U.S. House · New Jersey's 12th District

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Supports achieving universal healthcare through Medicare for All.[1]

  “We should be spending our resources on achieving universal healthcare through Medicare for All, not bombs and endless wars.”

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Supports abolishing ICE, saying the agency is "out of control" and that immigrant communities need protection.[1]

• Achieving universal healthcare through Medicare for All rather than continued military spending, saying "we have our priorities wrong as a country."[1]
• Abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying immigrant communities are under attack from federal agencies he describes as "out of control."[1]
• "Unrigging" the economy so it works for working people rather than what he calls "billionaires at the top."[1]

• Grew up in Old Bridge, New Jersey; earned an ROTC scholarship to attend Rutgers University and Rutgers Medical School (Rutgers University-Newark), also holding a graduate degree from Rutgers University at Camden.[1]
• Served in the New Jersey Army National Guard and U.S. Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; served as a combat trauma surgeon in Iraq (2003-2011 period of service).[1]
• Treated victims and first responders at a field hospital at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, during his medical residency.[1]
• Built a medical practice in Princeton, New Jersey, and has volunteered treating patients in war and disaster zones over 30 years, including Bosnia, Haiti, Sudan, Colombia, Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza; was present in Gaza during Israel's seizure of the Rafah Crossing in 2024-2025 and said he refused to leave until his colleagues, including U.S. green-card holders, were guaranteed safe passage.[1]
• Was Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman's guest at the 2025 State of the Union address.[1]

Raised $1.5M · spent $1.4M · $92K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Supports securing the border and enforcing immigration law.[3]

• ✓SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

  Supports law enforcement funding as part of keeping New Jersey communities safe.[3]

• ✓SupportsContinue U.S. military aid to Israel

  Supports standing with Israel and strengthening American leadership abroad.[3]

• ✕OpposesExpand public health coverage

  Says he will "put patients first" by expanding choice and protecting the doctor-patient relationship from what he calls "one-size-fits-all Washington control," rather than expanding public coverage.[3]

• ✓SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  Campaign platform calls for defending parental rights and keeping schools focused on academic excellence, framed as part of protecting parents' role in education decisions.[3]

• Lowering family costs through disciplined federal spending, expanded American energy production, and relief from regulation.[3]
• Securing the border and supporting law enforcement to keep communities safe.[3]
• Requiring Congress to answer what new spending will cost, how it will be paid for, and whether it will work before approving it.[3]

• Earned a bachelor's degree from Montclair State University, graduate degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, New York University, and CUNY Baruch College, and a law degree from New York Law School.[2]
• Career experience includes working as an educator, in law, business, finance, and technology.[2]

Raised $79K · spent $76K · $3,084 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  Supports national rent control for residential and commercial properties and a major expansion of income-based social housing.[4]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Supports single-payer, universal healthcare and a patent-free drug market.[4]

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Has organized rapid-response networks in New Jersey aimed at preventing ICE detentions in communities.[4]

• National rent control covering residential and commercial properties, plus large-scale investment in income-based social housing.[4]
• Universal, single-payer healthcare and a patent-free drug market.[4]
• Purchasing and forgiving all outstanding federal student loan debt and reinstating tuition-free public colleges and universities.[4]

• Community organizer and member of the Central Jersey Tenant Union and Workers Strike Back.[4]
• Advocated for tenants and seniors in a large apartment complex in his town, resulting in code violations being addressed.[4]
• Helped build rapid-response networks across New Jersey to support working people and small businesses and to prevent ICE detentions in their communities.[4]
• Worked for several years at libraries in the district, serving disadvantaged populations and developing programs for seniors and families.[4]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Cites "the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health" among the New Deal-era guarantees he wants restored.[6]

• Running a campaign that accepts no donations from individuals, corporations, PACs, unions, or lobbies of any kind.[6]
• Redirecting federal resources directly to residents of NJ-12 rather than corporate beneficiaries of federal policy, including free education and direct investment to eliminate poverty.[6]
• Reviving New Deal-era economic guarantees, describing his platform as "FDR2.0" and citing the rights to a useful job, a living wage, adequate medical care, and a decent home.[6]

• Born in Brooklyn, New York; served in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 1978 and earned a military citation from Big Bend Community College in 1977.[6]
• Career experience includes working as an IT professional and author.[6]