Mike Testa
New Jersey State Senator, District 1 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2019
- Bills became law
- 4
- 184 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.4%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +29.3
- 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.
- State House Commission · alternate
- Budget and Appropriations
- Judiciary
- Public Schools
- Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
BUS TAXES · Became law Dec 2025
FARMLAND · Became law Dec 2025
COMMERCE · Became law Aug 2025
EDUCATION · Became law Mar 2025
MUNICIPALITI · Vetoed Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Testa sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Testa is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Joe Pennacchio, Parker Space, Doug Steinhardt
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Testa’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills58%
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: Testa’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Testa | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | A 3016: Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–6 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | A 2316: Increases traffic threshold for local installation of certain speed humps on certain local… | No | 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… | No | No | Yes | Passed 30–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Testa 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 1 | Won | R+29.3 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 1 | Won | R+29.2 |
| 2019 | New Jersey State Senate, District 1 (special) | Won | R+6.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Testa has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 1 · since 2019
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Testa has run against
- Charles R. Laspata (D) · 2023 general, won
- Yolanda E. Garciabalicki (D) · 2021 general, won
- Bob Andrzejczak (D) · 2019 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Testa
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4cb8db73-8982-4b4f-9c90-f86b20b217bc
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET