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2026 New Jersey District 12 House Election

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) — retiring

About this race

The current officeholder is retiring, so the seat will have a new winner. This district usually votes strongly Democratic. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

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.

Candidates & funding

Adam Hamawy Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,533,852 raised · $1,441,921 spent · $91,930 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Affordable healthcare, strong public schools, and an economy that works for working families

Gregg Mele Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Routed contributions $7Kindividual donors via conduits
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$79,425 raised · $76,341 spent · $3,084 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: A fighter for New Jersey: working families, safe communities, accountable government

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Adam Hamawy DGregg Mele R
Raised$1.5M$79K
Individuals$1.5M96%$26K32%
PACs & parties$62K4%$0
Self-funded$0$54K68%
Other$1810%$0
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.

Adam Hamawy 1110 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.5M
Campaign spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$92K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals96%
PACs / committees4%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1110 donors. The other 1060 gave $1M combined.

Plus $268K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Adam Hamawy’s full FEC filings →

Gregg Mele 11 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$79K
Campaign spent$76K
Cash on hand$3K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals32%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding68%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$7K
Share of individual giving25.4%
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$950
  • Individual$535
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$475
  • Individual$208
  • Individual$95
  • Individual$52

Plus $17K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Gregg Mele’s full FEC filings →

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.

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