Our 2026 Candidates
Lily Benavides
New Jersey Congress
Lily believes it is of extreme urgency that we try to remove all Zionists and colonizers from office. As a Green and going by the GPUS platform she could not sit idly while the duopoly destroys the country and the world.
Lily is running to continue the fight for Human Rights, for Equality, and for Peace. She is running to do her part in leaving this world a better place for the children.
To read Lily's full candidate statement, click here.
Andres Jinete
New Jersey Congress
Central Jersey Tenant Union, community advocate, who worked to expand the Rapid Response to support families across Central Jersey. Now running to be the 12th Congressional District Congressperson.
Steve Welzer
New Jersey Congress
Steve serves on the editorial board of the New Green Horizons webzine. He's never voted for a candidate of either establishment party. Disappointment with the old discredited ideologies led to his belief in the global Green politics movement.
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