Federal

U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 4
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.

No Republican nominee (the ballot reads "No Nomination Made"). Aristotle Eliopoulos is printed as "Results Not Rhetoric" in most counties and as "People Before Politics" in Hudson and "Working Families Matter" in Union.

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Aristotle Eliopoulos

Results Not Rhetoric

Teacher and union representative · Jersey City

The gist

Supports middle-class tax cuts and a larger Child Tax Credit
Supports more federal public-school aid and less standardized testing
Supports increased special education funding
Supports union workers and collective bargaining
Supports modernizing immigration and legal immigration pathways
Supports protecting Medicare and Social Security

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Supports middle-class tax cuts and a larger Child Tax Credit
Ari Eliopoulos for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · arieliopoulosforcongress.com
“Cut taxes for working and middle-class families Expand the Child Tax Credit”
Supports more federal public-school aid and less standardized testing
Ari Eliopoulos for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · arieliopoulosforcongress.com
“Increase federal support for public schools Restore classroom discipline and empower teachers”
Supports increased special education funding
Ari Eliopoulos for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · arieliopoulosforcongress.com
“Increase funding for special education programs”
Supports union workers and collective bargaining
Ari Eliopoulos for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · arieliopoulosforcongress.com
“Support union workers and collective bargaining”
Supports modernizing immigration and legal immigration pathways
Ari Eliopoulos for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · arieliopoulosforcongress.com
“Modernize the immigration system Reduce visa and citizenship processing delays Support legal immigration pathways”
Supports protecting Medicare and Social Security
Ari Eliopoulos for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · arieliopoulosforcongress.com
“Protect Medicare and Social Security”

Craig Honts

Socialist Workers Party

The gist

No documented position found.

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Da'Shone Hughey

We the People

The gist

No documented position found.

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Rob Menendez

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

Co-sponsored raising the federal minimum wage to $17
Co-sponsored bill ending private immigration detention
Supports reinstating and expanding the assault weapons ban
Supports background checks on private gun sales
Co-sponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying Roe
Co-sponsors the College for All Act

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Co-sponsored raising the federal minimum wage to $17
Affordability — Rob Menendez for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · robmenendez.com
“I also cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2027”
Co-sponsored bill ending private immigration detention
Immigration — Rob Menendez for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · robmenendez.com
“I have also co-sponsored the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end the use of private immigration detention facilities and prohibit family detention.”
Supports reinstating and expanding the assault weapons ban
Gun Control — Rob Menendez for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · robmenendez.com
“Re-enact and expand the federal Assault Weapons Ban”
Supports background checks on private gun sales
Gun Control — Rob Menendez for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · robmenendez.com
“Increase the scope of background checks so that Americans are no longer able to buy guns from private sellers without any safety measures in place”
Co-sponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying Roe
Healthcare — Rob Menendez for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · robmenendez.com
“I have cosponsored several major reproductive bills like the Right to Contraception Act and the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify Roe”
Co-sponsors the College for All Act
Childcare & Education — Rob Menendez for Congress
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · robmenendez.com
“I’m also a proud cosponsor of the College for All Act and the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act”

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