Peter Chen

Peter Chen, Senior Policy Analyst, has worked on child and family policy advocacy in New Jersey since 2014. Most recently, he coordinated New Jersey’s nonprofit campaign for a complete count of the 2020 Census. Additionally, Peter has written reports on topics including: childhood lead poisoning prevention, chronic absenteeism from school, teacher certification, and summer meals. Prior to New Jersey Policy Perspective, Peter was Policy Counsel at Advocates for Children of New Jersey, where he also served as a Skadden Fellow from 2014-16. Peter received his JD from Yale Law School and his Bachelors of Arts from Indiana University-Bloomington. He served as a law clerk for Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

New Jersey Chooses People Over Profits in the Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget

June 28, 2024 • Tax and Budget
By taxing the world’s most profitable companies to fund public transit, New Jersey’s latest state budget prioritizes people over corporate profits.

Film Tax Credit Expansion is a Bad Deal for New Jersey

June 26, 2024 • Tax and Budget
NJPP & American Economic Liberties Project (AELP): The film tax credit program continues to be a bad investment for New Jersey.

Rushed AI Tax Credit Bill Has High Cost, Few Safeguards

June 26, 2024 • Tax and Budget
Lawmakers are fast-tracking a new tax credit program for Artificial Intelligence businesses without the meaningful safeguards.

Benefits to Allocating Tax Credits for Artificial Intelligence Are Risky and Unclear

June 26, 2024 • Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition to allocating unexpended Aspire and Emerge tax credits to AI.

How StayNJ is Even More Regressive Than at First Glance

June 24, 2024 • Tax and Budget
An overlooked flaw in how StayNJ interacts with other property tax credits makes the program even more regressive.

Handouts to Horse Racing Industry Do Little to Benefit Working New Jerseyans

June 24, 2024 • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition to subsidizing horse racing with tax credits.

Tax Credit Awards Should Benefit Communities, Not Just Developers and Landowners

June 24, 2024 • Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition to wholesale changes to the Aspire program.

Film Tax Credits Are a Bad Deal for New Jersey, With Few Benefits Coming Back to the State

June 24, 2024 • Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition of expanding film tax credits.

StayNJ Task Force Report Fails To Fix Regressive Proposal

May 30, 2024 • Tax and Budget
StayNJ would overwhelmingly go to the highest-income households and neglect senior renters who are most at risk of losing their homes.

Very Big, Very Few, and Far Away: Majority of Companies That Would Pay the Corporate Transit Fee Are From Out-of-State

May 14, 2024 • Tax and Budget, Transportation
The proposed Corporate Transit Fee would be targeted to the most profitable corporations in the world, not New Jersey businesses.