NJ-11 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCandidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNew Jersey
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Notable personal detailsJoseph B. Lewis II is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is running as a challenger and has an authorized principal campaign committee, Joseph Lewis for US Congress. He lives in Montville, New Jersey with his wife Amber and their two daughters.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Opposes recent Republican tax changes that he says delivered breaks to the ultra-wealthy and kept caps on property-related deductions; proposes repealing that legislation and reinvesting savings into affordability, education, and public safety programs for NJ-11 families.
Healthcare
Supports universal healthcare and policies to lower healthcare costs for families, listing healthcare affordability as a campaign priority.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate calls for limiting ICE power and funding, introducing day-one legislation to repeal recent large increases to ICE’s budget and restore ICE funding to 2024 levels, and characterizes recent enforcement actions as abusive and in need of accountability. Funding reduced from enforcement would be reinvested into domestic priorities such as affordability, education, and public safety.
Climate & Energy
Supports a clean energy transition, pushing to reverse federal rollbacks on clean energy, advocating that data centers use clean energy, and prioritizing climate policy and investments to protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather and rising energy costs.
News
Joseph Lewis is in the news because of the New Jersey 11th Congressional District special election. The latest report says Analilia Mejia won the race, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway to fill the remaining months of the term. The seat will likely be contested again in the next full election cycle.
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Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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