New Jersey — 10th District

LaMonica McIver

Supports economic relief and job growth

McIver advocates for comprehensive solutions to economic insecurity by addressing interconnected living costs such as food, housing, healthcare, and education. She serves on the House Committee on Small Business and supports local guaranteed income programs and Newark360 master plan economic initiatives.

• Serves on House Committee on Small Business subcommittees focused on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access
• Supported Newark guaranteed income programs and Newark360 Master Plan initiatives to address economic insecurity
• Voted against the 2025 Republican reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) and full-year continuing appropriations (H.R. 1968)

“LaMonica knows far too many families are struggling to make ends meet, facing skyrocketing costs of food, housing, healthcare, and education.”

Carmen Bucco

Supports tax cuts and deregulation

Bucco argues that current government spending and high taxes are driving record inflation and impeding citizens' ability to retire comfortably. He advocates for cutting state spending, eliminating regulatory red tape, and improving credit access for small and mid-sized businesses.

• Control state-level spending to stop frivolous expenditures and curb inflation
• Reduce restrictive laws and red tape that hinder small and mid-sized businesses
• Find solutions to expand funding access without forcing businesses into high-interest loans

“Taxes are out of control. During this time of record inflation, it is increasingly difficult to put food on our table and make ends meet.”

“Small business is over 89% of the country’s biggest employers. Laws, red tape and limited funding without high interest loans are hurting the small to mid-size businesses in our communities.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports public health approach to safety

McIver advocates treating crime as a public health issue, pointing to Newark's Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery as a national model. She faced federal assault charges in May 2025 stemming from a confrontation during congressional oversight at an ICE detention facility, which she rejected as political persecution.

• Promoted Newark's Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery to address community trauma and crime root causes
• Pledges to stand for communities living without fear of violence
• Faced 2025 federal assault charges during an ICE facility oversight visit, which she stated was a peaceful attempt to perform legislative oversight

“Newark has become a model city for treating crime as a public health issue, with initiatives like the Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery.”

“The charges against me are purely political—they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight.”

Carmen Bucco

Supports police and tough-on-crime policies

Bucco expresses concern over rising crime rates and opposes policies that restrict police actions, arguing that tying the hands of law enforcement endangers communities. He calls for tough penalties on violent crime and expanded support and equipment for first responders.

• Provide unwavering respect, funding, and equipment for police and first responders
• Enforce tough penalties on violent crimes to ensure community safety
• Oppose regulations and restrictions that tie the hands of law enforcement

“Tying the hands of law enforcement only endangers our way of life. We must always support our police and first responders and need to be tough on violent crimes while focusing on keeping our communities safe.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports educational equity and expanded access

Drawing on her background in educational administration, McIver supports expanding literacy partnerships, scholar programs, and youth voting rights. In Congress, she voted against federal legislation that restricted transgender female athletes from competing in sports designated for women or girls.

• Supported Mayor's Scholars program and literacy equity partnerships in Newark
• Advocated for expanding youth civic engagement and voting rights
• Voted Nay on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)

“Initiatives such as the Mayor’s Scholars program and partnerships to increase literacy and educational equity.”

Carmen Bucco

Supports educational basics and trade training

Bucco contends that schools are failing children by focusing on non-academic matters rather than foundational skills. He calls for prioritizing school safety, returning to educational basics, and expanding technology and trade education programs.

• Refocus school curricula on academic basics rather than non-academic matters
• Make school safety a top priority for all learning environments
• Expand vocational, technical, and trade education programs to prepare youth for career opportunities

“We must get back to the basics of education. Statistics show that our students are not where they should be academically, but we continue to spend too much time focusing on other matters.”

“The way of the future is tech and trade this is where the jobs are.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports expanding affordable healthcare access

McIver advocates for lowering prescription drug costs and expanding coverage options to improve healthcare outcomes in marginalized communities. She supports increased funding for community health centers and cultural competency training for healthcare providers.

• Lower prescription drug costs and expand healthcare coverage options
• Increase federal investment in community health centers and programs addressing social determinants of health
• Promote cultural competency training among medical service providers

“Addressing gaps in healthcare access and affordability, including expanding coverage options, lowering prescription drug costs, and improving healthcare outcomes for marginalized communities by investing by investing in community health centers...”

Carmen Bucco

Supports expanding senior healthcare services

Bucco emphasizes ensuring that healthcare professionals are supported as essential first responders. He explicitly prioritizes addressing the medical care and healthcare service needs of senior citizens as part of his senior advocacy agenda.

