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NJ-08 Democratic nominee?
$33.0K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer School Board Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNew Jersey
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationRutgers University–Newark — B.A., Biology and Economics (2019)
Notable personal detailsMussab Ali is a Jersey City, New Jersey politician and community advocate who served on the Jersey City Board of Education and was its president. He earned a B.A. in Biology and Economics from Rutgers University–Newark (2019) and later completed a J.D. at Harvard Law School. Ali ran for mayor of Jersey City in the city’s nonpartisan 2025 election and later filed as a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District for 2026.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports policies to expand public investment and economic equity, including rent control, universal healthcare, workforce development, living wages, and targeted support for underserved small businesses. The campaign emphasizes redirecting public spending away from military engagements toward schools and hospitals and proposes grants/tax relief for small businesses affected by tariffs.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and universal healthcare, framing healthcare as a human right and pledging to make healthcare more accessible. The campaign platform lists Medicare for All as a core policy priority.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and opposes aggressive ICE enforcement operations; his campaign platform and public statements emphasize protecting immigrant neighbors and strengthening local protections for immigrants.
Climate & Energy
Supports renewable energy, energy efficiency, green jobs, and sustainable transportation including fare-free bus routes, expanded bike/ped infrastructure, and promotion of electric vehicles and EV charging. Favors investment in sustainable development and policies to reduce emissions through public transit improvements and clean-energy workforce training. Does not endorse expressly Green New Deal–level proposals on the campaign platform pages reviewed.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports comprehensive gun-violence prevention measures focused on enforcing existing gun laws, community-based intervention programs, and gun-safety education while also emphasizing community policing, mental-health crisis response, and police transparency reforms.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
NJ-08 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Mussab Ali for NJ-08 Democratic nominee?
StreetsPAC NJ
Public endorsement
StreetsPAC NJ endorsed Mussab Ali for Congress in New Jersey's 8th District.
AIPAC Tracker
Public endorsement
AIPAC Tracker endorsed Mussab Ali for Congress in New Jersey's 8th congressional district.
Jamaal Bowman
Political organization
Jamaal Bowman endorsed Mussab Ali's congressional campaign.
Bill O'Dea
Public endorsement
Bill O'Dea endorsed Mussab Ali after the first-round Jersey City mayoral vote.
Christina Freeman
Public figure
Christina Freeman endorsed Mussab Ali after the first-round Jersey City mayoral vote.
People for the American Way
Elected official
People for the American Way backed Mussab Ali for Jersey City mayor.
Run for Something
Elected official
Run for Something backed Mussab Ali for Jersey City mayor.
New American Leaders Action Fund
Elected official
New American Leaders Action Fund endorsed Mussab Ali for Jersey City mayor.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$274.2K
$205.7K
$137.1K
$68.6K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$274.2K
$38.8K
$235.4K
$13.1K
Source: FEC
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