U.S. House · New Jersey's 12th District
Andres Jinete
CandidateG
- Race
- U.S. House · New Jersey's 12th District
- Result
- Adam Hamawy, projected winner
- Opponents
- Adam Hamawy (D); Gregg Mele (R); Winston Jordan (Get Money Out Party)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Andres Jinete, a Green Party community organizer from Bound Brook and member of the Central Jersey Tenant Union, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District to Adam Hamawy. He worked in libraries in the district and on rapid-response networks opposing ICE detentions, and had not held elected office.[1][2][3][4]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 12
2026-11-03
| Adam Hamawy D | challenger |
| Gregg Mele R | challenger |
| Andres Jinete G | challenger |
| Winston Jordan Get Money Out Party | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Supports national rent control for residential and commercial properties and a major expansion of income-based social housing.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports single-payer, universal healthcare and a patent-free drug market.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Has organized rapid-response networks in New Jersey aimed at preventing ICE detentions in communities.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Andres Jinete, a Green Party community organizer from Bound Brook and member of the Central Jersey Tenant Union, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District to Adam Hamawy. He worked in libraries in the district and on rapid-response networks opposing ICE detentions, and had not held elected office.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Andres Jinete was born and raised in Bound Brook, New Jersey, where he lives; WHYY reports he was 29 at the time of its September 2026 voter guide and is a management student at Kean University.[2] He has worked at libraries in the 12th District for about 10 years, according to WHYY, and his campaign website says he worked at the community library setting up programs for adults, seniors and families.[2][3][4]
Jinete is a member of the Central Jersey Tenant Union, representing one of the largest apartment complexes in Bound Brook, and says his advocacy for tenants and seniors led to code violations being addressed.[2][4] He helped build rapid-response networks across New Jersey to support working people and small businesses and to prevent ICE detentions. He is also a member of Workers Strike Back and a steering committee member of the Latinx caucus of the Green Party.[4][2][3] During the campaign, he ran on rent control, universal health care and abolishing ICE.[4][2][3] He received 0.7% of the vote to Adam Hamawy's 70.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- National rent control covering residential and commercial properties, plus large-scale investment in income-based social housing.[5]
- Universal, single-payer healthcare and a patent-free drug market.[5]
- Purchasing and forgiving all outstanding federal student loan debt and reinstating tuition-free public colleges and universities.[5]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/andres-jinete
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House · New Jersey's 12th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.New Jersey election 2026: What to know about the 12th Congressional District race · WHYY · 2026-09-24 News report
- 3.About Andres | Community Organizer in NJ-12 · Jinete for Congress Candidate's own words
- 4.Andres Jinete · Ballotpedia Reference
- 5.Andres Jinete · Ballotpedia Reference