Carmen Amato
New Jersey State Senator, District 9 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 2
- 189 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 73%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +35.9
- 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.
- Budget and Appropriations
- Community and Urban Affairs
- Higher Education
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
SCH BOARDS · Became law Jul 2025
COURT ADMIN · Vetoed Jan 2026
HEALTH · Vetoed Jan 2026
INTERNET · Vetoed Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Amato sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Amato is closer to the center than 87% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Latham Tiver, Vince Polistina, Bob Singer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Amato’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans73%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills73%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Amato’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Amato | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | A 3016: Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources… | Not voting | No | Yes | 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. | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | A 5463: Requires electric public utilities to submit annual report on voting to BPU. | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–8 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | S 4476: Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 30–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Amato 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 9 | Won | R+35.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Amato has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 9 · since 2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Amato has run against
- Gabriel Franco (D) · 2023 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Amato
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0f0e1edc-6ab5-4fca-8999-2db3229c5d19
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET