Below is a list of every New Jersey Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Chris Christie
- Capital:
- Trenton
- Population:
- 8,707,739
- Poverty rate:
- 8.7%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
New Jersey Policy Perspective
The Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey
Association for Children of New Jersey
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lautenberg | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Bob Menendez | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Andrews1st | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Frank LoBiondo2nd | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | x | 61 | B |
| John Adler3rd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | x | x | 83 | A |
| Chris Smith4th | O | O | O | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | x | 72 | B |
| Scott Garrett5th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | F |
| Frank Pallone6th | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Leonard Lance7th | x | O | O | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | x | x | x | 61 | B |
| Bill Pascrell8th | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Steve Rothman9th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Donald Payne10th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen11th | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 33 | D |
| Rush Holt, Jr.12th | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Albio Sires13th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |