Mike Testa
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey
Mike Testa
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey
New Jersey Republican Senate nominee?
$90.1K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
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$90.1KJUN 3, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age50 years old (May 1, 1976)
GenderMale
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LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundAttorney
EducationVillanova University (B.A., Psychology)
Notable personal detailsMichael L. Testa Jr. is a Republican member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 1st Legislative District, first elected in a 2019 special election. He is an attorney and a partner at Testa, Heck, Testa, and White, P.A. He earned degrees from Villanova University (including a J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law) and an LL.M. from Temple University.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports reducing taxes, spending, and state debt, including proposals to require a two‑thirds legislative supermajority to raise state taxes, repeal specific recent taxes (e.g., a "rain tax"), reverse automatic gas‑tax indexing, and promote business tax credits to spur job creation. He also favors requiring voter approval for new state debt and school‑funding reforms aimed at lowering property taxes in suburban and rural communities.
Healthcare
Supports reducing government mandates in health insurance and favors fiscally conservative, pro-life approaches to health funding while backing targeted measures like expanded access to mammograms and support for federally qualified health centers. Has sponsored legislation to repeal New Jersey’s individual minimum essential coverage requirement and voted against state funding for family planning providers tied to abortion services.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stricter enforcement measures and limits on state-level benefits for undocumented immigrants, opposes sanctuary policies and state actions viewed as protecting undocumented immigrants, and has proposed legislation to increase cooperation with federal immigration authorities and bar certain local sanctuary policies. His platform opposes driver’s licenses and in-state tuition/financial aid for undocumented immigrants and seeks repeal of state directives limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Mike Testa identifies as pro-life, has opposed public funding for family-planning providers that would include Planned Parenthood, and has actively opposed state legislation described by opponents as expanding abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports energy independence and expanded nuclear power, criticizes New Jersey’s decarbonization mandates and the Board of Public Utilities’ authority, and frames current state renewable policy as driving higher rates for ratepayers. Advocates legislative changes to limit BPU actions and has proposed dismantling the state energy agency.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports broad Second Amendment rights, opposes New Jersey gun-control measures, and has advocated that firearms businesses remain open and that gun owners’ rights be protected; has publicly celebrated court blocks of recent state gun restrictions and sponsored legislation to expand carrying rights for military personnel.
Latest News
Mike Testa is in the news as a Republican candidate in New Jersey politics, with the state’s 2026 Senate primary set to choose the GOP nominee to challenge Cory Booker. Recent coverage around New Jersey has focused more on the broader election environment than on Testa personally, including fights over voter registration lists and election oversight. The reporting also points to a difficult landscape for Republicans in blue states, with Trump’s declining approval and shifting suburban and Latino voters shaping the race.
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