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Adam Hamawy

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, NJ-12

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · New Jersey US House 12
The race: Everyone running for NJ-12 · Compare Hamawy with them
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SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Prioritizing Working Families
Healthcare
Education
Civil Rights
Economic Justice
Read all 9 in their words
Money: $2M raised, $1.8M spent, $239.8K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 21% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 73% from New Jersey · largest committee giver A NEW POLICY PAC, $9.5K
Outside groups: $1.9M supporting Hamawy
Backed by: Bonnie Watson Coleman · Bernie Sanders · Tammy Duckworth and 70 more. As the campaign lists them

Their wordsWhat does Hamawy say they will do?

9 priorities from hamawyfornj.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

9 priorities · 63 parts · 102 quoted statements

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I believe healthcare is a basic human right, not a privilege. As a physician who sees firsthand how insurance companies and the rest of our absurd system fail patients and providers alike, the fight for Medicare for All is personal for me.
Every day, I see working families getting crushed by the health insurance industry. Premiums feel like a second mortgage. Treatments are denied while patients are getting sicker. As a doctor, I am forced to waste my time fighting insurance companies. In the richest country the world has ever known, no one should be choosing between rent and medical bills. That’s not a healthcare system – it’s a scam to enrich CEOs.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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I believe healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. I'll fight for Medicare for All, cancel medical debt, and take on insurers and Big Pharma so every family can afford care.
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Public schools are the crown jewel of New Jersey. High-quality public education is an engine of opportunity and social mobility. I know this because I’m a product of our public schools. I attended public schools in Plainfield and Old Bridge. I received my B.A., M.D., and M.B.A. from Rutgers University, the largest public university in the state.
That’s why I believe every American deserves a strong public education, not just those who live in certain zip codes. Well-funded K-12 schools, affordable college and vocational schools, and job training should be within reach for all of us and our neighbors.
But after decades of attacks and neglect, we’re in a crisis moment for public education. Trump has gutted the Education Department and academic research, Republicans in Congress have blocked increased federal funding for public schools, and politicians on both sides of the aisle have failed to stop unaccountable, for-profit institutions from siphoning public funds and ripping off students and families.
Reviving our education system is necessary to compete in the 21st-century economy, and to guarantee a better future for our children and their children. It’s time for Congress to prioritize education as a policy issue, and pass a strong and robust pro-education agenda.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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Public schools built my career — from Plainfield classrooms to Rutgers. I'll fully fund public education, protect teachers, and make college and trade school affordable for every kid.
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We are facing an authoritarian crisis that threatens all of our rights and too many Democratic politicians aren’t doing enough to fight back. As a veteran, I don’t take our liberties or freedoms lightly and I will fight every day to hold this and every administration accountable.
Politicians are threatening free speech and assembly by supporting book bans and crackdowns on nonviolent protesters and advocates. They are undermining press freedom by attacking journalists, suing media outlets, and targeting independent media. They are stripping anti-discrimination protections and fueling division and hatred based on race, religion, and gender.
And they have weaponized the immigration system to destroy families and terrorize communities. Funded by tens of billions of taxpayer dollars, masked federal agents with military equipment racially profile our neighbors, kidnap them off the street, and shoot and kill them with impunity. Ripping children and grandparents away from their families, subjecting them to inhumane conditions in detention, and sending them to torture prisons in El Salvador is not brave or courageous — it’s cruel and cowardly. As an immigrant, I take this fight personally.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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The United States is the wealthiest country in the history of the world, but tens of millions of Americans are struggling to afford rent, childcare, healthcare, and groceries. That is not bad luck. It is the result of deliberate policy choices made by politicians who answer to billionaires and corporations instead of working families.
While CEOs collect hundred-million-dollar bonuses, workers can’t afford to take time off when a baby is born or a parent gets sick. While hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses and teachers, children in this country go to bed hungry. While monopolies gobble up entire industries and crush competition, families get squeezed from every direction.
I am running for Congress because working families in New Jersey and across this country deserve better.
As your Congressman, I’ll fight for:
