The chapter’s key priorities include:

  • Opposing Harmful Offshore Wind Projects: Fighting to protect New Jersey’s coastline, economy, and communities from foreign-owned wind farms that threaten local industries and natural resources.
  • Economic Freedom: Cutting taxes and reducing regulations to empower families and small businesses.
  • Good Governance: Increasing transparency to eliminate corruption in state government.
  • Strengthening Public Safety and Education: Advancing policies that support law enforcement, secure communities, and give parents a stronger voice in their children’s education.

Team

Michael John Donohue

Chair of AFPI-New Jersey

Matthew T. Rooney

Executive Director of AFPI-New Jersey

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Statement | July 7, 2025

AFPI Pennsylvania Applauds Senate Bill 9 Discharge Resolution

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI-PA) applauds the discharge resolution introduced to bring Senate Bill 9 (SB9) Save Women’s Sports Act out of the House Education Committee to the full House floor for a vote. This critical legislation, which passed the Pennsylvania Senate with bipartisan support, is essential to protecting the integrity, fairness, and safety of women’s and girls’ sports in the Commonwealth.
Op-Ed | July 3, 2025

Only Progressive Activists Demand a “King”

Political movements come and go. Some transform into something; others lack a foundation and ultimately fade away. The America First movement is revitalizing conservatism by prioritizing the needs of the nation and its citizenry over the desires of special interests or foreign actors. Although it’s been scarcely 10 years since President Donald Trump’s historic ride down the golden elevator, America First shows every sign of transformative permanence on the American political landscape.
News Release | July 1, 2025

New Jersey’s Wasteful Budget Is a Tax-and-Spend Nightmare

The New Jersey legislature passed a nearly $59 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 on June 30. The budget is 376 pages long and contains $2.1 billion more in state spending than last year’s budget including approximately $250 million in wasteful spending.
Issue Brief | June 16, 2025

Getting New Jersey’s Electricity Costs Under Control

New Jersey’s electricity ratepayers have had a hard row in recent years, with the most recent blow being double-digit electricity rate increases announced in February 2025.

Statement | April 17, 2025

AFPI Applauds the Department of the Interior’s Halt of the Empire Wind Offshore Wind Project

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) recently partnered with the Independent Women’s Forum to submit an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Seafreeze Shoreside et al v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. In that brief, AFPI argued that the Biden Administration ignored the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. 369, 412 (2024), when approving permits for the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. That landmark decision overturned the doctrine of Chevron deference, transferring discretion for many administrative decisions from federal regulators into the purview of Congress or the judiciary. By disregarding Loper Bright, BOEM was able to bypass standard permitting procedures to fast-track offshore wind project approvals.

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