Alan Bond

Hope for Tomorrow Party

Alan Bond is an independent candidate running on the Hope for Tomorrow Party line for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School and previously worked in pension-fund management, a career that ended in a 2002 federal fraud conviction and a prison term. He also ran in and lost the April 2026 special election for this seat.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • legalIndicted in December 1999 for a pension-fund "kickback" scheme that diverted $6.9 million to personal accounts, and again in August 2001 for a securities "cherry picking" scheme; pleaded guilty to the kickback scheme, was convicted by a federal jury on six counts of fraud in the cherry-picking case on June 10, 2002, and was sentenced in 2003 to 12 years and 7 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.6 million in restitution. He was released from prison in 2008.[3]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Supports policies that expand access to quality healthcare, reduce prescription drug costs, and ensure mental-health services are available to all who need them.[3]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Supports climate action and expanding renewable-energy and green jobs while supporting sustainable economic growth.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Supporting small businesses and job creation through investment in infrastructure, workforce development, and technology.[3]
  • Expanding access to quality education from early childhood through college and career pathways.[3]
  • Making healthcare more accessible and affordable, including lower prescription drug costs and expanded mental-health services.[3]

Background

  • Earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a graduate degree from Harvard Business School; worked in business strategy and as a pension-fund manager.[3]
  • Ran as an independent in the April 16, 2026 special election for NJ-11 and received 0.5% of the vote.[3]

Also on the ballot for this seat: Analilia Mejia, Joe Hathaway, Vincent Matrisciano · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Alan Bond · Ballotpedia Reference