Vin Gopal
New Jersey State Senator, District 11 since 2017. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 8 yrs
- Since 2017
- Bills became law
- 42
- 604 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.0%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +21.4
- 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 · chair
- State House Commission · alternate
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Aug 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Passed House Oct 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Gopal sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Gopal is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: John Burzichelli, Raj Mukherji, Teresa Ruiz
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Gopal’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills36%
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: Gopal’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Gopal | 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 Gopal 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 11 | Won | D+21.4 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 11 | Won | D+3.8 |
| 2017 | New Jersey State Senate, District 11 | Won | D+7.1 |
| 2011 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 11 | Lost | R+4.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gopal has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 11 · since 2017
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gopal has run against
- Stephen Dnistrian (R) · 2023 general, won
- Lori L. Annetta (R) · 2021 general, won
- Jennifer Beck (R) · 2017 general, won
- Caroline Casagrande (R) · 2011 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Gopal
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/76afbcca-bed8-4e2e-bc3a-0fd6d53158a5
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET