Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey Young Democrats Disabilities Caucus (NJYDDC) proudly joins advocates around the world in recognizing the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), observed annually on December 3rd, and this year’s global theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.” This global observance is a powerful reminder that progress is only possible when Disabled individuals are fully included in every aspect of civic, political, social, and economic life. Continue reading

Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey Young Democrats Disabilities Caucus (NJYDDC) condemns in the strongest terms the Trump Administration’s recent actions—led by Secretary Linda McMahon—to lay off nearly all staff within the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). These reckless and harmful decisions, carried out on October 10, 2025, occurred during a federal government shutdown and have effectively shut down the federal offices responsible for protecting the civil and educational rights of millions of Americans with Disabilities in the public education system. Continue reading

Trenton, NJ - New Jersey Young Democrats (NJYD) is proud to endorse 50 young Democratic candidates through the age of 40 and support 115 candidates ages 41 and over for the 2025 election cycle, including enthusiastic support for Rep. Mikie Sherrill for Governor and Dr. Dale Caldwell for Lieutenant Governor.  Continue reading

Want to learn more about our endorsement timeline and access important links? Go here! Applications Open: Endorsement (40 and under) & Support (41 and over) applications open June 17th. Endorsement Application Support Application Continue reading

New Jersey’s Earth Day Events by County Created by NJYD Environmental Caucus (for awareness - not hosted by NJYD) It's the perfect time to celebrate the Earth, and we've compiled a list of exciting events across the state that you can attend! We encourage you to snap some photos and send them to us for our NJYDEC and NJYD socials. If you post them yourselves, you can use our tags to show how NJYD is taking action this month for the environment. Continue reading

Trenton, NJ - This 2024 election season, the New Jersey Young Democrats (NJYD) is proud to endorse 42 young Democratic candidates through the age of 40 and support 51 candidates ages 41 and over. In this presidential election year, NJYD enthusiastically endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for U.S. President and Governor Tim Walz for U.S. Vice President, respectively, in addition to New Jersey candidates. Continue reading

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