Da'Shone
Hughey
Da'Shone Hughey is a We The People candidate for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District in the November 2026 general election.
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Background
Da'Shone Hughey is a candidate for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District in the November 3, 2026 general election, running under the We The People party (also listed as Independent on some county ballot materials). 11719
Hughey is currently CEO of AI City Robotics and CODEIT Institute of Technology, a software-engineering training and workforce-development organization. A 2021 profile highlighted his work at CODEIT, and his LinkedIn profile notes prior roles including dean positions and program manager at NPower. 1415
His LinkedIn profile lists educational credentials including a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Thomas Edison State University, an M.Ed. from Cambridge College, a postgraduate certificate in Education Law from Shepard Broad College of Law, and a graduate certificate in Blockchain Technologies from MIT Sloan School of Management. These details are self-reported. 15
NJ Spotlight News lists Bayonne as Hughey's hometown. He is not the incumbent; the sitting member of Congress for the 8th District is Rob Menendez. 117
At a glance
- Party
- We the People
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 8, New Jersey
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- CEO, AI City Robotics and CODEIT Institute of Technology
- Website
- votedashonehughey.com(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Date unknownfilingHughey's campaign committee (C00954552) filed statement of candidacy with FEC; no financial activity reported
Smarter.Vote reports that Hughey's committee, DA'SHONE HUGHEY FOR CONGRESS (C00954552), filed a statement of candidacy but had no reported financial activity for the 2025–26 cycle in public FEC disclosures reviewed. No filing date was provided by the source.
Compare Candidates | 2026 New Jersey's 8th Congressional ... · Oct 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 6filingHughey listed on NJ-8 general-election ballot as We The People candidate
A candidate list checked against the New Jersey Division of Elections on October 6, 2026 includes Hughey as the We The People party candidate for NJ's 8th Congressional District. The general election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
New Jersey Candidates 2026: Who Is on the Ballot - Vote Clock · Oct 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Jun 29newsDa'Shone Hughey announces congressional campaign for New Jersey's 8th District
Hughey announced his campaign for NJ-8, emphasizing AI-era education, workforce development, small-business growth, and economic opportunity. The date is reported by the Smarter.Vote race guide but could not be independently verified in a primary source.
2026 New Jersey's 8th Congressional District Election · Oct 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Campaign finance
Totals filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 election cycle.
- Raised
- $0
- Spent
- $0
- Cash on hand
- $0
Reporting date not available. ↳ FEC record H6NJ08217(opens in a new tab)
Sources 5
- [1] 2026 New Jersey's 8th Congressional District Election(opens in a new tab) Oct 9, 2026
- [2] Compare Candidates | 2026 New Jersey's 8th Congressional ...(opens in a new tab) Oct 9, 2026
- [3] New Jersey Candidates 2026: Who Is on the Ballot - Vote Clock(opens in a new tab) Oct 6, 2026
- [4] Voter Guide - VOTE411.org(opens in a new tab) Oct 2, 2026
- [5] 2026 Election: 8th Congressional District - NJ Spotlight News(opens in a new tab) May 5, 2026