Paul Moriarty
New Jersey State Senator, District 4 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 21
- 281 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.1%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +10.3
- 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.
- Law and Public Safety · vice chair
- Higher Education
- Labor
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Passed Senate Oct 2026
Passed Senate Oct 2026
Introduced Oct 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Moriarty sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Moriarty is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Britnee Timberlake, Shirley Turner, Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Moriarty’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: Moriarty’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Moriarty | 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 Moriarty 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 4 | Won | D+10.3 |
| 2021 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+0.7 |
| 2019 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+0.6 |
| 2017 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+1.1 |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+0.5 |
| 2013 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+1.5 |
| 2011 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+1.7 |
| 2009 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | D+1.2 |
| 2007 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | R+0.1 |
| 2005 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | Won | Even |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Moriarty has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 4 · since 2023
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 · 2005–2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Moriarty has run against
- Christopher W. del (R) · 2023 general, won
- Gabriela M. Mosquera (D) · 2021 general, won
- Gabriela M. Mosquera (D) · 2019 general, won
- Gabriela M. Mosquera (D) · 2017 general, won
- Gabriela M. Mosquera (D) · 2015 general, won
- Gabriela M. Mosquera (D) · 2013 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Moriarty
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f15f8b7e-96ee-41e8-b59c-b277927985c0
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET