URA-AFT is proud to announce endorsements for the 2026 General Election in federal and local races. The Executive Board voted to endorse the following candidates based on their stances on issues of import to the organization.
* = denotes incumbent
US Senate – Cory Booker*
US House District 1 – Donald Norcross*
US House District 2 – Zack Mullock
US House District 3 – Herb Conaway*
US House District 4 – Rachel Peace
US House District 6 – Frank Pallone*
US House District 7 – Rebecca Bennett
US House District 8 – Rob Menendez*
US House District 9 – Nellie Pou*
US House District 10 – LaMonica McIver*
US House District 11 – Analilia Mejia*
US House District 12 – Adam Hamawy
Perth Amboy Council – Hailey Cruz Batista (AFT 857)
Orange Bd of Ed – Jeffrey Wingfield (AFT 1904)
Trenton Council – Crystal Feliciano (AFT 2222)
Carteret Bd of Ed – Khalimah Poole (AFT 2222)
Waterford Council – Jaclyn Hettinger (AFT 2373)
Essex County Commission – Abdur Yasin (AFT 6324)
Essex County Commission – Leonard Luciano (CWA 1037)
Get involved in knocking doors and making calls for these candidates by joining URA-AFT COPE. The URA-AFT COPE is comprised of members who donates to the political fund through a payroll deduction at www.ura-aft.org/cope. Since dues money is not used for electoral political purposes, the funds donated there go to support programs for candidates members believe represent our interests in Trenton and Washington, DC.
