Vince Polistina
New Jersey State Senator, District 2 since 2021. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 5 yrs
- Since 2021
- Bills became law
- 9
- 224 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 19.2%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 64%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.4
- 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.
- Labor
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Passed Senate Oct 2026
Introduced Oct 2026
Failed in committee Oct 2026
Introduced Oct 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Polistina sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Polistina is closer to the center than 93% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Carmen Amato, Latham Tiver, Bob Singer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Polistina’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans64%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills78%
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: Polistina’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Polistina | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | A 3016: Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources… | Yes | 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. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 29–8 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | S 4476: Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 30–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Polistina 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 2 | Won | R+7.4 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 2 | Won | R+3.7 |
| 2011 | New Jersey State Senate, District 2 | Lost | D+6.8 |
| 2009 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 | Won | D+0.7 |
| 2007 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 | Won | D+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Polistina has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 2 · since 2021
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 2 · 2007–2011
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Polistina has run against
- Caren Fitzpatrick (D) · 2023 general, won
- Vince Mazzeo (D) · 2021 general, won
- Jim Whelan (D) · 2011 general, lost
- John F. Amodeo (R) · 2009 general, won
- John F. Amodeo (R) · 2007 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Polistina
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5a6bf64a-7731-4e80-8208-e1a18f09762b
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET