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Analilia Mejia

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NJ-11 Democratic nominee?

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JUN 3, 2026

Primary Election

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Overview

Current roleU.S. Representative

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

Age48 years old (Aug 19, 1977)

GenderFemale

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.

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

Polls

Polling Average

8%6%4%2%0%

A. Mejia

Date (Start - End)	Spread	Mejia
Polling Average	–	5.0%
GQRNov 19 - 23	–	5.0%

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.

Analilia Mejia

Analilia Mejia

NJ-11 Democratic nominee?

Overview

Positions

Economy & Taxes

Healthcare

Immigration & Border

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Climate & Energy

Public Safety & Guns

News

Winners in New Jersey's June congressional primary

Mejia’s pro-immigrant win in N.J. signals shift for Democrats | Opinion

Analilia Mejia sworn in to replace Mikie Sherrill

So is Mikie Sherrill running for president? | Mikie’s World

Polls

Endorsements

Bernie Sanders

EMILYs List

SOMA Action

National Nurses United

NEA

Garden State Equality Action Fund

Mikie Sherrill

Andy Kim

Latina Civic Leaders

Cory Booker

Elizabeth Warren

Common Defense

Latino Victory

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC

Working Families Party

Fundraising