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U.S. House, District 7: who gets your vote?

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THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

U.S. House · New Jersey District 7

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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REBECCA BENNETT

Running for U.S. House · New Jersey District 7

NationalDemocrat

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.Current repREBECCA BENNETTChallenger

Job fit

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

Offices held

  • In 2001, Tom was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly 1
  • Two years later, Tom was named to the New Jersey Senate where he served 14 years as Republican Leader. 1

Other work

  • Following the Bush administration, Tom served as a legislative staffer in New Jersey Congressman Bob Franks’ Washington, D.C. office 1

REBECCA BENNETT

Offices held

  • served in the armed forces for over 15 years as a helicopter pilot, experimental test pilot, and aircraft commander, and member of the Air National Guard. 2

Education

  • earned an ROTC scholarship to study chemical engineering at Cornell University 2
  • Rebecca used the GI Bill to get her M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

  • Politicians who play by the rules → Stronger ethics rules (17 of 17 votes) 3
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (10 of 10 votes) 3
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 3

REBECCA BENNETT

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$221Klarge donors$1.7Mcompanies$321Kotherpoliticians$268Kindustryassociations$168KOther kinds ofdonors$250K$3.4M raised
$220,5554Small individual donors
$1,736,0014Large individual donors

REBECCA BENNETT

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)labor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$633Klarge donors$3.3Motherpoliticians$102Kpolitical allies(same party)$101Klabor unions$20KOther kinds ofdonors$9K$4.2M raised
$632,5135Small individual donors
$3,269,7505Large individual donors

Checks

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 66 since 2024. 6

🚩 Missed 21.6% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 7

REBECCA BENNETT

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. About · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-09-01 used in: Checks
  7. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks
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Candidate A

REBECCA BENNETT

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $4.2M raised, 78% from large donors, 7% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $272,525.00 (7% of $4,175,008.16 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $231,585.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 Background: About · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Candidate B

SEAMUS PATRICK O'TOOLE

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

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THOMAS H. KEAN JR.
Candidate C

THOMAS H. KEAN JR.

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $3.4M raised, 51% from large donors, 35% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,189,426.57 (35% of $3,381,136.87 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,006,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 66 since 2024.

🚩 Missed 21.6% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: Biography · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-09-01

4 Attendance: GovTrack · 119th Congress

5 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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