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The richest country in history shouldn't leave families scrambling for rent and groceries. I'll raise the minimum wage, tax billionaires, strengthen unions, and rein in corporate price gouging.
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Most Members of Congress never have to face the consequences of the votes they take on foreign policy. As a former U.S. Army combat surgeon who served in Iraq and as a physician who has volunteered on medical missions to warzones all over the world, I have confronted the human cost of decisions made by those in power. For me, foreign policy is not some far off thing – it’s personal.
These experiences have shaped my core principles of foreign policy: diplomacy, restraint, and humanitarianism. The U.S. government should broker peace, not war. It should send books, not bombs. It should build, not destroy. It should benefit people, not corporations.
In 2024 and 2025, I went on medical missions to Gaza. While bombs were falling, I treated patients. In three weeks, I treated more children than I have in all other warzones, combined. We did not have basic medical supplies. What I witnessed was a genocide, paid for with American tax dollars and propped up by our foreign policy.
Every year, we spend billions of dollars on bombing civilians in other countries instead of supporting children and families here at home. I am running for Congress to raise this question of our priorities. In the richest country in the history of the world, we should be paying for healthcare, not bombs.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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As a combat surgeon who served in Iraq and on missions from Haiti to Sudan, I've seen war's true cost. I'll put diplomacy first, demand human rights, and end blank-check wars.
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Veterans have sacrificed and served our nation, and we have an obligation to them.
I served for eight years of active duty and became a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army. During my service, I saved hundreds of people, some of whom have gone on to continue to serve our nation as soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, and even as a U.S. Senator. As both a medical doctor and a veteran, I understand firsthand what military service demands, how its consequences follow those that serve and their families long after the uniform comes off, and why fully supporting our veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is essential to keeping our promises to those who sacrificed for our nation.
Too often, veterans return home to systems that are slow, confusing, and underfunded. I have seen how difficult it can be for veterans to access timely healthcare, mental health support, and the benefits they earned. I reject efforts to weaken veterans’ benefits in order to fund corporate tax breaks or serve political priorities that have nothing to do with the well being of retired service members.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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I served as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, and I know the promises we break. I'll protect the VA, expand mental health care, end veteran homelessness, and deliver the benefits earned.
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If Congress actually worked on behalf of the American people, it could make our lives and our country so much better. But that’s not what Congress is doing, and it’s not a coincidence. It’s corruption and a broken political system that does not serve us.
Money from billionaires and corporations floods our elections and influences our elected officials who should be representing our interests. Our political system is designed for this kind of corruption, not for democracy. The Supreme Court opened the floodgates of big money in politics, corporate and foreign interests spend heavily to buy politicians’ votes, lobbyists and consultants grease the wheels, billionaires get tax breaks, and we, the American people, get screwed again and again.
We need transparency and accountability in every aspect of our government. We need politicians who will actually fight to clean up Washington and fix a political system that does not work for us. I have committed to refusing corporate PAC money on my campaign.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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Congress answers to billionaires and lobbyists instead of us — by design. I'll ban congressional stock trading, get dark money out of politics, and work to restore balance to the courts.
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As a first responder to climate disaster events, tackling the climate crisis is personal to me. For decades, I have gone on medical missions to war and disaster zones. I went to Haiti and Turkey as a first responder to their devastating earthquakes. I have helped refugees in countries like Sudan dealing with drought. As climate change worsens, events like droughts, earthquakes, and superstorms are increasing in frequency and severity. In recent years, we have set records for the number of costly disaster events in New Jersey. This is not abstract for us.
We need to both mitigate climate change and protect our communities from extreme weather events by investing in strong resilience policy. An all-of-government, Green New Deal approach to tackling this generation-defining issue is what we need.
As your Congressman, I will fight for:
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From Haiti's earthquakes to New Jersey's superstorms, I've responded to climate disasters firsthand. I'll fight for a Green New Deal, invest in clean energy jobs, and hold polluters accountable.
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MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$2M

