U.S. Representative, 12th Congressional District · New Jersey 2026 General Election

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.

Adam Hamawy

Democratic

Surgeon

The gist

Supports single-payer Medicare for All
Supports government negotiation of prescription drug prices
Supports breaking up pharmacy benefit managers
Supports the Medical Debt Cancellation Act
Supports codifying abortion rights in federal law

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Supports single-payer Medicare for All
Dr. Hamawy's Priorities — Hamawy for New Jersey
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · hamawyfornj.com
“We need universal, single-payer healthcare with no out-of-pocket costs.”
Supports government negotiation of prescription drug prices
Dr. Hamawy's Priorities — Hamawy for New Jersey
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · hamawyfornj.com
“empowering the government to negotiate the prices of lifesaving drugs”
Supports breaking up pharmacy benefit managers
Dr. Hamawy's Priorities — Hamawy for New Jersey
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · hamawyfornj.com
“it’s time to break them up and rein in their power”
Supports the Medical Debt Cancellation Act
Dr. Hamawy's Priorities — Hamawy for New Jersey
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · hamawyfornj.com
“I will support the Medical Debt Cancellation Act to eliminate the $220B in medical debt”
Supports codifying abortion rights in federal law
Dr. Hamawy's Priorities — Hamawy for New Jersey
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · hamawyfornj.com
“I support codifying the right to abortion in federal law.”

Gregg Mele

Republican

The gist

Supports nuclear and natural gas power and faster energy permitting
Supports case-by-case review of data centers with cost disclosure
Supports stronger port-of-entry screening and immigration enforcement
Supports action against fentanyl traffickers and cartels
Opposes replacing private insurance with single-payer health care
Supports disclosing the cost of every federal proposal

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Supports nuclear and natural gas power and faster energy permitting
Affordability, energy and opportunity — Gregg Mele for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · mele4america.com
“supports reliable, dispatchable generation; nuclear power and natural gas alongside competitive emerging technologies; faster permitting for responsible domestic energy”
Supports case-by-case review of data centers with cost disclosure
Affordability, energy and opportunity — Gregg Mele for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · mele4america.com
“Gregg’s campaign would evaluate major data-center proposals project by project”
Supports stronger port-of-entry screening and immigration enforcement
Secure borders, safe communities and lawful immigration — Gregg Mele for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · mele4america.com
“The campaign calls for stronger screening at ports of entry, enforcement of immigration law, and improvements to legal immigration”
Supports action against fentanyl traffickers and cartels
Secure borders, safe communities and lawful immigration — Gregg Mele for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · mele4america.com
“Gregg supports action against fentanyl traffickers and cartels, stronger border and port enforcement, prosecution of traffickers”
Opposes replacing private insurance with single-payer health care
Patient-centered healthcare and human dignity — Gregg Mele for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · mele4america.com
“rather than replacing the current system with a single federal payer”
Supports disclosing the cost of every federal proposal
Gregg Mele for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · mele4america.com
“Every proposal should disclose its cost, its funding, and the measurable result taxpayers should expect.”

Andres Jinete

Green Party

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No documented position found.

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Winston Jordan

Get Money Out

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No documented position found.

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