• Support healthcare workers alongside first responders during community crises
• Ensure senior citizens receive necessary medical services and healthcare care without financial distress

“Weather it is that they need better services, ways to keep the home they build or have lived in for their whole lives, and medical needs. Seniors should never have to worry after all their hard work to their communities.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports gun violence prevention

McIver views freedom from gun violence as a non-negotiable right and supports legislative measures to curb gun violence. She advocates for community-based violence prevention programs alongside legislative safety measures.

• Promotes violence prevention and trauma recovery initiatives
• Pledges to protect citizens' right to live without fear of gun violence

“I will always stand for protecting a woman’s right to choose, for every American to have access to the ballot box, and to live without fear of violence.”

Carmen Bucco

Supports Second Amendment rights

Bucco is an ardent supporter of the Second Amendment, asserting that the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense should never be infringed upon.

• Protect the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense
• Oppose any government infringements on gun ownership rights

“I am a supporter of the Second Amendment -- the right to keep and bear arms to protect ourselves and this constitutional right should never be infringed upon.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports voting rights expansion and judicial oversight

McIver criticizes right-wing efforts to restrict voting rights and gerrymander districts, pledging to protect access to the ballot box. In Congress, she voted against the SAVE Act voter proof-of-citizenship bill and voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, while asserting congressional oversight must be conducted judiciously.

• Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections
• Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) to release unclassified DOJ investigative materials
• Warned against extreme right efforts to erode democracy through judicial stacking and voting rights rollbacks

“By stacking the courts with radical conservatives, gerrymandering to create impenetrable majorities in state legislatures, rolling back voting rights and employing violent rhetoric–not to mention actual violence during the Jan. 6 insurrection–the extreme right threatens to undermine our Constitution and our very way of life.”

“The House should use its investigative powers responsibly, judiciously and never as a function of political calculations or vendettas.”

Carmen Bucco

Supports eliminating political corruption

Bucco identifies eliminating political corruption as a central pillar of his campaign agenda. He argues that unethical behavior by politicians damages public trust and deters voting, calling for strict accountability and community focus.

• Eliminate corruption among politicians and hold unethical officials accountable
• Restore public trust in governance by focusing on community needs over political greed

“For so many years we speak about corrupt politicians. Stopping corruption is a main focus. When we do something that is unethical it gives the public a bad taste and reasons why they should not vote.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports expanding Social Security and senior services

McIver places serving seniors and veterans among her top campaign priorities. In the 118th Congress, she voted for the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 to eliminate pension benefit offsets for public servants and surviving spouses.

• Voted Yea on the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) to reduce benefit offsets for government pensioners and widows
• Lists Serving Our Veterans & Seniors as a primary legislative priority

“Serving Our Veterans & Seniors”

Carmen Bucco

Supports veterans and senior citizens

Bucco advocates for providing veterans and first responders with proper equipment, compensation, and assistance for the homeless. He also promises to help seniors access better medical services and maintain ownership of their homes.

• Advocate for resources to assist homeless veterans and ensure proper compensation for first responders
• Improve community services for seniors and protect their ability to stay in their long-time homes

“I will be advocating to ensure we have the resources to keep our communities safe, provide for the homeless, ensure they are all protected compensated and provided the proper equipment to do their duties.”

“Focusing on their needs is very important to my agenda. Weather it is that they need better services, ways to keep the home they build or have lived in for their whole lives, and medical needs.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports infrastructure funding and climate protection

McIver views climate change as a direct threat to district residents through severe flooding. She advocates for federal infrastructure funding to repair roads, bridges, public transit, Newark Airport, and regional port facilities while enhancing flood protection.

• Fund projects to repair roads, bridges, and public transportation networks
• Upgrade regional infrastructure to defend against climate-driven flood damage
• Sought assignment to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

“At the same time, updating our infrastructure to protect against flooding from climate change that’s threatening lives and livelihoods.”

“She also sees the devastating impact of climate change playing out throughout the district in the form of catastrophic flooding that is threatening lives, homes, and livelihoods.”

LaMonica McIver

Supports federal abortion rights

McIver frames reproductive freedom as a foundational health right and non-negotiable value. She pledges to protect a woman's right to choose against conservative legislative and judicial restrictions.

• Pledges to preserve reproductive freedom and legal abortion access
• Opposes conservative judicial appointments and federal abortion restrictions

“I will always stand for protecting a woman’s right to choose, for every American to have access to the ballot box, and to live without fear of violence.”

LaMonica McIver

Opposes restrictive federal immigration legislation

McIver consistently voted against Republican immigration enforcement bills in the 119th Congress, arguing they undermine due process. She engaged in congressional oversight at an ICE detention facility in Newark that led to political controversy and federal charges.

• Voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) mandating DHS detention of noncitizens arrested for burglary or theft
• Voted Nay on the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 (H.R. 875)
• Conducted congressional oversight at Newark's Delaney Hall ICE detention center

“We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short.”