David Meiswinkle

Won a state appeals court case as a court-appointed public defender for a man charged after police searched his home without a warrant. The court reversed a ruling that had allowed a handgun found in the search to be used as evidence (State v. Witczak).

April 12, 2011Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: static.case.law

Published an article as president of the National American Renaissance Movement urging people to call Congress. He asked them to oppose sections of two defense bills that expanded U.S. military and intelligence cooperation with Israel.

July 16, 2026

Source: nationalarm.org

Spoke at two East Windsor Township Council hearings against a zoning change that allowed data centers near the Twin Rivers neighborhood. He raised traffic and environmental concerns. The council rejected the change 7-0 on November 25, 2025.

November 25, 2025

Source: east-windsor.nj.us

Ran as a Republican for East Windsor Township Council and lost. He received 2,647 votes, while the three Democratic incumbents each won more than 6,300, according to Mercer County's results.

November 4, 2025

Source: mercercounty.org

Told the East Windsor Township Council that the township clerk had denied his public records request about fluoride in the water supply. He called the denial a form of obstruction.

June 24, 2025

Source: east-windsor.nj.us

Sent Governor Phil Murphy, the state attorney general, and the health commissioner a letter citing federal vaccine injury reports (VAERS). In it he estimated that COVID-19 vaccines had caused about 20,500 deaths in New Jersey.

July 8, 2024

Source: nationalarm.org

Published an essay as president of the National American Renaissance Movement, a New Jersey nonprofit. It said the group had passed a motion calling the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the World Economic Forum terrorist groups that the U.S. should leave.

June 25, 2024

Source: nationalarm.org

As president of the Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, sent six Freedom of Information Act requests to the FBI seeking records about the September 11 attacks.

May 15, 2021

Source: lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org

As president of the Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, submitted a petition asking Congress to reopen the investigation of the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. He said the FBI's main suspect was likely innocent and that the FBI misled the public.

October 15, 2020

Source: ae911truth.org

Filed a public records request and appeal for Flight 93 crash records held by the coroner's office near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The appeal led to mediation and site visits that gave his 9/11 group access to many coroner records.

December 10, 2019

Source: ae911truth.org

As president of the Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, announced a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI. The suit said the FBI failed to review 9/11 evidence as Congress required.

March 25, 2019

Source: justice-integrity.org

Announced at New York City Hall that the Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, which he helped found, had filed a petition with the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. It asked that a grand jury hear what the group said was evidence of unprosecuted federal crimes in the World Trade Center's destruction.

April 10, 2018

Source: ae911truth.org

Led a New Jersey 9/11 Aware outreach day at Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus as the group's president. He gave a talk calling for New Jersey to open its own investigation of the September 11 attacks.

November 12, 2014

Source: ae911truth.org

Lost the general election for New Jersey's 4th District U.S. House seat to Republican Chris Smith. Running on the American Renaissance Movement line, he received 582 votes and finished last of five, according to the state's official tally.

November 2, 2010

Source: nj.gov

Ran as an independent candidate for New Jersey governor and lost to Chris Christie. He received 2,598 votes statewide, according to the state's official tally.

November 3, 2009

Source: nj.gov