Peter Linardakis
Peter Linardakis (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.[source]
Linardakis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Peter Linardakis graduated from Point Pleasant Beach High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University in 2019 and a graduate degree from the University of Essex in 2024.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: New Jersey's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 4
Kevin Cupples (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Kevin Cupples (Independent) | ||
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4
John Blake (D), Robert English (D), Julie Flynn (D), Peter Linardakis (D), and Rachel Peace (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on June 2, 2026.
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4
Incumbent Chris Smith (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 4 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Chris Smith | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peter Linardakis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Linardakis' responses.
| Collapse all
As a lifelong resident of Brick Township, I seen firsthand the Jersey Shore provide economic prosperity for hundred-of-thousands of hardworking families including mine. My great-grandparents migrate from Greece to escape the violence of the World War II. My grandparents open a successful diner and bakery in New Jersey. Through college education, my parents were able to achieve economic stability that should be guaranteed to all people. I grew up believing I would inherit this American Dream.
Yet nowadays, this dream is out of reach for too many in our community. Corporations plunder the American people’s hard-earned wealth to enrich their billionaire owners and shareholders, while the average person struggles to afford basic necessities. It’s time we had a government that truly represents working people and defeats these predatory elite interests.
I have been active in politics throughout my life, believing I could contribute to fixing the systemic issues that have left to many families behind. I have been disgusted by the corruption spreading throughout our institutions. Standing on the front lines as your progressive congressman, I pledge to dedicate my life to building an just, equitable, and free democratic government that serves all people.- The only way to overcome the authoritarian corporate dominance of our lives is to build a truly working class political party that can democratically gain control of government. Only then can we enact the radical reforms necessary to provide all people with economic stability and civil liberty. This effort will take time and require dedicated ideological political operators who will commit their lives for a long term project. Here in 2026, we can start this project by electing democratic socialists who will simultaneously resist Trump’s tyranny, purge Washington of corrupt corporatists, and organize our local community to provide mutual aid.
- There are three key policy areas of focus of our campaign's platform.
First is The Affordable Deal, a comprehensive package of radical structural changes to overcome cooperate power and redistribute wealth to the American people.
Second is Beating Back Fascism, a series of policies to criminal prosecute Trump administration officials for their high crimes against the people and correct the systemic failures that allowed crooks like him to rise to power.
Third is A 21st-Century Platform, a collection of forward looking policies to resolve the problems of our globalized and digital world. - People have lost face in democracy because politicians promise radical change during campaigns but continue the same broken status quo once elected to office. Though coalition building and implementing structural change does take time, there are some basic district organizing measures congressional representatives could easily implement to bring on-the-ground change yet choose not to. As your elected representative, I will prioritize initiatives so that you can actually participate in and receive the benefits of the American government.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 18, 2026
