Andres Jinete

Andres Jinete (Green Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.[source]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a community organizer, member of Central Jersey Tenant Union and Workers Strike Back. My advocacy for families and seniors in one of the biggest complexes in my town resulted in code violations getting addressed. I helped build and expand rapid response across NJ in order to support working people and small businesses, and prevent ICE abductions in their communities. For many years, I worked at different libraries in the district, serving disadvantaged populations and developing programs for seniors and families. Now, our campaign is fighting for the most ambitious affordability agenda in NJ-12's congressional race.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Rent Control. We are fighting for national rent control that includes residential and commercial properties, and for a massive investment in social housing which will provide high-quality, income based units. Working people and small business owners deserve a break.Universal Healthcare. The insurance companies and Big Pharma use both the Democrat and Republican parties to hold back single-payer healthcare and a patent-free drug market. We pledge to fight them and their donors for the healthcare you deserve.No Student Debt. We have 42 million people with outstanding student loans in the U.S. We believe in a program to purchase and forgive ALL student loans, and reinstate tuition-free colleges and universities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We believe that the public should be able to directly petition for and vote on constitutional amendments via federal ballot initiatives and circumvent a corrupt two party system set up by elites and slave-holding interest.

We believe in dismantling DHS and Abolishing ICE, and stopping forever wars. We think that funding healthcare, housing, and education means shutting down our more than 700 military bases in other countries and taxing the rich.