Candidate · November 3, 2026

Andres Jinete

On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 12th District

Green PartyOpen seat
issues with public statements
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§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 12th District1,2
Party on the ballotGreen Party1,2
StatusOpen seat — no incumbent is running for this seat.
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.

His campaign website describes him as a union member, a community organizer and a member of the Central Jersey Tenant Union.3,4 It says he worked at a community library for many years, running programs for adults and families.4 It says he worked with organizers, nonprofits and religious institutions to build and expand a Rapid Response network supporting families across Central Jersey.4

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says working families and seniors are struggling with the cost of rent, medical expenses and student debt, and presents his campaign as a New Deal for working families focused on rent control, universal healthcare and student debt relief.3

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§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.

Housing

His campaign website lists rent control as a demand and says it would include a renters' bill of rights with compensation for displacement caused by rent increases and a ban on evictions during the school year and winter months.3,5

  1. Freeze rents or keep yearly increases low, as in traditional rent control
  2. Cap only large yearly increases, such as those above 10%
  3. No caps on rent increases
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says it would use a Housing First approach to homelessness, without conditions for getting into public housing.5

  1. Provide permanent housing first, without requiring treatment or sobriety beforehand
  2. Provide housing that comes with requirements, such as treatment, sobriety or work
  3. Enforce bans on public camping and move people into shelters or treatment, including court-ordered treatment for some
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Health Care

His campaign website calls for a free, single-payer universal health care system covering everyone, regardless of status.3,5

  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.

Education

His campaign website calls for the government to buy and forgive all student debt.3,5

  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.

His campaign website calls for bringing back and expanding free tuition at state and community colleges nationwide, plus free vocational training and trade schools.5

  1. No free tuition program
  2. Free tuition at community colleges
  3. Free tuition at public colleges and universities
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

His campaign website calls for a federal minimum wage of $25 an hour, up from $7.25, with future increases tied to inflation.5

  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.

His campaign website calls for mandatory union recognition once 50% of authorization cards have been signed, and for higher National Labor Relations Board fines and penalties for labor violations.5

  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.

Immigration

His campaign website lists abolishing ICE as a demand, along with dismantling the Department of Homeland Security, closing detention centers and a full overhaul of the immigration system that includes a new amnesty.3,5

  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.

His campaign website says its plan to overhaul the immigration system includes a new amnesty.5

Foreign Policy and Defense

His campaign website calls for cutting the military budget by two-thirds and progressively closing more than 700 overseas bases, using the savings for social programs.5

  1. Increase military spending
  2. Hold it near current levels, adjusted for inflation
  3. Cut military spending
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Technology, Privacy and AI

His campaign website calls for comprehensive regulation of artificial intelligence.5

Energy and Climate

His campaign website calls for a complete ban on new data centers.5

  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.

Infrastructure and Transportation

His campaign website calls for investment in electric, high-speed mass transit systems that could replace car commuting and air travel.5

Crime, Policing and Prisons

His campaign website calls for banning mandatory minimum sentences in federal cases and restoring more discretion to judges.5

  1. Reduce or end mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug crimes
  2. Keep current mandatory minimums
  3. Add or raise mandatory minimums, for example for selling fentanyl
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website calls for legalizing marijuana at the federal level and ensuring dispensaries can get banking services.5

  1. Keep recreational use against the law
  2. Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
  3. Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
  4. Make it legal for adults to buy and use
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

His campaign website lists, among its equity and opportunity goals, writing into law protections for bodily autonomy and abortion access.5

His campaign website calls for a law that protects abortion access and bodily autonomy.5

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

His campaign website lists defending LGBTQIA+ rights and protecting gender-affirming care among its equity and opportunity goals.5

Family and Social Policy

His campaign website calls for funding universal child care and pre-K.5

Taxes and Budget

His campaign website calls for shifting the tax burden to the top 1% of earners and ending income taxes on households with middle or low incomes.5

His campaign website says schools and after-school programs should be paid for by the federal government rather than property taxes.5