Paul Sarlo
New Jersey State Senator, District 36 since 2003. Ran in 8 elections between 2001 and 2023, winning 8. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 23 yrs
- Since 2003
- Bills became law
- 45
- 157 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.9%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +23.3
- 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.
- Budget and Appropriations · chair
- Select · chair
- Budget Oversight
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Oct 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sarlo sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Sarlo is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: John McKeon, Nellie Pou, Joe Cryan
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Sarlo’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills39%
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: Sarlo’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Sarlo | 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 Sarlo 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 36 | Won | D+23.3 | D+13.8 | +9.5 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 36 | Won | D+13.7 | — | — |
| 2017 | New Jersey State Senate, District 36 | Won | D+31.7 | — | — |
| 2013 | New Jersey State Senate, District 36 | Won | D+19.4 | — | — |
| 2011 | New Jersey State Senate, District 36 | Won | D+25.4 | — | — |
| 2007 | New Jersey State Senate, District 36 | Won | D+13.7 | — | — |
| 2003 | New Jersey State Senate, District 36 | Won | D+9.1 | — | — |
| 2001 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 36 | Won | R+2.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sarlo has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 36 · since 2003
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 36 · 2001–2003
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sarlo has run against
- Chris Auriemma (R) · 2023 election, won
- Jeanine Ferrara (R) · 2017 election, won
- Brian A. Fitzhenry (R) · 2013 election, won
- Donald E. Diorio (R) · 2011 election, won
- Michael A. Guarino (R) · 2007 election, won
- John V. Kelly (R) · 2003 election, won
- Paul Digaetano (R) · 2001 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Sarlo
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1d8eb6cf-cff2-4948-ba03-7f31fcadd4ec
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET