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U.S. House, District 12: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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ADAM HAMAWY

Running for U.S. House · New Jersey District 12

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
GM

GREGG MELE

Running for U.S. House · New Jersey District 12

NationalRepublican

ADAM HAMAWYCandidateGREGG MELEChallenger

Job fit

ADAM HAMAWY

Offices held

  • I enlisted in the New Jersey Army National Guard, serving until 1991. 1

Other work

  • Plastic Surgeon, WESTMED Medical Group Westchester, NY (2011 – 2012) 2
  • Chief, Microvascular Surgery, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA (2008 – 2011) 2

GREGG MELE

Other work

  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, Professor (2005 - 2008) 3

Education

  • JD, New York Law School 3
  • MBA, Baruch College, Finance 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

ADAM HAMAWY

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    As your Congressman, I will fight for Medicare for All: universal, single-payer healthcare with no out-of-pocket costs, also expanding coverage to include hearing, dental, and vision insurance. 4
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    I will fight to pass the PRO Act to make it easier to organize, harder for employers to union-bust, and ensure that workers can actually bargain for the wages and conditions they deserve. 5
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    In Congress, he will fight to abolish ICE, prosecute agents who violate our civil rights, and protect all New Jersey families. 6

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety

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GREGG MELE

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    We can lower costs and expand access by increasing competition, transparency, and choice... strengthening Health Savings Accounts... allowing insurance to be sold across state lines, and reducing regulations. 7
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    I support President Trump's efforts to cut taxes for working families, reduce burdensome taxation, and expand American energy production... cutting red tape so employers can grow and hire. 7
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    ICE is doing the same stuff they did under Obama and Bush and even Clinton... I don't see how sanctuary is legal, at a minimum we have to find the people who have come in without proper vetting. 8
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How they voted on top issues

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Who pays them

ADAM HAMAWY

Where the campaign money came from9

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)other politicianslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$264Klarge donors$1.2Mpolitical allies(same party)$23Kotherpoliticians$15Klabor unions$13KOther kinds ofdonors$2K$1.5M raised
$263,7679Small individual donors
$1,208,0999Large individual donors

GREGG MELE

Where the campaign money came from10

small donorslarge donors
small donors$17Klarge donors$9K$26K raised
$16,64810Small individual donors
$9,03110Large individual donors

Checks

ADAM HAMAWY

No voting record to check yet

GREGG MELE

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About Dr. Adam Hamawy | Dr. Adam Hamawy for Congress · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. About Adam Hamawy, MD | Plastic Surgeon Princeton, New Jersey · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. Gregg Mele | BallotReady · checked 2026-10-21 used in: Experience
  4. hamawyfornj.com used in: Top issues
  5. ballotready.org used in: Top issues
  6. hamawyfornj.com used in: Top issues
  7. mele4america.com used in: Top issues
  8. dailyprincetonian.com used in: Top issues
  9. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  10. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

ADAM HAMAWY

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.5M raised, 79% from large donors, 4% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $61,806.40 (4% of $1,533,671.83 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $52,653.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 Background: About Adam Hamawy, MD | Plastic Surgeon Princeton, New Jersey · checked 2026-10-14

2 Background: About Dr. Adam Hamawy | Dr. Adam Hamawy for Congress · checked 2026-10-14

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

5 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

6 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

ANDRES JINETE

Green

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: ABOUT ANDRES | Community Organizer in NJ-12 · checked 2026-10-14

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GM
Candidate C

GREGG MELE

RepublicanShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $26K raised, 35% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: Gregg Mele | BallotReady · checked 2026-10-21

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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Candidate D

WINSTON JORDAN

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Candidate Profile: Winston Jordan For NJ-12 Congressional District · checked 2026-10-21

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