Gregg Mele
Candidate for New Jersey 12th Congressional District · Republican
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · New Jersey 12th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: NJ Division of Elections — Official List of Candidates, House of Representatives, General Election 11/03/2026 · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- NJ Division of Elections — Official List of Candidates, House of Representatives, General Election 11/03/2026 (amended 09/04/2026) — CD-12, 'GREGG MELE', Republican
- primary won 13,298 total votes (NJ Division of Elections — Official Primary Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives, Primary Election 06/02/2026 (07/27/2026))
Running for New Jersey 12th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningNew Jersey 12th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
The District
What New Jersey 12th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of Middlesex County, Somerset County and Mercer County.
Includes Princeton, Old Bridge, Blackwells Mills, Hillsborough, Six Mile Run, Franklin Center, Somerset, Sayreville (part), Trenton (part), East Rocky Hill, Monmouth Junction, Plainfield (part) and 54 more.
549 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: New Jersey Office of GIS / Division of Elections, Election Districts for New Jersey statewide layer (Nov 2021)
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Gregg Mele has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for NJ, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $79,425cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $3,084cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $76,341cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $98,552cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Tma Direct Inc$11,737.83
- Integrated Solutions: Political$4,540.00
- Tabularius Compliance Llc$3,750.00
- Better Mousetrap Digital$1,290.08
- Pmg Strategies Llc$420.36
Campaign finance · Gregg Mele For America: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance · Gregg Mele For America: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $79,424.92 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $76,341.09 · cash on hand $3,083.83 · debts owed by the committee $98,552.25 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $25,678.52 (32%); Candidate loans $53,746.40 (68%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $51,246.40; digital $18,404.67; compliance and treasurer $3,750.00.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Gregg
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign on Google $700–$800 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
May 1, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads · GREGG MELE FOR AMERICA (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (GREGG MELE FOR AMERICA). 1 ads since Nov 2024; $700–$800 (Google creative spend ranges).
May 1, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.mele4america.com
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, NJ-12 · Republican
Listed as “Gregg Mele”, Republican. Other candidates in the race: Adam Hamawy (Democratic); Andres Jinete (Green Party); Winston Jordan (GET MONEY OUT).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · NJ-12
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official
Not on file for Gregg yet: In Their Words, In the News. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_serx0f5dd.
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