Owen Henry
New Jersey State Senator, District 12 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 2
- 101 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.9%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 80%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +26.6
- 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
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Passed Senate Jun 2026
Introduced Oct 2026
Introduced Oct 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Henry sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Henry is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bob Singer, Tony Bucco, Jim Holzapfel
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Henry’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans80%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills66%
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: Henry’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Henry | 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… | 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. | Yes | 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 Henry 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 12 | Won | R+26.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Henry has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 12 · since 2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Henry has run against
- Brandon A. Rose (D) · 2023 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Henry
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fee23b32-9f92-4951-889e-6d09749a78b9
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET