Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · New Jersey's 7th District

3 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents New Jersey's 7th District in the U.S. House.
Rebecca Bennett
Democratic · Challenger
Seamus Patrick O'Toole
STOP ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Thomas H. Kean Jr.Rebecca BennettSeamus Patrick O'Toole
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3Democratic1,2,3STOP ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE1,2,3
StatusIncumbent4ChallengerChallenger
Raised$6,128,373 through October 14, 20265$8,757,003 through October 14, 20266Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$1,365,4065$1,053,4546Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$361,534 for · $1,769,282 against7$2,289,497 for · $5,198,619 against8Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Thomas H. Kean Jr. — 2 issues
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    The Meet Tom page also cites expanding school choice as an example of his approach to education initiatives.9
  • Property taxes
    His campaign website's Meet Tom page says that during his 14 years as Republican Leader in the state Senate he led his caucus in passing property tax relief.9
Rebecca Bennett — 27 issues
  • Abortion law
    Her freedoms priorities page lists, at the federal level, restoring the right to choose, and protecting reproductive rights and health for women in New Jersey.10
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    The same page says the right to choose should be restored at the federal level.10
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    The same page lists advancing the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ rights and bar discrimination based on identity or whom a person loves.10
  • Police funding
    The same page lists supporting the work of law enforcement officers and building trust with the communities they police, and ensuring local police and other law enforcement agencies are properly resourced and equipped.11
  • Tariffs
    The same one-pager says the President's trade war has raised costs, especially for housing, and says she will vote on her first day to end the trade war on U.S. allies.12
  • Union organizing rules
    Her economy priorities page lists backing unions and workers' rights so that the right to organize is protected, and strengthening fair wage and labor laws.13
  • Campaign finance rules
    The same page lists passing campaign finance reform so that billionaires cannot buy elections.10
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    The same page lists passing a law that bars members of Congress from trading stocks.10
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
    The same one-pager says she will fight to make data centers cover their own electricity costs and avoid misusing local water supplies.14
  • Electric vehicles
    The same page lists encouraging renewable energy use through incentives, including for solar installations and electric vehicles.15
  • Nuclear power
    Her energy costs policy one-pager says the country should invest in nuclear power, drawing on Navy experience, by expanding existing plants and investing in traditional and small modular reactors, with sustained federal investment rather than higher costs for ratepayers.14
  • Air pollution limits
    Keep current limits
    Her environment priorities page lists maintaining essential environmental regulations that limit air and water pollution.15
  • Child care costs
    Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
    Her family policy one-pager proposes capping child care costs at 7% of a family's income, with tax credits covering the difference, and says letting the top tax rate go back to its pre-Trump level would pay for it.16
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    Her affordability priorities page lists passing paid family leave so that parents can balance work with caring for their children and loved ones, and her family policy one-pager says she will push for one federal standard of 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for all workers, building on state programs such as New Jersey's.16,17
  • AR-15-style rifles
    Her public safety priorities page lists removing weapons of war from the streets, saying civilians without training should not find them easier to obtain than service members do.11
  • Rules for gun accessories and parts
    The same page lists reinstating the tax on silencers.11
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her healthcare priorities page lists restoring cuts to Medicaid and Medicare among her goals.18
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    The same one-pager suggests a first-time homebuyer tax credit or better terms on VA loans to help families afford a home.12
  • Large investors buying single-family homes
    Her housing one-pager says investors are buying a large share of homes, raising rents and shrinking the supply for buyers, and says she will have the FTC and the Justice Department investigate that consolidation and change tax policy to favor homeowners.12
  • Zoning and new housing
    Her affordability priorities page lists leading efforts to reduce red tape, build more housing, and lower housing costs for people buying or renting.17
  • Highway and transit funding
    Her infrastructure policy one-pager says she will fight for federal investment in NJ Transit buses, including programs like the Hunterdon County Link, and will fight to make sure tax dollars are used to fix aging roads and bridges.19
  • Passenger trains and Amtrak
    The same one-pager lists improving NJ Transit passenger rail and delivering a one-seat ride, and says she will fight to make sure New Jersey gets all the funding it is owed so the Gateway tunnel project stays on track; her economy priorities page also lists investing in the Gateway Tunnel.13,19
  • Federal income tax rates
    Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
    Her family policy one-pager would pay for its child care cap by returning the top tax rate to its pre-Trump level, and her housing one-pager says help for homebuyers could be paid for by reversing part of the Trump tax cuts for people earning more than $500,000 a year.12,16
  • State and local tax (SALT) deduction
    Remove the cap
    The same page lists restoring the SALT deduction in full, which it says would end the double taxation of New Jersey taxpayers' income.17
  • The president's power over approved spending
    The same page lists making the current administration answer for disregarding court rulings and constitutional limits on presidential power, including Congress's authority over spending.10
  • Children and social media
    Bar children under a set age, such as 16, from having social media accounts, with age checks
    Her healthcare priorities page lists much more support for mental health care, especially for children and young adults, and holding social media companies responsible for harmful practices; her one-pager on protecting families online calls for barring children under 16 from social media, enforcing strict age verification, and extending federal children's online privacy protections and fines to everyone under 16.18,20
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    Her one-pager on protecting families online says a company whose AI drives a child to self-harm should be fully liable in civil court for the harm it causes.20

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.