Andres
Jinete
Green Party candidate for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District; library assistant and community organizer from Bound Brook, NJ
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Background
Andres Jinete is the Green Party candidate for U.S. House District 12 (New Jersey) in the November 2026 general election. He is not the incumbent; the FEC classifies the seat as open. [11, 12]
Jinete works as a library assistant and has spent roughly a decade developing programs for seniors and families at libraries within the district. He is also a union member and community organizer, including work with the Central Jersey Tenant Union. [2, 3]
He is a management student at Kean University and is from Bound Brook, New Jersey. The sources reviewed do not identify any prior elected offices. [2, 6]
His campaign platform is described as "A New Deal for Working Families." 1
At a glance
- Party
- Green Party
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 12, New Jersey
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- Library assistant
- Website
- andresjinete.org(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Oct 12newsPatch publishes Jinete candidate Q&A outlining his policy priorities and funding approach
In a Patch questionnaire, Jinete described his priorities as rent control, free health care, student-debt relief, a $25 minimum wage, and opposing what he called 'war and ICE violence.' He also supported banning new data centers and proposed national rent control, limits on rent increases, and bans on school-year and winter evictions. On fundraising, he stated his campaign is funded by 'real human beings, not corporate donations' and that no PAC had spent more than $1 million on his behalf. He also supported public funding of elections.
Candidate Profile: Andres Jinte For NJ-12 Congressional District · Oct 12, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 9filingJinete listed as Green Party candidate for NJ-12 in November 3 general election
Vote Clock's updated coverage listed Andres Jinete as the Green Party candidate on the ballot for the NJ-12 Congressional District general election on November 3, 2026. No official filing date was identified in the sources reviewed.
New Jersey Candidates 2026: Who Is on the Ballot - Vote Clock · Oct 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 24newsCandidate comparison finds no FEC filing or campaign committee on record for Jinete
A September 24 NJ-12 candidate comparison report noted that no FEC candidate committee or financial filings could be located for Andres Jinete.
NJ-12 Candidate Comparison - Who Are These People? · Sep 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 19newsTAPinto: NJ-12 rated heavily Democratic, ranked 330th nationally in competitiveness
TAPinto reported that Princeton's Electoral Innovation Lab ranked NJ-12 330th nationally in electoral competitiveness, describing the district as heavily Democratic. The article noted all four candidates, including Jinete, took part in the September 1 forum. This was a district assessment, not a poll of candidate support.
A Tale of Two Districts – Princeton's Electoral Innovation Lab Calls One Congressional Race a Yawner, Another Could Be a Nail Biter · Sep 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 1debateJinete joins NJ-12 candidates at League of Women Voters forum in Plainsboro
Andres Jinete participated in a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Greater Princeton Area at Princeton Windrows in Plainsboro. A recording was later made available. The event included all four NJ-12 candidates and was reported by TAPinto on September 19.
A Tale of Two Districts – Princeton's Electoral Innovation Lab Calls One Congressional Race a Yawner, Another Could Be a Nail Biter · Sep 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Sources 7
- [1] Candidate Profile: Andres Jinte For NJ-12 Congressional District(opens in a new tab) Oct 12, 2026
- [2] New Jersey Candidates 2026: Who Is on the Ballot - Vote Clock(opens in a new tab) Oct 6, 2026
- [3] New Jersey US House District 12 - VOTE411 Voter Guide(opens in a new tab) Oct 5, 2026
- [4] VOTE411 Voter Guide(opens in a new tab) Oct 1, 2026
- [5] NJ-12 Candidate Comparison - Who Are These People?(opens in a new tab) Sep 24, 2026
- [6] A Tale of Two Districts – Princeton's Electoral Innovation Lab Calls One Congressional Race a Yawner, Another Could Be a Nail Biter(opens in a new tab) Sep 19, 2026
- [7] NJ election 2026: Voter guide for 12th Congressional District - WHYY(opens in a new tab) Sep 11, 2026