$1,993,157

Spent

$1.8M

$1,753,311

Cash on hand

$239.8K

$239,845

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00934588

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

88¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 5 reports ($1.8M of $2M). Cash on hand went from $420.1K on Mar 31, 2026 to $239.8K on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$546,965	$126,859	$420,106
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through May 13, 2026	$481,971	$536,975	$365,103
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$504,915	$723,682	$146,336
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$374,419	$224,128	$296,627
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$84,886	$141,668	$239,845

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $1,993,157 reported receipts

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$1,489,63275%

Largest donors

Farrukh ChaudhryOne contribution on Feb 1, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · SOMERSET, NJ$7,000
Nidal Hozien4 contributions, latest Feb 12, 2026 · MANAGEMENT · GABRIELLI · WAYNE, NJ$7,000
Tagreed Hozien2 contributions, latest Feb 15, 2026 · PHARMACY TECH · PARK AVE PHARMACY · WAYNE, NJ$7,000
Sameer KhanOne contribution on Jan 16, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · SELF-EMPLOYED · COSTA MESA, CA$7,000
Mustafa MuslehOne contribution on Feb 2, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · SELF-EMPLOYED · DAYTON, OH$7,000
Bilquis AbbasiOne contribution on Jan 28, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · BELLE MEAD, NJ$4,500
Ashraf SakrOne contribution on Jan 17, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · EPIC PAIN · WEST WINDSOR, NJ$4,000
Khaja Khateeb3 contributions, latest Feb 12, 2026 · PHARMACIST · THOMAS DRUGS INC · NEW YORK, NY$3,700
Ahmed AbdelfatahOne contribution on Jan 16, 2026 · COMPUTER ENGINEER · PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL · SOMERSET, NJ$3,500
Abir AdamOne contribution on Jan 11, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · RWJBH · MONROE, NJ

Top donor states
Name		Amount
New Jersey home364 contributions · 73%		$365,965
Kansas19 contributions · 4.8%		$23,750
New York26 contributions · 4.5%		$22,450
California17 contributions · 4.3%		$21,550
Florida11 contributions · 1.7%		$8,500
Pennsylvania10 contributions · 1.7%		$8,250
Michigan7 contributions · 1.6%		$8,000
Ohio3 contributions · 1.5%		$7,500

Top donor states

Name

Amount

New Jersey home364 contributions · 73%

$365,965

Kansas19 contributions · 4.8%

$23,750

New York26 contributions · 4.5%

$22,450

California17 contributions · 4.3%

$21,550

Florida11 contributions · 1.7%

$8,500

Pennsylvania10 contributions · 1.7%

$8,250

Michigan7 contributions · 1.6%

$8,000

Ohio3 contributions · 1.5%

$7,500

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 61 contributions · 20% of ranked		$98,100
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 93 contributions · 18% of ranked		$85,225
Gabrielli4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$7,000
Park AVE Pharmacy2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$7,000
RWJBH3 contributions · 1.1% of ranked		$5,500
RWJ4 contributions · 0.9% of ranked		$4,500
Azend Pharma2 contributions · 0.8% of ranked		$4,000
Epic Pain1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked		$4,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 61 contributions · 20% of ranked

$98,100

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 93 contributions · 18% of ranked

$85,225

Gabrielli4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$7,000

Park AVE Pharmacy2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$7,000

RWJBH3 contributions · 1.1% of ranked

$5,500

RWJ4 contributions · 0.9% of ranked

$4,500

Azend Pharma2 contributions · 0.8% of ranked

$4,000

Epic Pain1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked

$4,000

Name		Amount
Egret Strategies, LLC2 payments · 3% of all spending		$52,625
Visionary Edge, LLC2 payments · 1.7% of all spending		$30,415
ActBlue Technical Services10 payments · 1.5% of all spending		$26,899
Facebook19 payments · 1.5% of all spending		$25,753
Princeton Plastic Surgeons3 payments · 1.4% of all spending		$23,700
Payroll Service Solutions1 payment · 1.2% of all spending		$20,317
Visionaryedge, LLC1 payment · 1.2% of all spending		$20,282
Mumtaz, Maheen2 payments · 0.6% of all spending		$11,025

Occupation as filed		Amount
Physician159 contributions · 36% of ranked		$177,660
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 91 contributions · 17% of ranked		$83,975
Attorney23 contributions · 4.5% of ranked		$22,250
Pharmacist20 contributions · 4.2% of ranked		$20,950
Surgeon14 contributions · 3% of ranked		$14,750
Management4 contributions · 1.4% of ranked		$7,000
Pharmacy Tech2 contributions · 1.4% of ranked		$7,000
CEO4 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$6,500

Adam Hamawy

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Hamawy say they will do?

