Candidate · November 3, 2026

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 7th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.1M
cash on hand
$1.4M
issues with public statements
2
outside spending for or against
$2.1M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · New Jersey's 7th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents New Jersey's 7th District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His campaign website says Tom Kean Jr. is serving his second term in Congress for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District and serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee.5 It says he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2001 and, two years later, named to the state Senate, where he held the post of Republican Leader for 14 years.5 It says his public service career began with an appointment by President George H.W. Bush to the Environmental Protection Agency, after which he worked as a legislative staffer in Congressman Bob Franks's Washington office.5 It says he volunteered as a firefighter and emergency medical technician and was vice president of a fire department.5 It says he graduated from Dartmouth College and received a master's degree in law and diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NJ-74
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, NJ-74

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

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.5

Education

Vouchers and education savings accounts

The Meet Tom page also cites expanding school choice as an example of his approach to education initiatives.5

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Thomas H. Kean Jr. served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Thomas H. Kean Jr. sponsored or cosponsored 43 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$6,128,373
Spent$4,811,254
Cash on hand$1,365,406

Where the money came from

Individual donors$2.8M · 46%
PACs and other political committees$1.5M · 24%
Political party committees$10K · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$1.8M · 29%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$58K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $361,534 supporting and $1,769,282 opposing Thomas H. Kean Jr. this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 23, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
314 Action Fund—$436,419
Giffords PAC—$378,426
YOUR COMMUNITY PAC—$289,000
CFFE PAC—$263,894
VoteVets—$229,440
America PAC$211,477—
Battleground Alliance PAC—$154,485
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$79,306—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.