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Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey activists are protectors of freedom in the Garden State. But they’re also part of one of the largest grassroots organizations in America, and an even larger network. AFP is active in 36 states and at the federal level, with network partners — like The LIBRE Initiative, Freedom Partners and Concerned Veterans for […]

Friday, June 1, 2018 Dear Senator / Assembly Member: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, and our tens of thousands of activists across the Garden State, I urge you to please support and sponsor S-2540/A-3979, the “Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act”, which would reduce the collateral consequences of incarceration on our […]

Friday, June 1, 2018 Dear Senator / Assembly Member: On behalf of 137,000 Americans for Prosperity activists in New Jersey, as well as taxpayers across the Garden State, I write today to urge you to please oppose S-2567/A-4035, the creation of Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) in Hoboken. UEZs may sound good on paper, but they […]


Dear Chairwoman Greenstein and Members of the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, and our tens of thousands of activists across the state, I urge you to please vote Yes on S-1963, which would shine a light on the abusive practice of civil forfeiture in the Garden […]

Trenton, NJ – Today, Governor Murphy signed the Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act into law. This legislation is widely regarded as a threat to worker freedoms and is designed to rob government workers of their consent to enter unions. Erica Jedynak, State Director of Americans for Prosperity-NJ, issued the following statement in response: “The ‘Workplace Democracy […]

Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ), in partnership with a coalition of organizations opposed to civil asset forfeiture, recently sent a letter to the New Jersey Legislature urging lawmakers to swiftly pass bipartisan bills S-1963 and A-3442. The passage of these measures would shine a light on the practice of Civil Asset Forfeiture in the Garden […]

Trenton, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Friday responded to the Atlantic City Casino Reinvestment Development Authority’s (CRDA) decision to allocate more than $4 million in taxpayer money to prop-up the Miss America pageant. “While the Miss America pageant is a celebration of intelligence and beauty, the CRDA’s decision to subsidize the pageant […]

TRENTON, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Tuesday responded to a report released by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that ranks New Jersey as having the fifth-worst economic outlook in the country. The 11th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index ranks every states’ economic outlook based on […]