Chris Fields

Chris Fields earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in 2009. His career experience includes working as a director of communications for North Reform Church’s Beacon on Broad Street Initiative and as a community organizer.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Chris Fields is a Progressive Democrat running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey.

Driven by a practical progressive vision, Chris offers a grassroots alternative to a political and economic system rigged against ordinary Americans. He is committed to fighting for:

Universal Healthcare

Affordable Housing

Economic Justice,

Climate Action

Justice & Accountability

Chris brings a unique blend of practical experience and intellectual depth. Having worked in Democratic politics from the local to the presidential level for nearly a decade, he's a community organizer and activist who has worked with non-profit organizations that feed people and provide clothes for those in need and connect people with vital services. With an academic background, he graduated from Rutgers with a degree in Economics and Political Science, he understands the political landscape. His personal experience, including driving for Uber and working in an Amazon warehouse while dealing with student debt, grounds his commitment to working families and ordinary people across New Jersey.

He believes New Jersey deserves a Senator that serves the people, not corporate lobbyists. His campaign is dedicated to building a bottom-up movement to change the direction our country has taken.

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?

People First Policies

Government should prioritize the well-being and dignity of ordinary New Jerseyans. That means fighting for Universal Healthcare, ensuring access to quality care as a human right for every family. It means ensuring everyone has access high-quality housing they can afford. It means guaranteeing education is an opportunity, free from crushing student debt, and ensuring public schools provide a true pathway to thrive."The Rigged System is Hurting the People of New Jersey

For too long, a handful of billionaires, wealthy elites, and corporate power have hijacked our politics and economy, enriching themselves while wages stagnate and essential services are gutted. We see the direct harm in unaffordable healthcare, rising food and housing costs, and systemic discrimination faced by women, Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ communities. This broken system prioritizes profit over people, leaving millions behind.A Progressive Democrat for New Jersey

Chris Fields is building a grassroots movement to challenge the establishment and deliver real solutions. As a Progressive Democrat, he advocates for bold, evidence-based policies like a $25 minimum wage and taxing the rich, to build a fair economy for all. He demands accountability for systemic injustices here at home and ending the forever wars abroad. Join our fight to change the direction our country has taken.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My passion is rooted in policies that fundamentally address the rigged economy, our broken healthcare system, the climate crisis, and human dignity, both at home and globally.

Economic Justice: $25 minimum wage, taxing the rich, education as opportunity, not debt.

Universal Healthcare: Quality care as a human right, preventing bankruptcy & preventable deaths.

Principled Foreign Policy: Ending forever wars; accountability for militarism, at home & abroad.

Climate Action: Tackle climate change with evidence-based policies; we can't afford not to.

True Equality & Justice: Strong anti-discrimination enforcement (fines, license revocation) against systemic bias targeting Women, Black, Latino, & LGBTQ+ communities.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

am deeply inspired by the examples of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

These two giants of the Civil Rights Movement started from profoundly different backgrounds. Malcolm X's early journey took him from incarceration to activism. Dr. King was an upper-middle-class son of a preacher. Yet they converged in their ultimate commitment.

What truly inspires me is their powerful ideological evolution. Towards the end of both their lives, tragically cut short, they became unequivocally committed to fighting for justice for all people.

They were outspoken against militarism, passionately demanded economic justice for the masses, and tirelessly organized both at home and abroad to build broad coalitions that championed the just aspirations of working people. Their legacies prove that genuine progress demands courage, unwavering principles, and a relentless fight against systemic injustice.

I hope to play my own small part in continuing this fight. To struggle against injustice wherever it may be found. To keep a commitment to myself to make a contribution to people's just aspirations.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The most important characteristic of an elected official is their ideology, or their core principles. Without this, they will be easily corrupted by the oligarchs, billionaires, and the interests of multinational corporations. They will sway with the political wind, engage in hypocrisy and grandstanding, and in the end, bring no tangible benefits for ordinary people.

I believe in progressive, grassroots, bottom-up policies that put ordinary people first. Our political system and economy have been hijacked to work for the few, while everyone else is left behind struggling with rapidly increased costs of groceries, housing, healthcare, and education.

Accountability: At the end of the day, elected officials are chosen to work for the people. We vote for them to go into government to represent our interests. So, what they accomplish, how they vote in office, and the tangible benefits they bring to their constituents are paramount to judge any elected official.

Putting People Before Profits: We've seen 50 years of wage stagnation. The top 1% of Americans hold more wealth than the bottom 90% combined. Roughly half of New Jersey residents are struggling to make ends meet. Most of the other half are worried about the future with the soaring costs of housing, education, and a precarious economy. At the same time, the top 1% are raking in obscene profits for themselves. They have managed to turn almost all the rules to their benefit. We need representatives who will relentlessly fight back against this trend, delivering on policies that focus on the benefit of ordinary people and not the billionaire class and major corporations.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a lifeguard at a fitness club. I always enjoyed swimming since I was a kid, and swimming laps is still one of my favorite ways to work out. I worked there part-time during my last two years of high school. I never had to save anyone; mostly it was making sure that no kids ran by the pool.