Candidate · November 3, 2026

Analilia Mejia

On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 11th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.2M
cash on hand
$115K
issues with public statements
24
outside spending for or against
$436K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · New Jersey's 11th District1,2
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents New Jersey's 11th District in the U.S. House.3
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Her official House biography says she represents New Jersey's 11th District and serves on the Homeland Security and Small Business Committees.4 It says she began her career as a union organizer, directed the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, and served as National Political Director of the 2020 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders.4,5 Her campaign website says she served at the U.S. Department of Labor under President Joe Biden, as Deputy Director of the Women's Bureau, and later as Co-Executive Director of Popular Democracy.5,6

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she is running because she believes the moment calls for bold leadership, and because she wants New Jersey represented by an organizer who will stand against corruption and push back against President Trump while working for an economy that serves working families rather than billionaires and large corporations.6 It says she has spent about 25 years organizing for working families and wants to bring that work to Washington.7,8

Service in Congress since 2023

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Immigration

Her campaign home page says it is time to abolish ICE.7

  1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
  2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
  3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
  4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Family and Social Policy

Her campaign issues page says she would make paid sick leave federal law for all workers, with no exceptions, so they can care for themselves or family members.8

Her campaign issues page says she would reintroduce the Child Care for Every Community Act, which it says would cap family payments at $10 a day or 7% of income and make care free for lower-income families, and that she wants to fund child care for every American through taxes on billionaires and corporations.8

  1. Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
  2. Expand help for lower- and middle-income families through grants and tax credits
  3. Keep current child care funding and tax credits
  4. Lower costs mainly by easing rules on providers, not with new federal spending
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Taxes and Budget

Her campaign issues page says people who work full time should pay no federal tax on their first $40,000 of wages.8

Her campaign website lists helping lead New Jersey's push for a millionaire's tax, which it says succeeded, among her accomplishments.6

  1. Add or raise taxes on the highest incomes (for example, a tax on income over $1 million)
  2. Keep current rates
  3. Cut rates or move to a single flat rate
  4. Phase out the state income tax
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign issues page says she supports Senator Elizabeth Warren's Ultra-Millionaires' Tax, which applies to fortunes above $50 million, and a minimum tax requiring billionaires to pay at least 25% of their total income, counting gains on assets not yet sold.8

  1. No tax on wealth or on gains from assets that haven't been sold
  2. A minimum tax on the very wealthy that counts unsold gains as income
  3. A yearly tax on net worth above a high threshold (such as $50 million)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Her campaign issues page says she wants to raise the national minimum wage to $25 an hour.8

  1. Keep at $7.25 or leave to states
  2. Raise it to less than $15, such as $10 or $12
  3. Raise to $15 or more
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign issues page says she would pass the PRO Act, which she says would make forming a union easier, and set penalties for union-busting.8

  1. Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
  2. Keep current rules
  3. Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized
Marked: the option their statement matches.

State Government

Her campaign website lists helping lead New Jersey's campaign for a $15 minimum wage, which it says succeeded, among her accomplishments.6,8

Energy and Climate

Her campaign issues page says she would co-sponsor a moratorium on new AI data centers and ensure data centers pay for the energy they use, and that she would invest in clean energy to lower utility bills.8

  1. Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
  2. Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
  3. Pause or limit new data centers
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Health Care

Her campaign issues page says she supports Medicare for All, which it describes as covering everyone regardless of job status, with no out-of-pocket costs, and including hospital, preventive, mental health, substance abuse, vision, dental, maternity and long-term care.8

  1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
  2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
  3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
  4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Housing

Her campaign issues page says she would pass legislation prohibiting hedge funds and private equity firms from buying homes.8

Her campaign issues page says she would champion the Homes for All Act, which it describes as building 8.5 million public housing units within a decade.8

Infrastructure and Transportation

Her campaign issues page says she would seek more federal money for NJ Transit and work to restore funding for the Gateway Tunnel, citing crowded trains, aging tunnels under the Hudson River and deteriorating roads and bridges.8

Her campaign issues page says she would work to bring back funding for the Gateway Tunnel and to win more federal money for NJ Transit.8

Education

Her campaign issues page says she wants to cancel all student loan debt.8

  1. Narrow or end existing forgiveness programs, such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  2. Keep current forgiveness programs, with no new cancellation
  3. Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
  4. Broad cancellation of student debt
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign issues page says she would eliminate tuition at community colleges and trade schools for all students, and at four-year schools for families of working and middle income.8

Elections and Government Reform

Her campaign issues page says she supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and publicly financed elections.8

  1. Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
  2. Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
  3. Keep current rules
  4. Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign issues page says she would back legislation prohibiting stock trading by officials in all three branches of the federal government.8

  1. Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
  2. Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
  3. No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Her campaign issues page says she supports term limits that would apply to Supreme Court justices appointed in the future.8

  1. Set fixed terms, such as 18 years
  2. Keep lifetime appointments
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign issues page says she supports an enforceable, binding ethics code covering every federal judge.8

  1. Pass a law setting a binding ethics code, with outside review of complaints and recusal decisions
  2. Keep ethics rules in the court's hands, but have it add its own way to enforce them
  3. Keep the court's current code
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Her campaign issues page says she supports enlarging the courts if that proves necessary to restore balance.8

Her campaign issues page says she wants full equality for LGBTQ Americans, including needed health care and broad protections against discrimination.8

  1. Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
  2. Add protections with broad exemptions for religious groups and businesses
  3. No new federal protections; leave it to the states
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Her campaign issues page says she will champion efforts to protect bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom.8

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Analilia Mejia served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Analilia Mejia sponsored or cosponsored 7 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.36

Raised$2,229,339
Spent$2,113,872
Cash on hand$115,467
Debts owed by the campaign$43,750

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.8M · 79%
PACs and other political committees$396K · 18%
Political party committees$5,600 · 0%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$11K · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$23K · 1%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$33K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $436,471 supporting and $0 opposing Analilia Mejia this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through June 2, 2026.37

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
Working Families Party PAC$276,220—
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC$50,000—
Medicare For All$50,000—
CITIZENS AGAINST AIPAC CORRUPTION$35,000—
MAKE THE ROAD ACTION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$13,189—
NAKASEC ACTION FUND$12,062—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.