New Jersey leaders on data centers
13 races on the November 3 ballot · 39 candidates · 2 on the ballot with a statement · 6 sitting officials on the record
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U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Cory A. Booker
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Justin Murphy
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Veronica Fernandez
End The Corruption!
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Joanne Kuniansky
Socialist Workers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. House 12 districts
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The record does not yet hold this state's 2026 district lines, so the county picker is off here. Search a name or a district, or open the list below.
Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Donald Norcross, Damon Galdo
- 2nd District: Jefferson Van Drew, Zack Mullock, Ramon Mora JR.
- 3rd District: Herbert C. Conaway, Jr., Michael P. Mcguire, Ryan Michael Kelly, Steven Welzer
- 4th District: Christopher H. Smith, Rachel Peace
- 5th District: Josh Gottheimer, Sean Kirrane, Adam Rueda
- 6th District: Frank Pallone, Jr., Hillary Herzig
- 7th District: Thomas H. Kean, Jr., Rebecca Bennett, Seamus Patrick O'TOOLE
- 8th District: Robert Menendez, Aristotle Eliopoulos, Craig Honts, DA'SHONE Hughey
- 9th District: Nellie Pou, Rosie Pino, Terrisa Bukovinac
- 10th District: LaMonica McIver, Carmen Bucco
- 11th District: Analilia Mejia, Joe Hathaway, Alan B. Bond
- 12th District: Adam Hamawy, Gregg Mele, Andres Jinete, Winston Jordan
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U.S. House, District 1 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Donald Norcross
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Damon Galdo
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Jefferson Van Drew
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Zack Mullock
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Ramon Mora JR.
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Michael P. Mcguire
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Ryan Michael Kelly
Affordability, Accountability, People
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Steven Welzer
Green Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Christopher H. Smith
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Rachel Peace
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 5 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Josh Gottheimer
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Sean Kirrane
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Adam Rueda
Humane Sustainable Future
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 6 2 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Frank Pallone, Jr.
Democratic · In office
Frank Pallone, U.S. Rep., D-6th Dist., ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said large AI data centers are going to be a problem in densely populated areas.
Their newest statement on the record, October 4, 2026, NJ.com (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Frank Pallone, Jr.'s page.
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Hillary Herzig
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 7 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Office of Congressman Tom Kean, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Rebecca Bennett
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Seamus Patrick O'TOOLE
Stop Israel'S Genocide
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 8 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Robert Menendez
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Aristotle Eliopoulos
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Craig Honts
Socialist Workers Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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DA'SHONE Hughey
We The People
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 9 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Nellie Pou
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Rosie Pino
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Terrisa Bukovinac
Save Our Babies
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 10 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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LaMonica McIver
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Carmen Bucco
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 11 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Analilia Mejia
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Joe Hathaway
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Alan B. Bond
Hope For Tomorrow
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 12 4 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Adam Hamawy
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Gregg Mele
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Andres Jinete
Green Party
Jinete instead called for a complete ban on data centers.
Their newest statement on the record, September 21, 2026, dailyprincetonian.com (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Andres Jinete's page.
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Winston Jordan
Get Money Out
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 20 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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5 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Mikie Sherrill's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Frank Pallone, Jr.'s page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
- James R. Kern III Warren County Commissioner, New Jersey
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on James R. Kern III's page.
- Michael Gonnelli Mayor of Secaucus
5 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Michael Gonnelli's page.
- Paul Spinelli City Council President, Vineland
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Paul Spinelli's page.
- Tom Kean Jr. U.S. Representative, New Jersey
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tom Kean Jr.'s page.
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. New Jersey's bills and laws on the record.
