Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Endorses Analilia Mejia for Congress

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Today, ahead of the February 5th Primary Special Election for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (NY-14) has endorsed Analilia Mejia for Congress.

This endorsement builds on a growing wave of support for Analilia Mejia from progressives and grassroots New Jersey organizations, including U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), the Progressive Caucus PAC, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, the Working Families Party, former New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, and labor unions representing thousands of New Jersey workers, including CWA District 1, CWA Local 1037, Rutgers AAUP–AFT, the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, SEIU 32BJ, and the SEIU New Jersey State Council. This endorsement also comes ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour Stop in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on January 19th, 2026.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez said, “Analilia Mejia is a fighter for working people who has been on the frontlines of some of our most critical battles — from immigrant rights and universal healthcare to higher wages and real accountability for the powerful. I know she will bring that fight to Congress on day one and I am proud to support her run to represent NJ-11 in Congress.”

Analilia Mejia said, “I’m truly humbled to have the support of a fearless champion like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She has been a bold, unapologetic leader for working people across this country. Together, I’m ready to fight alongside her to deliver universal healthcare, abolishing ICE, protect and expand workers’ rights, reform a broken court system, cancel crushing student debt, guarantee housing as a human right, confront the climate crisis, and take on powerful lobbyists and corporate interests that have rigged the system against working people. It’s time to take power back from the political establishment and put it in the hands of the people and I’m ready to do that alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to deliver real results.”