Aristotle Eliopoulos

Eliopoulos describes himself as the son of working-class immigrants who raised him to believe that hard work, education, community, and service are the foundations of a strong society.[2] He works as a teacher and union leader and says his classroom experience shaped his focus on students, families, and educators.[2] He names special needs advocacy as the policy issue he is most passionate about, citing his work as an educator with students with disabilities and their families.[2]

Eliopoulos ran as an independent and said his campaign principle was "Results, Not Rhetoric."[2] According to the New Jersey Globe in June 2026, he is a teachers union official and a registered Republican who filed to run as an independent. The Globe reported that local Republican leaders, whose party did not file its own candidate in the district, were supporting him; the incumbent was Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez.[3] During the campaign, according to his Ballotpedia survey, he ran on education reform, healthcare affordability, and independence from party establishments.[2] He received 4.2% of the vote to Rob Menendez's 88.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]