Candidate · November 3, 2026
Da'Shone Hughey
On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 8th District
- 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.
| Office | U.S. House · New Jersey's 8th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | WE THE PEOPLE1, |
| Status | Challenger |
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§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 Da'Shone Hughey as an entrepreneur, educator, author and technology innovator, and says he founded CODEIT Institute of Technology and AI City Robotics.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because he believes government should serve the people rather than career politicians, special interests or political insiders.5 It says he chose to run as an independent because he believes officeholders should have the freedom to use their own judgment and put constituents first.7
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitevotedashonehughey.com4,
6 - LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/dashone-hughey4
§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
The Hughey Plan on his campaign website lists building 25,000 affordable and workforce housing units, expanding homeownership opportunities and converting vacant commercial buildings into housing, and describes a proposed act that would widen incentives for building affordable housing close to transit.8
Infrastructure and Transportation
The plan lists modernizing PATH stations, improving bus service, expanding ferry access, and upgrading roads, bridges and transit infrastructure.8
Economy, Jobs and Trade
The plan lists expanding access to capital, increasing federal contracting opportunities, and supporting businesses owned by minorities, veterans, women, immigrants and families.8
- Expand SBA loans, research awards and contracting help for small businesses
- Keep the programs near their current size
- Shrink the SBA or close it, leaving small business lending to private lenders
Taxes and Budget
The plan describes a proposed Apprenticeship Growth & Small Business Act that would enlarge federal tax credits for small businesses that run apprenticeships and offer extra incentives to employers investing in distressed communities.8
- Expand breaks for investment, research and hiring, such as larger research credits for small businesses
- Keep current business tax breaks
- Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
Energy and Climate
His Hughey Doctrine page, which sets out a foreign policy and national security framework, says America should keep building domestic energy production and put investment into nuclear power, renewable energy, energy storage and an updated electric grid.9
Foreign Policy and Defense
A Why Vote page listed in his campaign website's site map mentions the ongoing war involving Iran and lists making sure Congress meets its constitutional responsibilities regarding war among the capabilities he says America needs.10