Analilia Mejia

MEJIA, Analilia, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., August 19, 1977; B.A., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., 2000; M.P.A.P., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.; M.L.E.R., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.; professional advocate; staff, campaign of United States Senator Robert Menendez, 2012; campaign staff, presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, 2019-2020; staff, transition team for President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.; deputy director, Women's Bureau, United States Department of Labor, 2021; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Mikie Sherrill (April 16, 2026-present).