Da'Shone Hughey

Ballotpedia lists Hughey's education as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge College (graduate), and Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad College of Law, and his profession as CEO.[2] He describes himself as a systems builder, entrepreneur, technology executive, educator, and workforce-development strategist, and says he founded CODEIT Institute of Technology and created AI City Robotics and Queriosity.[2] He says he studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, created operations in East Africa, and worked in Latin America.[2] He says he has been recognized by Marquis Who's Who in America and is the author of PhD Ready by 18.[2]

The New Jersey Globe reported in June 2026 that Hughey was filing as an independent candidate for the district.[3] A June 29, 2026 press release issued on behalf of his campaign said he was running under the slogan "We The People" and describes him as an entrepreneur, educator, author and technology innovator; it names his book as PhD Ready by 18.[4] During the campaign, he said he was running on workforce development, transit-linked housing, and domestic energy and manufacturing.[2] He received 3% of the vote to Rob Menendez's 88.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]