Joe Lagana
New Jersey State Senator, District 38 since 2021. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 5 yrs
- Since 2021
- Bills became law
- 21
- 241 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.7%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +14.2
- 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.
- Commerce · chair
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Oct 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lagana sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Lagana is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Joe Vitale, Gordon Johnson, Troy Singleton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Lagana’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
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: Lagana’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Lagana | 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 Lagana 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 38 | Won | D+14.2 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 38 | Won | D+5.8 |
| 2018 | New Jersey State Senate, District 38 (special) | Lost | D+20.2 |
| 2017 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 | Won | D+0.1 |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 | Won | R+0.1 |
| 2013 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 | Won | D+0.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lagana has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 38 · since 2021
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 · 2013–2019
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lagana has run against
- Micheline B. Attieh (R) · 2023 general, won
- Richard Garcia (R) · 2021 general, won
- Daisy Ortiz Berger (I) · 2018 general, lost
- Tim Eustace (D) · 2017 general, won
- Tim Eustace (D) · 2015 general, won
- Timothy J. Eustace (D) · 2013 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Lagana
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/90a0a109-2ce3-4a55-8761-1e07ff875703
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET