Tahesha Way and New Jersey Women Leaders to Launch “Women for Tahesha Way”
January 9, 2026, 12:00 pm | in
Date: January 9, 2026
Tahesha Way and New Jersey Women Leaders to Launch “Women for Tahesha Way”
WAYNE, NJ – On Saturday, January 10, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Tahesha Way will join New Jersey Assemblywoman Linda Carter, West Orange Councilwoman Tammy Williams, and National Organization for Women New Jersey (NOW-NJ) President Jill LaZare to launch Women for Tahesha Way with supporters and volunteers in Montclair Township.
Women for Tahesha Way is a coalition of women from all backgrounds – mothers, small business owners, educators, health care workers, and community leaders – dedicated to standing up to Trump's relentless attacks on New Jerseyans' fundamental rights and destructive economic agenda by electing Tahesha Way, a fighter who will protect access to health care, address rising costs, and fight for hardworking New Jersey families.
The coalition launches with additional endorsements from Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas, former New Jersey Secretary of State Regena Thomas, New Jersey Assemblymember Cleopatra Tucker, Wayne Township Councilwoman Francine Ritter, and political strategist Jeannine LaRue.
Throughout her career, Tahesha has been a tireless advocate for the issues that matter most to New Jersey women and families. She's fought to expand access to reproductive health care, stood up against Trump Administration efforts to roll back voting rights, and worked to make life more affordable for working families.
As a mother of four daughters, she knows firsthand what's at stake. While Trump and his MAGA allies push to gut health care protections, strip away reproductive freedom, and pass disastrous economic policies that raise costs for working families, Tahesha will deliver real results on the issues that matter – lowering costs, creating good-paying jobs, and ensuring every family has the opportunity to thrive.
ABOUT TAHESHA
Tahesha Way is a mother, lawyer, lifelong public servant, and New Jersey’s Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State. Raised in a working-class union household by an MTA bus driver and a rail clerk, she learned early the values of hard work, community, and speaking up for others. After surviving a life-threatening cerebral brain hemorrhage in college, she re-taught herself how to read when her health insurance refused to cover the therapy she needed.
Tahesha has served as an Administrative Law Judge and as a Passaic County Commissioner and Board of Commissioners Director, where she expanded youth justice reform, food access, and educational opportunities while balancing the budget without raising taxes. As Secretary of State, she led major voting-rights expansions and stood up to the Trump Administration’s attempts to undermine New Jerseyans’ rights. As Lieutenant Governor, she has championed affordability, mental health services, small business growth, and protections for families across the state.
Tahesha is running for Congress to protect access to health care, address rising costs, and fight for the hardworking New Jersey families who deserve a voice and a champion in Washington. She lives in Wayne with her husband, Charles, and their four daughters.
