




Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current rolePlastic and reconstructive surgeon
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundPlastic and reconstructive surgeon
EducationRutgers University–New Brunswick (BS)
Notable personal detailsAdam Hamawy is an American reconstructive/plastic surgeon based in Princeton, New Jersey, and a U.S. Army veteran who served as a combat trauma surgeon. He is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District in 2026. He has also participated in medical missions in war and disaster zones, including Gaza in 2024.
The candidate frames the economy as rigged for billionaires and special interests and prioritizes redirecting federal spending toward domestic needs like healthcare, education, infrastructure, and housing. Platform materials and endorsing organization statements call for policies such as Medicare for All, “making polluters pay,” and shifting resources away from war toward investment in people. Specific proposals on tax rates or explicit tax increases on high earners are not detailed in the cited materials.
The candidate prioritizes healthcare reform focused on affordability and increased access, criticizing high premiums, limited coverage, and insurance denials. He frames healthcare as a key campaign issue and pledges to fight for more affordable care.
Adam Hamawy supports major progressive reforms to immigration enforcement, including reforming or abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and opposing inhumane immigration policies. His campaign emphasizes protecting asylum access and more humane treatment of migrants as part of broader immigration reform goals.
Supports codifying the right to abortion in federal law and opposes political interference in decisions between doctors and patients. Describes post-Roe policies that restrict abortion as a stain on the country and frames reproductive healthcare as a right not determined by place of residence.
Supports making polluters pay for climate damages, investing in climate resilience and infrastructure, and rejecting fossil-fuel influence; endorses federal investment in community resilience and related climate protections while emphasizing accountability for polluters.




Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsers of Adam Hamawy for NJ-12 Democratic nominee?
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Bernie Sanders endorsed Adam Hamawy for the NJ-12 Democratic primary.
Public figure
Tammy Duckworth endorsed Adam Hamawy for the NJ-12 Democratic primary.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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