NJ Candidate's Campaign Ad Is Entirely in a Foreign Language

NJ Candidate's Campaign Ad Is Entirely in a Foreign Language

A GenZ candidate named Jay Vaingakar, the son of immigrants, is not here for the USA. He is campaigning in a foreign language. Jay Vaingakar, a former Biden administration official, announced that his campaign for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District raised almost $110,000 in the first quarter of 2026. The Gen Z candidate has now raised more than $260,000, including over $150,000 in December 2025 when he launched his campaign. Re…

‘They All Need to Go Home’: New Jersey Candidate Jay Vaingankar Faces Racist Backlash Over Non-English Campaign Ad

Jay Vaingankar, 28, is a Democrat running for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th District. He used to work for the Biden White House and the Department of Energy. He is also the son of immigrants from Mumbai, India, raised in Hightstown, New Jersey. If he wins, he will be the first South Asian American to represent New Jersey in Congress. But that’s not what recently got him noticed online. What caught attention was a campaign ad he recorded in Hindi…