Angela McKnight
New Jersey State Senator, District 31 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 61
- 1113 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +51.7
- Won 2023
- Next election
- 2027
- Nov 2, 2027
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education
- Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Law and Public Safety
- Public Schools
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Oct 2026
Became law Aug 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McKnight sits in the New Jersey State Senate
McKnight is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Troy Singleton, Gordon Johnson, Joe Vitale
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With McKnight’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New Jersey State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: McKnight’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | McKnight | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | A 3016: Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–6 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | A 2316: Increases traffic threshold for local installation of certain speed humps on certain local… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 35–2 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | S 3776: Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | A 5463: Requires electric public utilities to submit annual report on voting to BPU. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–8 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | S 4476: Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time McKnight was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Jersey State Senate, District 31 | Won | D+51.7 |
| 2021 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 | Won | D+2.0 |
| 2019 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 | Won | D+4.0 |
| 2017 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 | Won | D+1.4 |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 | Won | D+1.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McKnight has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 31 · since 2023
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 31 · 2015–2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McKnight has run against
- Luis Soto (R) · 2023 general, won
- William Sampson (D) · 2021 general, won
- Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti (D) · 2019 general, won
- Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) · 2017 general, won
- Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) · 2015 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know McKnight
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d8c826c4-95c7-465b-8448-1f05495bfc45
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET