A People-Powered Upset Victory, Now On to the General!
After a nail-biter vote count and being vastly outspent by big-money, establishment-backed opponents, Analilia Mejia has won the Democratic primary for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th District. She beat the machine. She beat the money. She won with people power.
From the beginning, Our Revolution proudly endorsed Analilia because she represents exactly the kind of bold, grassroots leadership our movement exists to elect. A former union organizer, she helped win a $15 minimum wage and paid sick days, and later as National Political Director for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign, she helped build a nationwide movement to un-rig the economy and take on corporate power.
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Analilia in this race, and Bernie joined her for a rally on MLK Day as part of his Fight Oligarchy Tour. That movement energy carried her across the finish line against opponents backed by massive outside spending and political insiders.
Analilia didn’t run to play politics as usual — and voters responded. She ran on Medicare for All, climate action, labor rights, reproductive freedom, immigrant justice, and getting big money out of politics. She ran to take on the billionaire class and corporate lobbyists who have rigged the system — and to build a government that invests in We the People.
Now, Analilia advances to the April 16 special general election, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. NJ-11 has the opportunity to send a true progressive champion to Washington — someone rooted in organizing, accountable to working families, and unafraid to confront corporate power.
This victory proves what we already know:
When we organize, we win. ✊