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

Latest

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.
Issue Brief | April 14, 2025

Unfettered Illegal Immigration’s Crushing Burden on New Jersey

It may surprise many Americans that the Statue of Liberty, long associated with New York and which has welcomed millions of immigrants as the first landmark signifying of a new life in the United States, is—in fact—located within New Jersey’s state boundaries.
News Release | February 4, 2025

New Jersey’s Conservative Shift, Opening Gubernatorial Debate Attract Washington Attention

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ—As Garden State voter attention turns to November’s gubenatorial race, local and national policy leaders are taking notice—and showing up. Against the backdrop of tonight’s Republican gubernatorial debate at Rider University, the state has a new infusion of attention and resources from one of one nation’s leading think tanks.
Fact Sheet | January 27, 2025

Combating the Impacts of Illegal Immigration in New Jersey

Illegal alien and narcotic trafficking networks often exploit wire transfer services to move money abroad, taking advantage of their less stringent oversight compared to banks. New Jersey could counter this by implementing a fee on international wire transfers.

Fact Sheet | January 27, 2025

Ensuring a Legal Workforce in New Jersey

The ability to obtain a job in the U.S. is one of the primary drivers of illegal immigration. Millions of illegal aliens currently work in the U.S. because the existing paper-based Form I-9 verification process is easy to exploit, and human resources personnel are not experts in detecting forged documents. As a result, wages and job opportunities for many Americans are harmed.

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