Gregg Mele
Republican candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey
$7.9K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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7%chance to win
$7.9KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyLibertarian Republican
GenderMale
LocationNew Jersey
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationNew York Law School
Notable personal detailsGregg Mele is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He has worked as an attorney and has been listed as admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. His campaign materials describe him as a businessman and a graduate-level professor, and he previously ran for other offices in New Jersey.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Gregg Mele supports cutting taxes for working families, reducing burdensome taxation, and opposing bloated spending packages that he says drive inflation and raise living costs. His platform emphasizes fiscal responsibility, smaller government, stronger small businesses, and deregulation to support economic growth.
Healthcare
Gregg Mele supports a market-based healthcare approach centered on competition, transparency, and consumer choice. He favors health savings accounts, insurance sold across state lines, reduced regulations, and protecting people with pre-existing conditions while limiting government mandates.
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Immigration & Border
Gregg Mele supports stronger border security and has expressed skepticism of sanctuary policies. He has said the system should vet people who entered without proper vetting and has framed immigration enforcement as a law-enforcement matter, while also saying the border should be secure and not used to instill fear.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Gregg Mele says he strongly supports access to abortion and comprehensive reproductive healthcare. He describes these decisions as deeply personal and says they should be made by patients in consultation with their doctors, with bodily autonomy protected.
Climate & Energy
Gregg Mele’s platform emphasizes expanding American energy production, restoring energy independence, and cutting red tape. His public position frames energy policy around lowering costs, opposing burdensome regulation, and supporting market-oriented growth rather than aggressive climate regulation.
Public Safety & Guns
Gregg Mele supports fully funding law enforcement and opposes efforts to defund or weaken the police. He also says he wants to make legal gun ownership easier.
Campaign Fundraising
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