A month after winning a special election in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge) is announcing a new campaign manager in her bid for a full term.
Mejia’s campaign manager will be Alex Hernandez-Zapata, who was until recently a staffer at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and who previously worked on the NJ Victory 2025 and Harris for President campaigns.
Remaining on the Mejia campaign will be Monica McCoy as field director, Camille Rivera as general consultant and senior advisor, Alvaro Perpuly as communications director, and Louis Di Paolo as press secretary; Rivera, Perpuly, and Di Paolo were all part of Mejia’s upset special primary victory in February, while McCoy joined for the April special general election.
“We have a strong team of organizers and advocates running this campaign,” Mejia said in a statement. “Alex brings deep New Jersey experience and a real understanding of what it takes to win here, and Monica delivered our 20-point win in April. Now we get back to work for the families of NJ-11.”
Mejia will face three Democratic primary opponents on June 2, though none have attracted much money or attention for their campaigns. Assuming she wins, she’ll be in for a November rematch against Joe Hathaway, the Republican she defeated by 21 percentage points last month.
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