NJ-11: Two more unions go for Mejia

Two more unions – the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and the Teamsters Joint Council 73 – are getting behind Democrat Analilia Mejia in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district.

Mejia, who will go up against Republican nominee Joe Hathaway in next week’s special election, won the February primary for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s House seat in an upset, defeating several other candidates with more money and institutional backing. Since then, a number of unions with closer ties to the Democratic establishment have gotten behind Mejia, who is considered the substantial favorite to be the light-blue district’s next congresswoman.

“Analilia led the fight for $15 and won paid sick days for hundreds of thousands of workers across New Jersey,” RWDSU leaders Stuart Appelbaum, Charles Hall, and Danny Righetti said in a joint statement. “Our members need that kind of proven ally in Washington. We’re fired up and ready to send Analilia to Congress!”

Beyond the April 16 special election – early voting began today and will run through April 14 – Mejia will go before voters once again in the June 2 primary for a full term, where she’ll face three minor challengers.


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