Ramon Mora Jr.

Mora says he was born and raised in South Jersey and has lived there for 31 years; Front Runner New Jersey describes him as from Vineland.[2][3] He graduated from Vineland High School and earned an associate degree from Atlantic Cape Community College in 2018, which Front Runner New Jersey reports was in nursing.[2][3] He has worked in healthcare, including, according to WHYY, as a nurse technician.[2][8] Mora describes growing up in a Section 8 housing neighborhood and experiencing periods of homelessness, including as a teenager and again around age 20.[2]

Mora says a serious back injury paused his life for years and that he focused on physical recovery for about five years before the campaign; WHYY reports he said he had been on track to become a registered nurse until the injury, which resulted from a motorcycle crash.[2][3][8] He said he ran as a Progressive Independent after a falling out with the Democratic Party, that he was not a career politician, and, per WHYY, that he had no formal political experience.[3][8] During the campaign, he emphasized affordability, government-accountability reforms and replacing ICE.[2][3] He received 1% of the vote to Zack Mullock's 50.8%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]