Lou Greenwald

Standing Up for New Jersey Families

• Lou has worked to secure full funding for the Senior Freeze, and ANCHOR programs, raise the Earned Income Tax Credit for New Jersey families, and double the veteran income tax deduction.

• Lou sponsored and played a key role in advancing the new StayNJ program, allowing seniors to finally afford to retire here at home.

• Lou was the architect of the 2003 legislation to increase competition in New Jersey’s broken auto insurance market, which stopped a ballooning crisis in New Jersey and significantly increased the number of auto insurers in the State. More competition means better prices for New Jersey drivers.

• Lou also remains at the forefront of fighting to fundamentally reform New Jersey's broken property tax system to provide real relief to seniors and working families.

Supporting New Jersey Businesses 

• In the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Lou fought to support Main Street businesses by sponsoring legislation authorizing the Economic Development Authority to award millions in grants and loans to struggling small businesses.

• Lou also sponsored a law which prevented potential billion-dollar unemployment payroll tax increases, to allow business owners to better recover from the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Affordable Healthcare

• Lou was instrumental in bringing a branch of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey to South Jersey, ensuring South Jersey cancer patients would not have to travel excessive distances and cross the Delaware River just to get the life-saving care they needed.

• Lou was a critical voice for legislation to create a state-wide healthcare insurance exchange so that residents of New Jersey can purchase affordable healthcare coverage.

• Lou authored a package of legislation to address the healthcare workforce shortage plaguing New Jersey’s leading industry.

Stopping Gun Violence

• Lou has been a champion of the effort to reduce gun violence. He authored laws that, among other things, limited ammunition magazines to 10 rounds, banned armor-piercing ammunition, and closed the background check loophole.

• Lou also championed laws to stem cycles of gun violence through hospital-based violence intervention programs, which have gained broad support from gun control advocates and physicians alike.

Advancing Women's Rights 

• Lou successfully fought to ensure all women in New Jersey continue to have access to affordable healthcare services, which were jeopardized by the federal government’s Title X “gag” order.

Advocating for Disability Rights 

• Lou has been and remains a staunch advocate for the disability community, sponsoring legislation to keep pediatric medical daycare providers afloat, and fighting to make workplaces safer for those with seizure disorders.