Declan O'Scanlon
New Jersey State Senator, District 13 since 2017. Ran in 10 elections between 2005 and 2023, winning 9. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 8 yrs
- Since 2017
- Bills became law
- 6
- 103 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.5%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.6
- 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.
- Budget Oversight
- Budget and Appropriations
- Law and Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
POLICE · Became law Jan 2026
DISABLED · Became law Jan 2026
CRIME VICTIM · Became law Aug 2025
ALCOHOLIC BE · Became law Jul 2025
CRIME VICTIM · Became law Sep 2024
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where O'Scanlon sits in the New Jersey State Senate
O'Scanlon is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Holly Schepisi, Jon Bramnick, Jim Holzapfel
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With O'Scanlon’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills86%
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: O'Scanlon’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | O'Scanlon | 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 O'Scanlon 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Jersey State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+17.6 | R+6.8 | +10.8 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+22.9 | — | — |
| 2017 | New Jersey State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+10.2 | — | — |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 13 | Won | D+1.3 | — | — |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 13 (primary) | Won | −2.5 | — | — |
| 2013 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 13 | Won | D+1.1 | — | — |
| 2011 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 13 | Won | D+1.7 | — | — |
| 2009 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 | Won | R+0.2 | — | — |
| 2007 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 | Won | R+0.1 | — | — |
| 2005 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 | Lost | D+0.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats O'Scanlon has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 13 · since 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 13 · 2011–2017
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 · 2007–2011
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who O'Scanlon has run against
- Lucille Losapio (D) · 2023 election, won
- Vincent Solomeno III (D) · 2021 election, won
- Sean F. Byrnes (D) · 2017 election, won
- Amy Handlin (R) · 2015 election, won
- Caroline Casagrande (R) · 2009 election, won
- Jennifer Beck (R) · 2005 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know O'Scanlon
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ac044b70-7745-435a-9c38-c4af013d0b0e
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET