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Joe Hathaway (Republican) and Analilia Mejia (Democrat) are the nominees for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Analilia Mejia is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Joe Hathaway's campaign had raised $838,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Analilia Mejia's campaign $2.2 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $183,000 for Joe Hathaway and $0 against; $568,000 for Analilia Mejia and $0 against. Semblen has analyzed 2 ads in this race; 1 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often name calling and loaded language.
Joe Hathaway (REP), Analilia Mejia (DEM, incumbent).
15 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 2 ads analyzed, 1 with at least one technique in the copy.
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Joe Hathaway (REP)
Raised
$838K through 2026-10-14individuals $792K · PACs $44K · cash on hand $42K
$2.2M through 2026-10-14individuals $1.8M · PACs $396K · party $5,600 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $10K · from the candidate's other committees $22K · cash on hand $115K
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC— $355K supporting MejiaLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC— $50K supporting MejiaLargest donors:
BATTLEGROUND BLUE PAC $300K (11%)MEDICARE FOR ALL— $50K supporting MejiaLargest donors:
FELKNER, JOAN $953K (>99%)GARDEN STATE FORWARD— $40K supporting MejiaCITIZENS AGAINST AIPAC CORRUPTION— $35K supporting MejiaLargest donors:
TAYEBATI, PARVIZ $318K (43%)and 5 more
Bundled through PACs
$9,110 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01JSTREETPAC— $9,110 from 10 giftsLobbyist/registrant PAC
76 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
AFSCME PEOPLE PAC $10K
AFT COPE $10K
AL ABDELAZIZ FOR ASSEMBLY $500
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $5,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
ANNETTE QUIJANO ELECTION FUND $225
AT THE TABLE! $1,000
BLUE MAJORITY PAC $1,000
BLUE POWER PAC $5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
CATHLEEN LEWIS FOR MERCER COUNTY COMMISSIONER $100
CHC BOLD PAC $10K
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND $1,000
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA $15K
CONGRESSIONAL PROGESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $10K
CORY PAC $10K
COURAGE TO CHANGE $15K
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $2,500
DC STATEHOOD PAC $501
DEMOCRATIC CLUB AT CEDAR CREST $70
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA $2,000
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $2,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
ELECT DEMS NOW PAC $2,500
EMILYS LIST $3,500
END CITIZENS UNITED $6,000
FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
FIG AND OLIVE ACTION PAC $1,310
FORGING PROGRESS PAC $3,500
FRIENDS OF ATU NJ STATE JOINT COUNCIL INC $5,000
FUELING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVERYWHERE (FIRE) PAC $2,000
FUTURE DEMOCRATS PAC $2,500
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY (HINJ) FEDERAL PAC INC $1,000
HOPE PAC $2,000
IN OUR HANDS $2,500
INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PAC $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL A $5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM $2,500
JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $2,500
JOBS EDUCATION AND FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $5,000
JSTREETPAC $2,500
LATINA CIVIC PAC $1,000
LATINO VICTORY FUND $7,500
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC $1,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,500
LIBERTY-LIBERTAD PAC $4,000
LOCAL 68 ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MACHINISTS NONPARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL $15K
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED $3,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $10K
NJ CITIZEN ACTION PAC $4,700
NOEMI VELAZQUEZ CAMPAIGN FUND $500
NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $1,000
ON THE MOVE PAC $1,000
OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURE $1,000
PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
PEOPLE'S ACTION POWER $1,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $1,000
POWER OF US PAC $3,000
PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA $15K
RETAIL, WHOLESALE & DEPARTMENT STORE UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (RWDSU COPE) $10K
RISING DEMS $3,500
ROOTED & READY PAC $3,500
SEAFARERS ENTERTAINMENT AND ALLIED TRADES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
SEIU COPE $15K
SHORE PAC $3,500
TAXPAC $5,000
TOMORROW PAC $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
Paid for by Joe Hathaway for Congressfrom 2026-10-21spend $200–29935,000–39,999 impressions
Standing with socialists? Siding with dictators? That's the Analilia Mejia way.
This November 3rd, vote to STOP SOCIALISM. Vote JOE HATHAWAY for Congress.
Name Calling: Uses 'socialists' as a derogatory label to discredit the target by association rather than addressing any argument.
Loaded Language: The emotionally charged word 'dictators' is meant to provoke a negative reaction rather than convey facts.
Appeal to Fear: Frames the election as a threat that must be stopped, implying dire consequences if socialism prevails. Flagged: “vote to STOP SOCIALISM”.
Paid for by Commissioner Yraida Aponte-Lipskifrom 2026-09-18 to 2026-09-22spend $500–59920,000–24,999 impressions
U.S. Representative Analilia Mejia, 11th congressional district, Rosemary Nunez Honorary Puerto Rican of the Year 2026 Jersey City Puerto Rican Heritage Arts & Culture Committee, and Antoinette Miles, State Director for the New Jersey Working Families Party (WFP).
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