Workers' Platform

Candidate for Congress

NJ 8th District

Lily Benavides

Pledged to Fight For

Taking back what the billionaires have stolen
Equal rights for all who live here
Free education, healthcare, housing, transportation and clean energy for all
Fusion energy and renewables - not fossil fuels
Good union jobs - just wages and shorter hours
End all U.S. wars - dismantle the war machine

Who Is Lily Benavides?

Lily Benavides earned a high school diploma from the Colegio de Bachillerato Nuestra Senora del Rosario and attended Union County College.

Her career experience includes working as an activist. She ran as a Green Party candidate for governor of New Jersey in 2025.

Benavides is part of the New Jersey slate of candidates pledged to defend the Workers' Platform.

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