Tony Bucco
New Jersey State Senator, District 25 since 1997. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 29 yrs
- Since 1997
- Bills became law
- 18
- 707 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.7%
- Chamber median 2.7%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.3
- 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.
- Judiciary
- Legislative Services Commission
- Select
- State House Commission
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Passed House Oct 2026
Passed House Oct 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bucco sits in the New Jersey State Senate
Bucco is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jim Holzapfel, Jon Bramnick, Owen Henry
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Bucco’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills70%
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: Bucco’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bucco | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | A 3016: Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources… | Not voting | 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 Bucco 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 25 | Won | R+5.3 |
| 2021 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+14.9 |
| 2020 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 (special) | Lost | R+8.0 |
| 2019 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | R+1.3 |
| 2017 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | Even |
| 2017 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+4.3 |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | R+1.3 |
| 2015 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 (primary) | Won | +1.9 |
| 2013 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | R+2.6 |
| 2013 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+73.5 |
| 2011 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | D+0.4 |
| 2011 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+22.0 |
| 2009 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | R+0.8 |
| 2007 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+23.0 |
| 2003 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+10.2 |
| 2001 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+31.0 |
| 1997 | New Jersey State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+11.1 |
| 1995 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 | Won | R+2.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bucco has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 25 · since 2021
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 · 2019–2021
- New Jersey State Senate, District 25 · since 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 · 2015–2019
- New Jersey State Senate, District 25 · since 2013
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 · 2013–2015
- New Jersey State Senate, District 25 · since 2011
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 · 2009–2013
- New Jersey State Senate, District 25 · since 1997
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 25 · 1995–1997
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bucco has run against
- Christine Clarke (D) · 2023 election, won
- Jeffrey Grayzel (D) · 2021 election, won
- Rupande Mehta (D) · 2020 special election, lost
- Brian Bergen (R) · 2019 election, won
- Michael Patrick Carroll (R) · 2017 election, won
- Lisa Bhimani (D) · 2017 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bucco
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f321f20f-b8af-4d0b-85ba-e7b8dcf9ae03
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET