American Conservative Union 1331 H St. NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005 (202) 347-9388 conservative.org

The American Conservative Union is taking our hightly touted Congressional Ratings program to State Legislatures for the second year in a row, grading members on their votes on key conservative issues. Last year, we graded State Legislators in the critical battle-ground states of Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. This year, we are expanding our ratings to fifteen states.

ACU first began rating members of Congress in 1971. Since then, our ratings system has become the most important conservative measuring stick in American politics- the gold standard for voters seeking more information on their representatives records.

This expansion of our Conservative Ratings program is part of Chairman Al Cardenas vision for building on successful ACU initiatives and taking the fight for conservative principles to the state and local levels. This is part of the ACU five-year plan to bring our ratings to all fifty states- scoring every legislature in every state, every year.

Table of Contents

ACU Board Members

A Letter From The Chairman

How We Selected the Votes

Conservative All-Stars

NJ Assembly Vote Descriptions

House Scores

NJ Senate Vote Descriptions

Senate Scores

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ACU Presents 2012 State Legislative Ratings

2012 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGSGUIDE

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey State Capitol Building, Trenton, NJ

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Al Cardenas (Chairman)Thomas S. Winter (First Vice Chairman) Donald Devine (Second Vice Chairman) Becky Norton Dunlop (Treasurer)Jameson G. Campaigne, Jr. (Secretary)Joe BastJeffrey BellMorton C. Blackwell Ambassador John BoltonFloyd BrownMuriel ColemanDr. Larry Eastland Paul EricksonCarly FiorinaCharlie GerowAlan M. Gottlieb Van D. Hipp, Jr.

Asa HutchinsonDavid A. Keene Suhail A. KhanJames V. LacyMichael R. Long Honorable Serphin Maltese Carolyn D. Meadows Cleta Mitchell Joseph A. MorrisGrover G. NorquistRon RobinsonAllen RothMatt SchlappFred L. Smith, Jr.Lewis K. Uhler Kirby Wilbur

ACU Board Members

Cleta Mitchell (Chairman)Van D. Hipp, Jr. (Treasurer)Carolyn D. Meadows (Secretary)Al CardenasAmy Noone FrederickTim Goeglein

Millie HallowColin A. HannaDavid KeeneRobert LuddyAmbassador Roger F. NoriegaThomas S. Winter

ACU Foundation Board Members

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1331 H Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 347-9388 Fax: (202) 347-9389www.conservative.org

December 17, 2012

Dear Fellow Conservative,

On behalf of our Board of Directors, I am pleased to present the American Conservative Unions 2012 State Legislative Ratings for members of the New Jersey Legislature.

Since 1971, our Congressional ratings have become the gold standard in holding every member of Congress accountable for their voting record on the most important issues facing our nation. Last year we brought that same commitment to conservative ideals to the states, by rating members in five legislatures. I am pleased to report that this year we will score 15 states. This is part of the ACU five-year plan to bring our ratings to all fifty states- scoring every legislature in every state, every cycle.

It is important, now more than ever, that Americans have the information to elect true conservatives into office. Now approaching four years under the failed leadership of President Barack Obama, America needs to rein in reckless spending, restore our standing in the international community and return to the traditional values that made our nation so great. Starting in 2010, the liberal policies of the Obama administration have energized a national grassroots conservative movement, where we seek to bring change to state and local governments nationwide. Because of this, our 2012 State Legislative Ratings are vital for voters to make informed choices on the future of our nation.

We are dedicated to supporting the efforts of courageous conservative leaders fighting for limited government, promoting prosperity and individual freedom, and defending traditional values. Standing by voters around the nation, ACU is leading the way to encourage and help the next generation of conservative leaders, beginning at the state level.

Thank you for your continued support. I know that together we can ensure Americas best days are still ahead.

Sincerely,

Al CardenasChairman, American Conservative Union

Al Cardenas, ACU Chairman

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How We Selected the VotesThe American Conservative Union is taking our hightly touted Congressional Ratings program to State Legislatures for the second year in a row, grading members on their votes on key conservative issues. Last year, we graded State Legislators in the critical battleground states of Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. This year, we are expanding our ratings to fifteen states.

ACU first began rating members of Congress in 1971. Since then, our ratings system has become the most important conservative measuring stick in American politics- the gold standard for voters seeking more information on their representatives records.

