Thank You for Your Support
To all of our supporters: thank you.
When we launched this campaign in January, we had no name recognition, no political machine, and no financial backing. But my wife and I believed deeply in the principles behind this campaign, so we pushed forward.
You did your part too. You donated, knocked on doors, made phone calls, and encouraged your friends and neighbors to get involved. Together, we built something real.
We knew from the beginning that challenging an incumbent backed by the full Democratic establishment would be an uphill battle. In fact, one local Democratic chair told me we'd be lucky to receive 1% of the vote. Thanks to your hard work and dedication, we earned more than five times that amount and finished within striking distance of experienced politicians who also entered the race.
While we did not achieve the outcome we hoped for, I want you to hold your heads high. We proved that ordinary people can stand up, be heard, and compete against the political establishment. That is something to be proud of.
Most importantly, this is not goodbye. I'm not going anywhere. I don't yet know what comes next, but I remain committed to staying engaged in our community and fighting for practical solutions that improve people's lives. I hope you'll stay engaged too.
Please click the "Contact Us" button so we can stay connected and keep you informed about what's ahead.
I have always believed that the best solutions are found not on the extreme left or the extreme right, but in that common ground in the middle, that brings people together. That belief remains unchanged.
Thank you for your support, your faith, and your friendship.
Stay tuned.
Joseph Lewis
Hate has no Place in American Life or Politics
A Stronger Community Starts With Rejecting Hate
No one in America should live in fear because of who they are, what they look like, who they love, or how they worship.
Everyone should be able to go to school, go to work, walk their neighborhood, or attend their place of worship without fear of harassment, intimidation, or violence. That should not be controversial. Yet for too many families in our community, it is still not reality.
New Jersey has seen an alarming rise in hate and extremism. According to AAPI New Jersey, our state has the second-highest number of anti-Asian hate incidents in the nation. New Jersey also continues to lead the country in per-capita antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assaults.
At moments like this, we all must speak up.
And too often, politicians will not to speak with moral clarity against antisemitism and hate in all its forms. When communities feel threatened, silence and ambiguity are not enough.
I want the people of New Jersey to know exactly where I stand:
Hate has no place in American life or politics — against Jews, Muslims, Asians, Blacks, Latinos, LGBTQ Americans, or anyone else.
I unequivocally support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. I also support the US government's position that a two state solution is the best path to achieve peace and prosperity in the region.
We should all do our part to work directly with local faith leaders, schools, law enforcement, and community organizations to combat antisemitism, extremism, and discrimination wherever it appears.
Stand-up for NJ-11
When Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025, he told the American people that
his immigration agenda was about safety—about removing “the worst of the worst” and
protecting our communities.
One year later, the truth is painfully clear.
Renee Good—an American citizen and the mother of a young child—lost her life after being
shot in the face by an ICE agent.
Alex Pretti - an American citizen, and a VA intensive care nurse, who was legally licensed to carry a handgun, was disarmed and then subsequently shot to death.
One year later, right here in Morristown, New Jersey, Juan Daniel Mendoza—a teenage student
at Morristown High School—was taken off the streets by ICE agents without due process.
This is not safety.
This is not justice.
This is cruelty—and it is happening in our own backyard.
What makes this even more disturbing is that this cruelty is being paid for by you—the
hardworking families of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. The Trump Administration’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”—a bill I call the Big Ugly Bill—ballooned ICE’s budget by nearly $30 billion, a 300% increase over the prior administration. Republicans in Congress paid for it by reaching directly into the pockets of NJ-11 families.
They made it harder for young people to pursue careers as doctors, lawyers, and public servants
by eliminating Grad PLUS loans and capping unsubsidized student loans. They made it harder for parents to send their children to college by sharply limiting Parent PLUS loans.
In short, they took your tax dollars—your sacrifices—and used them to fund an extreme,
unpopular immigration policy that even many of their own supporters reject, while continuing to
deliver tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy.
It doesn’t have to be this way. With your help, we can stop this.
Ask our representative in Congress to introduce legislation to repeal the Big Ugly Bill.
That legislation will restore ICE funding to 2024 levels, and the billions of dollars we save can be reinvested where they belong: back into the lives of NJ-11
families—into affordability, opportunity, education, and real public safety.
Together, we can make America—America again.
