Justin Strickland

Justin Strickland (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.

Strickland (Democratic Party) also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the special Democratic primary on February 5, 2026.

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?

The cost of living in our country is simply too high, unnecessarily so, and represents the most important challenge facing the vast majority of people in our country. While healthcare, housing, childcare and education costs rise, not enough is being done to ensure every American has the economic liberty to pursue the American Dream. I plan to address these challenges by delivering progressive policies that focus on affordability, specific legislation to lower expenses and allow Americans to achieve personal success and greater financial freedom. All of my policy proposals seek to lower the cost of living for families in our district and throughout the United States.To defeat Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda, the Democratic party needs to change. Democrats need to focus on helping regular Americans and introduce policy that helps make their lives better. Democrats need to do more to stand up to corporations and financial institutions. Democrats need to abandon party machine politics, support Congressional term limits, and introduce legislation to make corporate political action committee (PAC) money illegal.We can collectively support and defend our Constitution by participating in civic organizations. Civic organizations work together for the common good to improve communities and influence public policy through collective action, advocacy, education, and service. Through civic organizations, we can build a powerful grassroots movement where we can work together to make the United States stronger and life better for all Americans.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

To address the exorbitant cost of healthcare, I will introduce legislation to create a public healthcare option available to all Americans. To address the housing crisis, I’ll propose a federally backed home loan program for first-time home buyers that eliminates the need for a 20% down payment, thus also eliminating the need for PMI. To support working parents, I'll introduce legislation to create a “childcare coupon” program to cover families’ childcare costs up to $25,000 per year. I'll work to cap tuition for public universities to ensure that Americans don’t finish college with enormous debt. To end predatory financial practices, I'll introduce legislation to cap credit card interest rates (APR) at 15%.