1Priority 1: Prioritizing Working Families 3 parts

1.1Priority 1.1: Healthcare, Not Bombs 1 statement

1.2Priority 1.2: Abolish ICE 1 statement

1.3Priority 1.3: Unrig the Economy 1 statement

2Priority 2: Healthcare 7 parts

2.1Priority 2.1: Medicare for All. 1 statement

2.2Priority 2.2: Empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription drug pricing. 1 statement

2.3Priority 2.3: Reining in pharmacy middlemen. 1 statement

2.4Priority 2.4: Fighting hospital consolidation. 1 statement

2.5Priority 2.5: Medical debt cancellation. 1 statement

2.6Priority 2.6: Maternal health. 1 statement

2.7Priority 2.7: The right to reproductive healthcare. 1 statement

3Priority 3: Education 9 parts

3.1Priority 3.1: Rebuilding the Department of Education 1 statement

3.2Priority 3.2: Increasing funding for our public schools with a focus on equity 1 statement

3.3Priority 3.3: Increasing teacher pay 1 statement

3.4Priority 3.4: Free breakfast and lunch in schools 1 statement

3.5Priority 3.5: Banning phones in schools 1 statement

3.6Priority 3.6: Universal preschool 1 statement

3.7Priority 3.7: Tuition-free public colleges and universities 1 statement

3.8Priority 3.8: Cancellation of student debt 1 statement

3.9Priority 3.9: Protecting academic freedom and research funding 1 statement

4Priority 4: Civil Rights 7 parts

4.1Priority 4.1: Abolishing and prosecuting ICE 1 statement

4.2Priority 4.2: Dismantling DHS 1 statement

4.3Priority 4.3: A path to citizenship 1 statement

4.4Priority 4.4: Protecting voting rights and enforcing racial discrimination laws 1 statement

4.5Priority 4.5: Protecting religious minorities against discrimination 1 statement

4.6Priority 4.6: LGBTQ+ equality 1 statement

4.7Priority 4.7: Defending free speech, a free press, and the right to protest 1 statement

5Priority 5: Economic Justice 8 parts

5.1Priority 5.1: Universal paid family and medical leave 1 statement

5.2Priority 5.2: Universal childcare 1 statement

5.3Priority 5.3: Ending childhood poverty 1 statement

5.4Priority 5.4: Just care for our elders 1 statement

5.5Priority 5.5: The PRO Act and the right to organize 1 statement

5.6Priority 5.6: Closing the racial wealth gap 1 statement

5.7Priority 5.7: Tackling income and wealth inequality 1 statement

5.8Priority 5.8: Breaking up monopolies 1 statement

6Priority 6: Foreign Policy 9 parts

6.1Priority 6.1: An end to war 1 statement

6.2Priority 6.2: Significantly cutting the trillion dollar Pentagon budget 1 statement

6.3Priority 6.3: Reclaiming Congressional authority over war powers 1 statement

6.4Priority 6.4: Rigorous enforcement of Leahy Laws and arms embargoes on countries that violate human rights 1 statement

6.5Priority 6.5: Justice for Palestinians and an end to apartheid in Israel 1 statement

6.6Priority 6.6: Standing up for human rights and against atrocities everywhere 1 statement

6.7Priority 6.7: Re-engagement with the international community 1 statement

6.8Priority 6.8: Strong labor and climate provisions in international trade agreements 1 statement

6.9Priority 6.9: Enforcement of international agreements on climate 1 statement

7Priority 7: Veterans 6 parts

7.1Priority 7.1: Protecting and strengthening the VA 1 statement

7.2Priority 7.2: Robust mental health care 1 statement

7.3Priority 7.3: Ending veteran homelessness 1 statement

7.4Priority 7.4: Toxic exposure and burn pit accountability 1 statement

7.5Priority 7.5: Education, job training, and economic opportunity 1 statement

7.6Priority 7.6: Supporting military families 1 statement

8Priority 8: Fighting Corruption & Fixing Democracy 6 parts

8.1Priority 8.1: Overturning Citizens United and reforming campaign finance 1 statement

8.2Priority 8.2: Banning stock trading by government officials 1 statement

8.3Priority 8.3: Supreme Court reform and term limits 1 statement

8.4Priority 8.4: Protecting and expanding the right to vote 1 statement

8.5Priority 8.5: Abolishing the Electoral College 1 statement

8.6Priority 8.6: Impeaching and removing corrupt and lawless officials 1 statement

9Priority 9: Climate Change 8 parts

9.1Priority 9.1: A rapid transition to clean energy 1 statement

9.2Priority 9.2: Strong environmental justice investment and standards 1 statement

9.3Priority 9.3: Strong labor policy intertwined with climate policy 1 statement

9.4Priority 9.4: A Green New Deal for climate resiliency 1 statement

9.5Priority 9.5: Transformative public transportation investments 1 statement

9.6Priority 9.6: Housing policy that tackles both cost and climate 1 statement

9.7Priority 9.7: Making polluters pay 1 statement

9.8Priority 9.8: Ending wars 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $1,993,157 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Hamawy’s campaign say backs them?