About this race
This district usually votes Democratic. Joe Hathaway, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records. Analilia Mejia, a Democrat, has publicly rejected support from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group.
Key issues in New Jersey
Major issues facing New Jersey, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Property taxes — Property taxes remain voters' top concern, with affordability dominating the 2026 debate.
- Utility costs — Electric bills rose sharply after regional capacity auction prices spiked.
- Cost of living — Prices rising faster than income rank as very important to nearly nine in ten voters.
- Housing affordability — More than eight in ten voters say making housing affordable matters to their vote.
- Healthcare access — Quality, affordable health care ranks as very important to nearly three-quarters of voters.
Candidates & funding
Joe Hathaway Republican Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Analilia Mejia D | Joe Hathaway R | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $1.8M | $658K |
| Individuals | $1.5M80% | $616K94% |
| PACs & parties | $337K18% | $40K6% |
| Self-funded | $7K0% | $0 |
| Other | $27K1% | $2K0% |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Analilia Mejia 1118 donors
- Leadership PAC$25K
- PAC$15K
- Labor PAC$15K
- Leadership PAC$15K
- Labor PAC$15K
- Individual$12K
- Individual$10K
- PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Individual$10K
- PAC$8K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Self-funded$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- PAC$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Individual$5K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1118 donors. The other 1068 gave $777K combined.
Plus $633K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Joe Hathaway 400 donors
- Individual$18K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$11K
- Individual$10K
- Individual$10K
- Individual$9K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Organization$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$3K
- Individual$3K
- Individual$3K
Showing the 50 biggest of 400 donors. The other 350 gave $258K combined.
Plus $100K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.