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Democratic nominee will compete against Hathaway on April 16 to complete final eight months of Sherrill’s term in 11th Congressional District which includes parts of Morris Essex and Passaic Counties
Mejia worked in Department of Labor during Biden administration helps to lead Popular Democracy ran energetic but lean campaign
Sanders campaigned in New Jersey with Mejia as did several other members of Democratic Party’s liberal flank during two-month campaign
Malinowski represented neighboring district in Congress until 2023 worked in State Department during Obama administration as director for Human Rights Watch
Fewer than 900 votes separated two top candidates on Tuesday election officials did not expect to finalize count before end of this week
Election for full two-year term will be held in November
District was redrawn after 2020 census making Republican-leaning seat far safer for Democrats
Sherrill was re-elected by nearly 15-point margin in 2024 Cook Political Report has ranked district a solid D
She earned endorsements from prominent members of Democratic Party’s liberal icons but lagged far behind other front-runners in fund-raising
Mejia declared victory in New Jersey race after her main rival conceded
Tom Malinowski congratulated Analilia Mejia on hard-won victory
Analilia Mejia had support of Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Trump administration defunded and dismantled U.S.A.I.D earlier this year
Department said contraceptives flagged for destruction were abortifacient
U.S.A.I.D. was forbidden by law to purchase such products
United States refused to work with U.N. Population Fund citing government policies
Ms Collins was one of three Republicans to oppose Mr Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year and she has opposed his tariff agenda
In 2020 she defeated Sara Gideon by nearly nine percentage points while Mr Trump lost the state to Joseph R Biden Jr by nine points
After saying Mr Trump learned a pretty big lesson from his first impeachment when she voted to acquit him she was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial after the Jan 6 2021 attack on the Capitol
In an opinion essay published on Tuesday in The Bangor Daily News Ms Collins called this year's election a choice between leaders committed to uniting Americans or further dividing us
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