Candidate · November 3, 2026
Zack Mullock
On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $961K
- cash on hand
- $105K
- issues with public statements
- 23
- outside spending for or against
- $413K
§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 2nd District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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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 says he is in his second term as mayor of Cape May, a nonpartisan office, and that he served on the Cape May City Council before becoming mayor.3 It says he has also served on the city's Historic Preservation Commission and land use boards, worked as construction manager for the Harriet Tubman Museum, and is a member of the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation Board.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running for Congress out of affection for his South Jersey home community and a sense of calling to serve it.4 It says he wants the district to have representation from someone who comes from the area, focused on affordability, access to health care, energy policy and protecting the environment.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitemullockforcongress.com4
- Facebookfacebook.com/MullockforCongress4
- X (Twitter)x.com/ZMullock4
- Instagraminstagram.com/zmullock4
§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.
Health Care
His campaign website's Where I Stand page says health care should be a right and that he supports Medicare for All, which it says would be paid for with corporate taxes and a tax on the top 5 percent.5
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
The same section says he will fight to protect the Medicare and Medicaid eligibility of New Jersey's low-income and rural residents, and his tax plan lists strengthening Medicare and Medicaid among the uses of the revenue it would raise.5
It also says he will work to widen who qualifies for Medicare and Medicaid among low-income and rural residents of New Jersey.5
Social Security and Medicare
The same page says he would let Medicare negotiate prices on more than the 10 to 15 products now handled each year.5
- Repeal or scale back negotiation
- Keep the program as it is
- Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
Its Seniors & Social Security section says he would add dental, vision and hearing coverage to the benefits of Medicare and Medicaid.5
- Keep current coverage, under which some private Medicare Advantage plans offer these benefits
- Add some of these benefits, such as hearing aids, to traditional Medicare
- Add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare
The page says he opposes any cuts to Social Security or efforts to privatize it, and that he will work to strengthen the program.5
He lists raising the Social Security payroll tax cap for incomes above $400,000 as a way to strengthen the program.5
- Keep the current cap
- Also tax earnings above a higher level, such as $250,000 or $400,000
- Apply the tax to all earnings
Housing
The Housing Affordability section says he would stop hedge funds from buying thousands of homes at a time and ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes in bulk in residential neighborhoods.5
The same section says he supports first-time homebuyer assistance programs.5
Its Veterans section lists ending veteran homelessness in South Jersey among his goals.5
Economy, Jobs and Trade
The same section says he wants to take on lending practices it calls predatory, which it says leave families in debt.5
- Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
- Keep current rules
- Ease rules on how companies raise money from investors, and let more people invest in private companies
- Ease rules further, including closing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Taxes and Budget
His tax plan lists lower taxes for small businesses that put money back into their workforce and local communities, ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs abroad, and targeted credits for companies that add jobs in the United States.5
The tax plan says he would raise the corporate tax rate so that profitable corporations pay more.5
- Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
- Keep it at 21%
- Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)
It proposes a yearly tax on the net worth of America's wealthiest households, while protecting small businesses, family farms and retirement savings.5
- No tax on wealth or on gains from assets that haven't been sold
- A minimum tax on the very wealthy that counts unsold gains as income
- A yearly tax on net worth above a high threshold (such as $50 million)
The tax plan says it aims for a progressive system in which no one who earns a living from work has an effective tax rate higher than a billionaire living off wealth, and it calls for high-income households to pay the same rates on capital gains and dividends as on wages.5
It also proposes tax breaks for three groups: caregivers, seniors and people with disabilities.5
Family and Social Policy
The tax plan says he would expand the Child Tax Credit and make it permanent.5
Elections and Government Reform
The Money Out of Politics section says he supports barring members of Congress from trading in stocks.5
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
The same section says he would overturn Citizens United, end unlimited dark money, support public financing of elections and require full disclosure of political spending.5
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Environment and Public Lands
The Environment & Climate section says he would enforce the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act more strictly.5
Foreign Policy and Defense
The Foreign Policy section says the US should meet its full financial commitments to NATO and to the United Nations.5
The same section says he wants defense spending to focus on strategic security needs rather than long-running wars.5
Crime, Policing and Prisons
The Public Safety section says he would pay for community policing and crime-prevention programs and give first responders competitive pay and resources.5
§4Money
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, 2026.6
| Raised | $960,948 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $855,548 |
| Cash on hand | $105,400 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $110,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $412,946 supporting and $0 opposing Zack Mullock this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 23, 2026.7
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| AB PAC | $251,663 | — |
| THE TURNOUT PROJECT | $100,000 | — |
| Voice of the Electorate (VOTE) | $50,783 | — |
| Working America | $10,500 | — |
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.
§5Financial 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.
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed May 9, 2026