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Party selects its nominee.
Current rolePhysician (pulmonary and critical care)
PartyDemocratic
LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundPhysician (pulmonary and critical care)
Notable personal detailsTina Shah is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She is a triple board-certified physician and has worked in federal health policy roles in the Barack Obama and Joe Biden administrations. Shah has also held senior roles focused on clinician well-being and has worked in health technology, including serving as Chief Clinical Officer at Abridge.
Supports lowering costs for working families, opposing Medicaid cuts and tax breaks for billionaires, and prioritizing limiting corporate/industry profits that raise consumer costs. Emphasizes expanding access to affordable healthcare as part of economic policy to reduce burdens on families.
Supports expanding access to care, reducing costs, and stopping insurance denials while strengthening healthcare delivery and workforce wellbeing. Emphasizes policies to expand access for veterans and New Jersey residents, reduce administrative burden on clinicians, and protect patients from insurance denials.
The candidate has made general comments supporting due process and equal treatment in immigration enforcement and has referenced immigration-related issues affecting her community (e.g., H‑1B debate, hate crimes), but has not articulated detailed policy proposals on border security, asylum, pathways to legalization, or enforcement.
The candidate supports and will fight to protect reproductive rights and the right to abortion, and frames access to abortion as part of ensuring health care access. The campaign emphasizes protecting reproductive rights as a priority for her platform.
Tina Shah is in the news as a Democratic challenger in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, where the race is drawing attention because it could help decide control of the House. Recent coverage focuses on Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s missed votes and unspecified medical absence, which has added uncertainty to the contest. The district is being treated as a competitive toss-up heading into November.





Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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