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Democrat Analilia Mejia was sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday after decisively winning a special election last week in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill vacated the House seat last year after winning the Garden State’s gubernatorial contest.
Mejia has been an advocate for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., before her swearing-in ceremony Monday, April 20, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“I join you today with a message delivered by the people of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, but echoed nationally: Stand up, defend, restore, not only our democracy, but also a just economy that actually works for working people,” Mejia declared during a speech after being sworn in.
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Analilia Mejia, a U.S. Democratic House candidate for New Jersey, speaks to supporters and members of the media at Paper Plane Coffee Co. in Montclair, N.J., Jan. 29, 2026 ( Heather Khalifa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Republicans now hold a slim 217-214 majority in the lower congressional chamber.
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California switched from Republican to independent last month.
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A campaign sign for Analilia Mejia. (Getty Images)
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While Republicans currently hold the majority in both the House of Representatives and Senate, Democrats are aiming to change that during the 2026 midterm election cycle.