§1Candidates
Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.
§2Side by side
Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.
| Fact | Josh Gottheimer | Sean Kirrane | Adam Rueda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, | Republican1, | HUMANE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE1, |
| Status | Incumbent3 | Challenger | Challenger |
| Raised | $5,788,812 through October 14, 20264 | $103,742 through October 14, 20265 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Cash on hand | $13,531,0474 | $1965 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Outside spending | $512,385 for · $0 against6 | Not found in the public sources we checked | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Health insurance system | Not found in the public sources we checked | His campaign website describes his American Citizens' Health Insurance Act as providing universal baseline coverage for citizens, caps on out-of-pocket costs that vary with income, and competition among private insurers.7 | One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All) His campaign website lists Medicare for All among its priorities.8 |
| Immigration enforcement inside the country | Not found in the public sources we checked | His campaign website's home page lists securing the borders and enforcing immigration laws among his priorities.9 | His campaign website says human rights and due process are being disregarded by ICE, especially in its detention centers, and lists addressing this among his main priorities.8 |
| Highway and transit funding | His campaign website's About page says he has worked to fix roads and bridges and to move the Gateway Project forward.10 | His campaign website says he would fully fund the second phase of the Gateway project, including the Secaucus Loop, to provide a one-seat train ride into Manhattan, and replace diesel trains with electric rail.7 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Property taxes | His campaign website's About page says he is focused on bringing federal investment back to New Jersey so towns and counties can lower property taxes. A tax cut plan linked from its issues page, written for his run for governor, says he would lower New Jersey's average property tax rate to Connecticut's level, which it describes as about a 14.4 percent cut.10, | His campaign website lists, under a section on lowering property taxes and the cost of living, getting New Jersey's fair share back from the federal government and changing federal policies that push up local property taxes.7 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| State and local tax (SALT) deduction | His campaign website's About page says he has helped lead efforts to reinstate the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.10 | Remove the cap His campaign website says he would restore the full state and local tax (SALT) deduction.7 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
Issues only one candidate has addressed
By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.
Josh Gottheimer — 4 issues
- Police fundingHis campaign website's About page says he introduced the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act, which it describes as creating a new grant program for local police departments with fewer than 200 officers.10
- Social Security benefit levelsHis campaign website's About page says he has fought to protect Social Security and Medicare against attempts to privatize or cut them.10
- State government spending
- State income taxA tax cut plan linked from his campaign website's issues page, written for his run for governor, says he would add state income tax credits, including a $500 yearly refundable credit for renters, a Family Tax Credit for families with dependents, and $1,000 off state income taxes in the year they turn 70 for seniors who have lived in the state for at least ten years.11,
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Sean Kirrane — 3 issues
- HomelessnessProvide housing that comes with requirements, such as treatment, sobriety or workHis campaign website describes his Homeless Solutions and Stability Act as providing safe private shelter units, mandatory mental health screening and treatment, and a structured path from shelter to housing to independence.7
- Large investors buying single-family homesHis campaign website says his American Citizens' Primary Residence Mortgage Act would be paid for by taxing speculative and foreign purchases of real estate, and it describes corporate home buying as one factor pricing families out of homeownership.7
- Federal spending levelsHis campaign website says he would limit administrative waste in federal programs to 10 percent, require yearly audits and tie funding to measurable results.7
Adam Rueda — 4 issues
- Abortion lawHis campaign website says he and others created a new political party, greenparty2.0, and describes the party as pro-choice and as defending women's right to women's health care.8
- Social media content rulesHis campaign website says free speech has been lost and should be restored on the internet, at work and in news media, and describes censorship on social media as a problem.8
- Campaign finance rulesHis campaign website says he wants to severely limit corporate and international interests' influence on Congress and be fully transparent about lobbying, and that lobbying and campaign financing make representatives dependent on those who fund them.8
- Stock trading by members of CongressHis campaign website says he pledges never to own stocks or crypto while in office and that Congress should work to end insider trading and personal profiteering.8
Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.