New Jersey election 2026: What to know about the 2nd Congressional District race

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. The number of representatives in each state is proportional to the state’s population. Legislators in the House introduce and vote on legislation, serve on committees, represent their districts and provide oversight to the executive branch, among other duties.

• Atlantic County (all)
  • Absecon
  • Atlantic City
  • Brigantine
  • Buena Borough
  • Buena Vista Twp.
  • Corbin City
  • Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor Twp.
  • Estell Manor
  • Folsom
  • Galloway Twp.
  • Hamilton Twp.
  • Hammonton
  • Linwood
  • Longport
  • Margate
  • Mullica Twp.
  • Northfield
  • Pleasantville
  • Port Republic
  • Somers Point
  • Ventnor
  • Weymouth Twp.
• Cape May County (all)
  • Avalon
  • Cape May
  • Cape May Point
  • Dennis Twp.
  • Lower Twp.
  • Middle Twp.
  • North Wildwood
  • Ocean City
  • Sea Isle City
  • Stone Harbor
  • Upper Twp.
  • West Cape May
  • West Wildwood
  • Wildwood
  • Wildwood Crest
  • Woodbine
• Cumberland County (all)
  • Bridgeton
  • Commercial Twp.
  • Deerfield Twp.
  • Downe Twp.
  • Fairfield Twp.
  • Greenwich Twp.
  • Hopewell Twp.
  • Lawrence Twp.
  • Maurice River Twp.
  • Millville
  • Shiloh Borough
  • Stow Creek Twp.
  • Upper Deerfield Twp.
  • Vineland
• Gloucester County (part)
  • Clayton
  • East Greenwich Twp.
  • Elk Twp.
  • Franklin Twp.
  • Greenwich Twp.
  • Harrison Twp.
  • Logan Twp.
  • Newfield
  • South Harrison Twp.
  • Swedesboro
  • Woolwich Twp.
• Ocean County (part)
  • Barnegat Twp.
  • Barnegat Light
  • Berkeley Twp. (part)
  • Beach Haven
  • Eagleswood Twp.
  • Harvey Cedars
  • Lacey Township (part)
  • Little Egg Harbor Twp.
  • Long Beach Twp.
  • Ocean Twp.
  • Ship Bottom
  • Stafford Twp.
  • Surf City
  • Tuckerton
• Salem County (all)
  • Alloway Twp.
  • Carneys Point Twp.
  • Elmer Borough
  • Elsinboro Twp.
  • Lower Alloways Creek Twp.
  • Mannington Twp.
  • Oldmans Twp.
  • Borough of Penns Grove
  • Pennsville Twp.
  • Pilesgrove Twp.
  • Pittsgrove Twp.
  • Quinton Twp.
  • City of Salem
  • Upper Pittsgrove Twp.
  • Woodstown

To date, Van Drew has introduced 57 bills during the 119th Congress, including legislation that would exclude military pensions from taxes, block funding for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and prevent undocumented immigrants from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses.

He was the lead sponsor on a resolution to condemn the June 2025 attack on a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, calling for the release of Israeli hostages. The resolution passed with bi-partisan support.

According to the campaign, Van Drew’s top priorities are “affordability; affordability; and affordability.”

Van Drew’s campaign said in a statement that the congressman has fought to cut taxes at the federal level, took on Atlantic City Electric to lower utilities costs and opposed policies that threaten to drive utility prices higher. The campaign said Van Drew has been fighting to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

The congressman is “an unapologetic supporter of Israel’s right to defend itself,” according to the campaign, citing the Oct. 7 attacks. Van Drew said he would also like to see the conflict in Iran “come to a close as quickly as possible” and ensure that the Middle Eastern country “will never be able to develop a nuclear weapon, threaten the region with long range ballistic missiles or through its terror proxies, or be able to disrupt freedom of navigation” citing the current fight over of the Strait of Hormuz.

“We do not want a prolonged conflict,” the campaign said in a statement. “We need to focus on America and Americans.”

• National Federation of Independent Business
• New Jersey Conference of Teamsters
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Mullock said in a statement that his first priority is restoring “a sense of normalcy, decency, and dignity to public service.”

“We can disagree without treating one another as enemies,” he said. “Elected officials should remember that their job is to serve people, not themselves or their party.”

Other priorities center on lowering costs for families, creating jobs, supporting small businesses and protecting Social Security and Medicare.

“I want to make the American dream attainable again,” Mullock said. “Making sure that if you work hard, you have a fair chance to own a home, raise a family and build a secure future.”

Mullock adds he wants “government to work again.”

“As mayor, I learned that people care less about political theater than whether you can solve problems, balance a budget, improve your community, and deliver results,” he said. “Congress needs more of that approach.”

Mullock said he supports tax relief for working and middle-class families and that corporations “should pay their fair share.” He adds that economic growth “should benefit the people who work for a living, not just those at the very top.”

“The goal is simple: if you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to afford a good life,” he said in a statement.

Mullock has called Israel “an important American ally and has the right to exist in peace and security.”

“The United States should remain committed to Israel’s security and to protecting innocent people from terrorism,” he said.

But Mullock said “friendship also means willing to speak honestly,” adding that Palestinian civilians “deserve safety, dignity, humanitarian assistance, and a future of their own.”

Mullock said he opposes the targeting of civilians, forced displacement and extremism “on either side.” He said American policy should be focused on lasting security for Israel, humanitarian protection for Palestinians and ultimately a political settlement that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security.

Saying that Iran is “a dangerous regime” that “threatens Israel, supports terrorists organizations,” Mullock opposes the war with Iran because American entered conflict “without a clear objective, without a serious plan for what came next, and without making the case that another Middle Eastern war was necessary to keep Americans safe.”

“That is not strength,” Mullock said. “It is how countries stumble into costly, open-ended conflicts.”

Mullock said Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, adding that the United States should protect its troops and citizens and defend its allies.

“But those goals do not require giving any president a blank check for war,” he said.

• Cape May County Democratic Organization
• Committee to Protect Health Care
• Communication Workers of America
• Emgage
• NEA Fund for Children and Public Education
• New Jersey Citizen Action
• New Jersey Education Association
• Nurses for America
• Ocean County Young Dems
• Progressive Voters Network
• SEIU New Jersey State Council
• Sierra Club
• Unite Here Local 54
• UFCW New York/New Jersey District Council
• Vote Save America

Mora’s campaign platform is focused on affordability, transparency and “investing in people’s quality of life, not billionaire corporate cheats.”

Mora said he will focus on combating job losses “as a result of corporations putting profits over people,” while also creating job opportunities “that come with high levels of investment” into infrastructure, education and other sectors.

“The economy is stacked against the 99% and in favor of the 1%,” he said in a statement. “We need to invest into the American people’s lives while addressing the unaffordable life crisis in America.”

On Israel, Mora describes himself as “not pro putting another country’s well being before our own.”

“We are the United States of America, not the United States of Israel,” he said in a statement. “I would prioritize helping the American public and those living here at home, including our Jewish Americans facing REAL antisemitism here in America that has increased due to Israel’s war campaign.”

Mora also said the war with Iran “is being fought for and on behalf of Israel,” calling it “a complete waste of time, money, and resources.”

“[Israel Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu has been saying for decades that Iran was a couple of weeks away from having nuclear weapons. I do not buy into his fear mongering,” Mora said. “I do not support putting American soldiers’ lives on the line so recklessly and abusing our taxpayers by funding this war with their hard earned money.”

He has none at this time.