991009427
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2110427512345903176
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2109035815556837875
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2107998724563591454
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2105663830281908350
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2105288430162739416
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PaulKanitra, VoteKanitra/status/2104918200840233430

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/467/assemblyman-kanitra
- Campaign site: https://www.kanitra.com/
- X: https://x.com/PaulKanitra
- X: https://x.com/VoteKanitra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulkanitra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmkanitra/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmkanitra/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4c2301b-6812-423e-b27a-c40919f4bd5d