Issue and Stances
Our Issues & Priorities
Fighting for South Jersey. Protecting Families. Delivering Results.
Assemblymen Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan are advancing common-sense legislation for Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties.
Pro-South Jersey
Fighting to bring resources, transportation funding, tourism investment, and stronger infrastructure back to South Jersey.
What These Bills Do
- A1460: Dedicates hotel and motel occupancy fee revenue to arts, history, heritage, and tourism.
- A1461: Requires MVC vehicle and licensing services in every county.
- A1450: Revises transportation aid formulas for counties and municipalities.
- A1478: Requires regional representation on the BPU.
Pro-Family
Supporting parents, students, seniors, and working families through safer communities, affordable living, and stronger schools.
What These Bills Do
- A1428: Adds education on cannabis and marijuana risks to health standards.
- A1445: Provides up to a $500 tax credit for high-impact tutoring.
- A1462: Requires mammogram coverage when recommended by a health care provider.
- A1458: Protects homeowner equity in tax sale foreclosure.
Pro-Business
Cutting red tape, growing manufacturing, supporting entrepreneurs, and helping South Jersey businesses create jobs.
What These Bills Do
- A1459: Expands EDA small business loans to certain broadband providers.
- A1466: Creates a manufacturing attraction and retention plan for South Jersey counties.
- A1467: Establishes manufacturing workforce grants for county college students.
- A1468: Removes the UEZ capital improvement sales tax exemption cap.
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Supporting police, firefighters, EMS personnel, and first responders while improving accountability and readiness.
What These Bills Do
- A1472: Sets deadlines for crime data and annual Attorney General reporting.
- A1479: Allows sheriffs to certify law enforcement license renewal criteria.
- A1437: Requires EMS overdose information sharing with law enforcement.
- A1451: Requires AEDs at certain public places and youth athletic events.
Veterans & Military Families
Expanding opportunities, strengthening benefits, and honoring South Jersey veterans and military families.
What These Bills Do
- A1426: Expands veterans tax deduction eligibility for New Jersey National Guard members.
- A1429: Allows certain veterans to serve as school athletic coaches.
- A1432: Creates a disabled veteran tenant income tax credit.
- A1464: Creates a veteran separation document database.
- A1440: Expands mental health services for veterans.
Fisheries, Farming & Natural Resources
Protecting working waterfronts, shellfisheries, farms, beaches, and South Jersey’s outdoor economy.
What These Bills Do
- A1435: Funds removal of abandoned vessels.
- A1438: Allows fish pumps for menhaden removal in certain circumstances.
- A1449: Sets maximum size for Atlantic Coast shellfishery leases.
- A1465: Revises CAFRA permitting thresholds.
- ACR59: Challenges DEP REAL rules as inconsistent with legislative intent.
Stop Overspending in Trenton
Fighting wasteful spending, higher taxes, and policies that make life more expensive for South Jersey families.
What These Bills Do
- A1473: Allows certain municipalities to establish a lower property tax rate on improvements than land.
- ACR58: Proposes a constitutional amendment for lower tax rates on improvements than land.
- A4971: Blocks DEP and other agencies from adopting certain rules without legislative approval.
- A1470: Removes certain limits on county office budget requests.