Incumbent
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NJ-11 special Democratic nominee?
$2.3M
JAN 1, 2027
Candidate standings
Live market pricing for the leading candidates in this election.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age48 years old (Aug 19, 1977)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundU.S. Representative (NJ-11)
EducationB.A., Rutgers University (2000)
Notable personal detailsAnalilia Mejia is an American politician and labor/grassroots organizer serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district since April 2026. She previously worked as a union organizer and led advocacy campaigns in New Jersey, including as director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance. She later served as national political director for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign and worked in the U.S. Department of Labor during the Biden administration.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing investment income at the same rate as earned income, closing tax loopholes used by the very wealthy, and imposing higher tax burdens on large corporations and billionaires to fund expanded social programs. Advocates a millionaire’s tax, stronger corporate tax enforcement, and policies to hold private equity and Wall Street accountable. Proposes tax relief for lower-income workers (e.g., exempting the first $40,000 of wages from federal income tax) alongside progressive revenue measures.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All / single-payer universal coverage with no out-of-pocket costs and comprehensive benefits (including mental health, dental, maternity, long-term care); advocates state and federal action to expand access and include immigrants. Plans include building public health infrastructure and protecting reproductive care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanded protections for immigrants, including deportation relief for parents of U.S. citizens, funding legal services for undocumented immigrants, ending cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE/CBP, and ending immigration detention. Has called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and backs state- and federal-level measures to limit enforcement actions and expand access to services for undocumented people.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Analilia Mejía supports protecting bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom and advocates for ensuring access to abortion care. She has written about her own pregnancy termination and called for protected rights to make reproductive decisions.
Climate & Energy
Supports an aggressive Green New Deal–style agenda calling for phasing out fossil fuels, achieving a fully renewable-powered economy, major public investment in clean energy and green infrastructure, a no-new-fossil-fuels pledge, and large climate funding and job-creation programs to drive a just transition for workers and impacted communities.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports treating gun violence as a public-health and community-investment issue, prioritizing large-scale funding for gun-violence prevention, victims’ services, and community-based interventions while shifting police responsibilities away from non-acute mental-health and social-service responses. Advocates disrupting the interstate flow of guns and holding gun manufacturers and financial actors accountable, and calls for targeted investments rather than expanded punitive policing or mass incarceration.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Analilia Mejia has won New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special election, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway and taking the seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill. She was then sworn in to serve the remaining term. More recently, Mejia also won the Democratic primary for the district, setting up a November rematch with Hathaway for the full House term.
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Articles
TPThe Philadelphia Inquirer2 months ago
Winners in New Jersey's June congressional primary
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NNJ.com3 months ago
Mejia’s pro-immigrant win in N.J. signals shift for Democrats | Opinion
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WEWashington Examiner3 months ago
Analilia Mejia sworn in to replace Mikie Sherrill
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NNJ.com3 months ago
So is Mikie Sherrill running for president? | Mikie’s World
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
NJ-11 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Analilia Mejia for NJ-11 Democratic nominee?
Bernie Sanders
Public figure
Bernie Sanders endorsed Analilia Mejia in the New Jersey special primary.
EMILYs List
Public endorsement
EMILYs List endorsed Analilia Mejía for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election.
SOMA Action
Public endorsement
SOMA Action endorsed Analilia Mejía for the June 2 Democratic primary in NJ-11.
National Nurses United
Public figure
National Nurses United endorsed Analilia Mejia for New Jersey’s 11th District.
Garden State Equality Action Fund
Political organization
Garden State Equality Action Fund endorsed Analilia Mejía for the NJ-11 special election.
Mikie Sherrill
Public figure
Mikie Sherrill endorsed Analilia Mejia in the special Democratic primary.
Latina Civic Leaders
Public figure
Latina Civic Leaders endorsed Analilia Mejía for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.
Cory Booker
Public figure
Cory Booker endorsed Analilia Mejia in New Jersey's 11th congressional district race.
Elizabeth Warren
Public figure
Elizabeth Warren endorsed Analilia Mejia for Congress in CD-11.
Common Defense
Public figure
Common Defense endorsed Analilia Mejía for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th District.
Latino Victory
Public figure
Latino Victory endorsed Analilia Mejía for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Public endorsement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Analilia Mejia in the special House race.
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
Political organization
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC endorsed Analilia Mejia for NJ-11.
Working Families Party
Public figure
Working Families Party endorsed Analilia Mejia in the NJ-11 primary.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.8M
$1.4M
$911.7K
$455.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$1.8M
$27.5K
$1.8M
$99.8K
Source: FEC