This expansion of our Conservative Ratings program is part of Chairman Al Cardenas vision for building on successful ACU initiatives and taking the fight for conservative principles to the state and local levels. This is part of the ACU five-year plan to bring our ratings to all fifty states- scoring every legislature in every state, every year.

Conservative All-Stars of the New Jersey LegislatureDefenders of LibertyACU Defenders of Liberty are those members of the New Jersey Legislature who scored 100 percent on the ACU 2012 State Legislative Rating and cast a vote for each adjudicated vote.

Jon M. BramnickChris A. BrownAnthony M. BuccoGary R. Chiusano

Sean T. KeanGregory P. McGuckinAlison Littell McHoseNancy F. Munoz

David P. RibleDonna M. SimonJay Webber

Anthony R. Bucco Michael J. Doherty Steven V. OrohoJoseph Pennacchio

New Jersey General Assembly:New Jersey Senate:

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ACU Conservatives

True Liberals of the Garden StateTrue Liberals of the Garden State are those members of the New Jersey Legislature who scored 0 percent on the ACU 2012 State Legislative Ratings.

James BeachBarbara BuonoRichard J. CodeySandra B. CunninghamNia H. GillRobert M. Gordon

Linda R. GreensteinRaymond J. LesniakFred H. Madden, Jr.Donald NorcrossNellie PouM. Teresa Ruiz

Paul A. SarloNicholas P. ScutariBob SmithBrian P. StackStephen M. SweeneyShirley K. Turner

Joseph F. VitaleLoretta WeinbergJim Whelan

New Jersey Senate:

Mary Pat AngeliniChristopher J. BrownMichael Patrick CarrollJack M. CiattarelliRobert D. CliftonRonald S. Dancer

BettyLou DeCroceJohn DiMaioDiAnne C. GoveAmy H. HandlinDeclan J. OScanlon, Jr.Erik Peterson

Scott RudderScott T. RumanaDavid C. RussoHolly SchepisiRobert SchroederDavid W. Wolfe

New Jersey General Assembly:

Peter J. Barnes, IIIDaniel R. BensonJohn J. BurzichelliRalph R. CaputoMarlene CarideUpendra J. ChivukulaHerb Conaway, Jr.Sean ConnorsCraig J. CoughlinAlbert CoutinhoPatrick J. Diegnan, Jr.Timothy J. EustaceAngel FuentesThomas P. Giblin

Jerry GreenLouis D. GreenwaldReed GuscioraMila M. JaseyAngelica M. JimenezGordon M. JohnsonPamela R. LampittCharles MainorJohn F. McKeonPaul D. MoriartyGabriela M. MosqueraSheila Y. OliverVincent PrietoAnnette Quijano

Ruben J. Ramos, Jr.Celeste M. RileyTroy SingletonL. Grace SpencerLinda StenderShavonda E. SumterCleopatra G. TuckerValerie Vainieri HuttleConnie WagnerBonnie Watson ColemanGilbert L WilsonBenjie E. WimberlyJohn S. Wisniewski

New Jersey General Assembly:

ACU Conservatives are those members of the New Jersey Legislature who scored 80 percent or higher on the ACU 2012 State Legislative Ratings.

Dawn Marie AddiegoGerald CardinaleJames HolzapfelJoseph M. Kyrillos, Jr.Kevin J. OTooleSamuel D. Thompson

New Jersey Senate:

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New Jersey General Assembly Vote Descriptions1. A 2647. Government Regulations. This bill added burdensome regulations to small business by requiring

new posting notices informing workers of their right to be free from gender inequality. ACU opposes adding these unnecessary and ill-defined regulations and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed this bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 51-27.

2. S 1. Same Sex Marriage. This bill legalized same sex marriage in New Jersey. ACU supports traditional mar-riage and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on February 16, 2012 by a vote of 42-33.

3. A 2168. Housing. This bill would create a new state bureaucracy to use taxpayer funds to buy foreclosed properties and turn them into affordable housing. ACU opposes increased spending for these purposes that would also have the effect of taking some properties off local tax rolls, increasing the tax burden on other tax-payers and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on June 28, 2012 by a vote of 44-33.

4. A 3200. Budget Bill. This bill made appropriations for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year that made major increases in spending and increased taxes while leaving out the Governors proposed income tax cut. ACU opposes this type of fiscal irresponsibility and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 48-31.

