Thomas Kean
RIncumbentFEC H0NJ07261
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Raised this cycle$4.4M
Cash on hand: $3.4M
All New Jersey races
2026 race
NJ-07 — U.S. House
9 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Thomas Kean.
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Republican primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Thomas KeanWon
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$13M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Rebecca Bennett
DChallengerFEC H6NJ07201
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Raised this cycle$2.7M
Cash on hand: $1.4M
Tina Shah
DChallengerFEC H6NJ07250
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Raised this cycle$2.0M
Cash on hand: $1.4M
Brian Varela
DChallengerFEC H2NJ08265
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Raised this cycle$1.9M
Cash on hand: $1.3M
Michael Roth
DChallengerFEC H6NJ07235
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Raised this cycle$1.2M
Cash on hand: $726K
Megan O'Rourke
DChallengerFEC H6NJ07276
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Raised this cycle$570K
Cash on hand: $35K
Gregory Vartan
DChallengerFEC H4NJ07131
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Raised this cycle$193K
Cash on hand: $0
Beth Ellen Adubato
DChallengerFEC H6NJ07243
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Raised this cycle$166K
Cash on hand: $7K
Sara Sooy
DChallengerFEC H6NJ07284
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Raised this cycle$51K
Cash on hand: $2K
Local signal
Early read on NJ-07 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Thomas Keanlimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$13M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$13M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$437K
$437K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Kean(R)incumbent | $4.4M | — | — | $4.4M |
Rebecca Bennett(D) + VOTEVETS $437K | $2.7M | $437K | — | $3.1M |
Tina Shah(D) | $2.0M | — | — | $2.0M |
Brian Varela(D) | $1.9M | — | — | $1.9M |
Michael Roth(D) | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
Megan O'Rourke(D) | $570K | — | — | $570K |
Gregory Vartan(D) | $193K | — | — | $193K |
Beth Ellen Adubato(D) | $166K | — | — | $166K |
Sara Sooy(D) | $51K | — | — | $51K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NJ versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Thomas Kean(R)29% in-state · $3.3M itemized
$980K in-state$2.4M out-of-state
Rebecca Bennett(D)46% in-state · $2.4M itemized
$1.1M in-state$1.3M out-of-state
Tina Shah(D)18% in-state · $1.1M itemized
$207K in-state$937K out-of-state
Brian Varela(D)64% in-state · $675K itemized
$429K in-state$246K out-of-state
Michael Roth(D)66% in-state · $736K itemized
$483K in-state$252K out-of-state
Megan O'Rourke(D)27% in-state · $359K itemized
$96K in-state$263K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Kean | Bennett | Shah | Varela | Roth | O'rourke | Vartan | Adubato | Sooy | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | |||||||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | |||||||||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Rebecca Bennett
- Tom kean return june 30 congressCNNJun 19
- Republican congressman will end months-long absence from DC after missing 135 roll call votesFox NewsJun 19
- Rahm Emanuel’s uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bidOrlando SentinelJun 9
- Rahm Emanuel’s uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bidHartford CourantJun 9
Tina Shah
- Here’s who won New Jersey congressional primaries on TuesdayThe Philadelphia InquirerJun 3
- Missing GOP congressman vows he's 'more energized than ever' to return to WashingtonFox NewsJun 3
- Dems pick challenger for GOP congressman who vanished from public view amid health mysteryFox NewsJun 3
- Democrat Rebecca Bennett will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from CongressNBC NewsJun 3
Brian Varela
- Here’s who won New Jersey congressional primaries on TuesdayThe Philadelphia InquirerJun 3
- Dems pick challenger for GOP congressman who vanished from public view amid health mysteryFox NewsJun 3
- Missing GOP congressman vows he's 'more energized than ever' to return to WashingtonFox NewsJun 3
- Rebecca Bennett wins Democratic primary in New Jersey's 7th District to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr.NewsdayJun 3
Michael Roth
- Here’s who won New Jersey congressional primaries on TuesdayThe Philadelphia InquirerJun 3
- Missing GOP congressman vows he's 'more energized than ever' to return to WashingtonFox NewsJun 3
- Dems pick challenger for GOP congressman who vanished from public view amid health mysteryFox NewsJun 3
- Rebecca Bennett wins Democratic primary in New Jersey's 7th District to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr.NewsdayJun 3
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.