Analilia Mejia
DemocratU.S. Representative, NJ-11| Age | 48 (b. 1977-08-19) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2026-04-20 (~0 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Afro Latina; daughter of a Colombian mother and Dominican father (Colombian-American and Dominican-American) |
| Religion | Lutheran (member of St. Stephan's ELCA Church) |
| Education | Rutgers University–New Brunswick: BA in Comparative Literature (2000), Master of Public Policy (2002), MA in Labor Relations and Education (2003) |
| Prior occupation | Union/labor organizer and progressive political activist; executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance; national political director for Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign; deputy director of the U.S. Women's Bureau (Dept. of Labor) under Biden; co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy |
| Birthplace | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Marital status | Married — Robert E. Rogers Jr. |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Glen Ridge, New Jersey |
Pending research: military service · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2026 |
| Ideology | Progressive Democrat; backed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; affiliated with the Working Families Party |
Financial
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Scandals & crimes ledger
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