5. A 1998. Cap and Trade Bill. This bill supports New Jerseys participation in a regional cap and trade program to reduce greenhouse gases. ACU opposes these schemes as an unnecessary decrease in energy in domestic energy supplies and consequently an increase in energy costs for all consumers and opposes this bill. The As-sembly passed the bill on June 24, 2012 by a vote of 45-33.

6. A 3204. Taxpayer Funding of Abortion. This bill would add a $7.5 million appropriation for family plan-ning services. These funds could be used to fund Planned Parenthood and other groups that provide abortion services. ACU opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 46-31.

7. A 3201. Millionaire Tax. This bill increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income over $1 million contingent on passing another bill enhancing the homestead benefit. ACU opposes these types of tax increases to pay for increased spending and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 47-31.

8. A 2171. Health Care. This bill would implement the insurance exchange created by the national health care bill passed in 2010. ACU opposes the implementation of these exchanges which mandate the type and cost of insurance people must buy and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on March 15, 2012 by a vote of 41-35.

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9. A 575. Domestic Energy Production. This bill would ban the treating of wastewater in New Jersey gener-ated by drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing. ACU opposes this effort to demonize domestic energy production and opposes this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on June 21, 2012 by a vote of 56-19.

10. A 566. Energy Subsidies. This bill provides a tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicle charging stations. ACU opposes this type of specific energy subsidy that picks winners and losers in the marketplace and op-poses this bill. The Assembly passed the bill on March 15, 2012 by a vote of 54-20.

11. AR 86. Campaign Finance. This resolution expresses strong opposition to the U.S. Supreme Courts Citizens United decision and calls upon Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn it. ACU supports the deci-sion as an enhancement of free political speech and opposes this resolution. The Assembly passed the resolu-tion on October 18, 2012 by a vote of 49-23.

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New Jersey Senate Vote Descriptions1. S 1930. Government Regulations. This bill added burdensome regulations to small business by requiring

new posting notices informing workers of their right to be free from gender inequality. ACU opposes add-ing these unnecessary and ill-defined regulations and opposes this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 21, 2012 by a vote of 26-8.

2. S 1. Same Sex Marriage. This bill legalized same sex marriage in New Jersey. ACU supports traditional marriage and opposes this bill. The Senate passed the bill on February 13, 2012 by a vote of 24-16.

3. S 1566. Housing. This bill would create a new state bureaucracy to use taxpayer funds to buy foreclosed properties and turn them into affordable housing. ACU opposes increased spending for these purposes that would also have the effect of taking some properties off of local tax rolls, increasing the tax burden on other taxpayers and opposes this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 21-18.

4. S 2013. Budget Bill. This bill made appropriations for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year that made major increases in spending and increased taxes while leaving out the Governors proposed income tax cut. ACU opposes this type of fiscal irresponsibility and opposes this bill. The Senate passed this bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 24-16.

5. S 1322. Cap and Trade Bill. This bill supports New Jerseys participation in a regional cap and trade program to reduce greenhouse gases. ACU opposes these schemes as an unnecessary decrease in energy in domestic en-ergy supplies and consequently an increase in energy costs for all consumers and opposes this bill. The Senate passed this bill on March 13, 2012 by a vote of 22-16.

6. S 788. Taxpayer Funding of Abortion. This bill would add a $7.5 million appropriation for family planning services. These funds could be used to fund Planned Parenthood and other groups that provide abortion services. ACU opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and opposes this bill. The Senate passed this bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 27-11.

7. S1147. Millionaire Tax. This bill increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income over $1 million contingent on passing another bill enhancing the homestead benefit. ACU opposes these types of tax increases to pay for increased spending and opposes this bill. This bill passed the Senate by 24-16 on June 28, 2012.

8. S 2135. Health Care. This bill would implement the insurance exchange created by the national health care bill passed in 2010. ACU opposes the implementation of these exchanges which mandate the type and cost of insur-ance people must buy and opposes this bill. This bill passed the Senate on March 15, 2012 by a vote of 22-9.

9. S 253. Domestic Energy Production. This bill would ban the treating of wastewater in New Jersey generat-ed by drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing. ACU opposes this effort to demonize domestic energy production and opposes this bill. The Senate passed this bill on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 30-5.

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