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Analilia Mejia

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NJ-11 special Democratic nominee?

$2.3M

JAN 1, 2027

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Overview

Current roleU.S. Representative

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

Age48 years old (Aug 19, 1977)

GenderFemale

LocationNew Jersey

BackgroundPolitician

EducationRutgers University–New Brunswick (BA)

Notable personal detailsAnalilia Mejia is an American politician and progressive organizer serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, sworn in during April 2026. She previously served as national political director for Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign and worked at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Biden administration, including as deputy director of the Women’s Bureau. She has also led progressive advocacy and labor-aligned organizations in New Jersey and nationally.

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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 updatedMar 14, 2026

Analilia Mejia is running in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special election on April 16, 2026, where she will face Republican Joe Hathaway for the seat previously held by Gov. Mikie Sherrill. She emerged as the Democratic nominee after leading the primary with 29.1% of the vote and getting a concession from Tom Malinowski, pending official certification. Mejia has drawn attention for sharp criticism of immigration enforcement, including backing major ICE reforms and making “abolish ICE” a prominent issue in the campaign. She has also compared Trump’s immigration push to 1960s segregation, underscoring her aggressive messaging on the topic.

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