Mejia

Analilia Mejia is running for congress in New Jersey and she represents the progressive wing of the democratic party. She has solid democratic bona fides after starting as a union organizer, she was political director for Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign and in the Department of Labor under President Biden. Her platform includes canceling student loan debt, abolition of ICE, Medicare for all, guaranteed sick leave on a federal level, impeachment of Justices Thomas and Alito, $25 federal minimum wage, regulating AI data centers and Big Tech companies, says Israel is committing genocide, childcare for all, increase taxes on the rich and supports defund the police. Some of these ideas are unpopular but most would help reduce the income gap particularly if she helped strengthen unions. She is the favorite to win since democrats currently hold the governorship, both houses and all state wide offices. New Jersey currently has the second highest debt per capital at $23,000 just behind Connecticut. If Mejia can increase taxes on the rich to cover some of the spending she is proposing, it could help the working people.