# Raj Mukherji

Raj Mukherji is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2024-01-09
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe8bf5e4-85ed-423b-b2d8-301f29d3faea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe8bf5e4-85ed-423b-b2d8-301f29d3faea (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

12% of the 314 bills Mukherji sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Jersey Senate.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Mukherji | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.3% | 29 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 42.9% | 137 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 16.1% | 7 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 50% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.04), from 293 donors and 886 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 314 bills: 314 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 108. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey Senate 6.3%; rank 5 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4830: Classifies and regulates electric bicycles. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4830/
- S 4817: Concerns landlord responsibilities when charging for utilities consumed through shared meter. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4817/
- S 4785: Expands certain permission to offer incentives for employee retirement or termination of employment to municipalities. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4785/
- S 4700: "AI Image Disclosure Act"; concerns disclosure of certain AI-generated content. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4700/
- S 4698: Authorizes certain cities to impose tax on billboard revenues to be collected by retail seller of billboard. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4698/
- S 4702: "AI Likeness Protection Act"; concerns distributing realistic representation of individual's image, likeness, or voice created using generative artificial… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4702/
- S 4701: "GAI Accountability Act;" imposes civil penalties on generative artificial intelligence platforms engaging in harmful activity, including exploitation of… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4701/
- S 4703: Establishes State Seal of Civic Readiness to recognize certain students attaining high level of proficiency in civics. (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4703/
- S 4607: Expands role and reach of Regional Hub Program. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4607/
- S 4603: "Clean Water and Safe Communities Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $5 billion; appropriates $5,000. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4603/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $187.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% 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 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/rajmukherji/status/2113722872958943275
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/rajmukherji/status/2065391753721500121
- 2026-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/rajmukherji/status/2036051643347652660
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/rajmukherji/status/2008664066366246941

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/485/senator-mukherji
- X: https://x.com/rajmukherji
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mukherjiraj
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rajmukherji/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajmukherji/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe8bf5e4-85ed-423b-b2d8-301f29d3faea