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U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

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Carmen Bucco

Republican

Tailor and small business owner

The gist

  • Supports Second Amendment gun rights
  • Supports police and tougher responses to violent crime
  • Supports back-to-basics education and school safety
  • Pledges to make stopping corruption a main focus
More about Carmen
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  1. Supports Second Amendment gun rights

    Issues — Carmen Bucco

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · carmenbucco.com

    “I am a supporter of the Second Amendment -- the right to keep and bear arms”

  2. Supports police and tougher responses to violent crime

    Issues — Carmen Bucco

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · carmenbucco.com

    “We must always support our police and first responders and need to be tough on violent crimes”

  3. Supports back-to-basics education and school safety

    Issues — Carmen Bucco

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · carmenbucco.com

    “We must get back to the basics of education.”

  4. Pledges to make stopping corruption a main focus

    Issues — Carmen Bucco

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · carmenbucco.com

    “Stopping corruption is a main focus.”
Photo of LaMonica R. McIver
LaMonica R. McIverOfficial portrait — Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

LaMonica R. McIver

DemocraticIncumbent

Newark

The gist

  • Supports universal background checks and an assault weapons ban
  • Supports guaranteed paid family and medical leave
  • Supports expanding affordable child care and early education
  • Pledges to close Delaney Hall and abolish ICE
  • Supports renewable energy and clean air and water
More about LaMonica
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  1. Supports universal background checks and an assault weapons ban

    Safeguarding Our Communities — LaMonica for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · lamonicaforcongress.com

    “ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”

  2. Supports guaranteed paid family and medical leave

    Investing in Families — LaMonica for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · lamonicaforcongress.com

    “We need policies that guarantee paid family and medical leave for all workers”

  3. Supports expanding affordable child care and early education

    Investing in Families — LaMonica for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · lamonicaforcongress.com

    “expand access to affordable childcare options, increase funding for early childhood education programs”

  4. Pledges to close Delaney Hall and abolish ICE

    McIver GOP rival warns against politicizing death at Delaney Hall (August 4, 2026)

    News coverage · New Jersey Globe · newjerseyglobe.com

    “shut down Delaney Hall and abolish ICE before more innocent lives are lost”

  5. Supports renewable energy and clean air and water

    Preserving Our Environment — LaMonica for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · lamonicaforcongress.com

    “promote clean air and water, invest in renewable energy”

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