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NJ-11 special Democratic nominee?
$2.3M
JAN 1, 2027Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCommissioner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyLiberal Democrat
LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundAttorney
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EducationBrown University (B.A., honors; international relations/international relations degree reported)
Notable personal detailsJohn W. Bartlett is a Passaic County, New Jersey commissioner and attorney who has worked on voting rights and election law. He has served on the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) board and was its board chair in 2022–2023. He has also been involved in county transportation and parks-related initiatives in Passaic County and has run for U.S. House in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports fiscal restraint through balanced budgets and lowering local tax rates while prioritizing investments in infrastructure, economic development, and services for vulnerable populations. Emphasizes keeping county taxes low and claims a record of multiple years with no county tax levy increase. Advocates supporting small businesses as part of economic policy.
Healthcare
Supports creating a public health insurance option to increase competition, lower costs, and expand access; plans to sponsor a public option on day one in Congress. Emphasizes affordability and using government policy to restrain insurance companies and reduce premiums.
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Immigration & Border
John Bartlett has emphasized protecting immigrant communities and expanding inclusion and language access; he has publicly urged Governor Murphy to sign legislation protecting immigrants’ privacy and trust with law enforcement and called for immigration reform addressing visa issues. His public statements prioritize community protections and reducing enforcement-related harms while supporting reforms to ease immigration-related burdens for local immigrant families.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate resiliency and transportation investments to address climate impacts and has advocated for federal funding to improve infrastructure, public transit, and regional climate resilience. Emphasizes planning and investment to make transportation systems and county infrastructure more resilient to flooding and extreme weather. No explicit statements found endorsing Green New Deal–level fossil-fuel phaseouts or explicit opposition to transitional fossil fuel use in the sourced materials.
Public Safety & Guns
Opposed federal concealed-carry reciprocity and says he has worked on litigation protecting local authority over gun safety; emphasizes public safety while building relationships with law enforcement, as reflected by at least one law-enforcement endorsement.
Polls
NJ-11 special Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$496.2K
$372.1K
$248.1K
$124.0K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$463.79
$198.5K
$0.00
$0.00
Cycle 2024
$1.2K
$189.7K
$10.1K
$419.17
Cycle 2026
$496.2K
$0.00
$946.7K
$63.1K
Source: FEC
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