Overview

• The state FOP announced its endorsement on Tuesday, departing from neutrality in 2021 after previously supporting Phil Murphy in 2016.
• Ciattarelli pledged to repeal New Jersey’s Immigrant Trust Directive on his first day in office and to direct the attorney general to withdraw lawsuits against the Trump administration.
• He cast the backing as validation of a law-and-order platform centered on recruitment, retention and morale, with plans to install a pro-police attorney general.
• The NJFOP is the seventh-largest state chapter nationally with more than 16,000 members, underscoring the endorsement’s political weight.
• Other police groups have signaled support, including the Association of Former New Jersey State Troopers and the New Jersey State Retired Police and Firemen’s Association, while the state PBA has not issued an endorsement.