Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.

Official portrait of Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 7th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Westfield, NJ
Born
1968
In Congress
House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
KEAN, THOMAS H. JR.
Next election
Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the current district highlighted

New Jersey, District 7

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · New Jersey District 7IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H0NJ07261 · Principal campaign committee: KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New Jersey District 7$5,867,419.01General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · New Jersey District 7$6,023,132.92General-election nominee
2021–2022U.S. House · New Jersey District 7$4,476,737.53Won the general election (51.4%)
2019–2020U.S. House · New Jersey District 7$3,934,329.98Lost the general election (49.4%)
Total raised$5,867,419.01
Total spent$3,629,010.55
Cash on hand$2,286,695.13
Debts owed by the campaign$4,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,573,488.18PACs and other committees: $1,434,715.03Party committees: $10,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $1,790,759.22Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $58,456.58
  • Individual contributions$2,573,488.1844%
  • PACs and other committees$1,434,715.0324%
  • Party committees$10,000.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,790,759.2231%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$58,456.581%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$306,409.948%
  • Contributions over $200$3,617,477.1092%
  • Itemized from inside New Jersey$1,025,441.2828%
  • Itemized from other states$2,620,219.1672%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $575,603.64 · New York $378,307.59 · Texas $355,308.57 · California $284,198.92 · Louisiana $84,857.30. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$3.6M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $970,532.14APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $232,920.59JULY QUARTERLY: raised $931,676.95JULY QUARTERLY: spent $208,555.31OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $666,972.71OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $203,820.38YEAR-END: raised $688,312.95YEAR-END: spent $180,404.31APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,117,170.22APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $240,706.01PRE-PRIMARY: raised $167,584.90PRE-PRIMARY: spent $133,439.34JULY QUARTERLY: raised $350,556.72JULY QUARTERLY: spent $107,041.97OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $974,612.42OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,322,122.642025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea403
Voted nay125
Did not vote146 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored40
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored390

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10760 Healthy Minds for a Better Future Act
    Introduced Oct 6, 2026 · Latest action Oct 6, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by …
  • H.R. 10678 Fight Against Fentanyl Act
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 10626 HELP STATES Act
    Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10567 AI Emergency Button Act
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  • H.R. 10340 9/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 10339 Terrorism Judgment Collection Act
    Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 10338 SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act
    Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the …
  • H.Res. 1523 Expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2026, as "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Day".
    Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 10244 No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act
    Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Latest action Sep 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 10160 Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026
    Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Latest action Sep 7, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

354 committees reported giving $1,198,471.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Thomas H. Kean Jr.$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Thomas H. Kean Jr.$380,943.47

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 7, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R)$5,867,419.01$2,286,695.132026-09-30
Rebecca Bennett (D)$8,757,003.38$1,053,454.452026-10-14
Tina Shah (D)$2,341,544.99$38,545.002026-09-30
Brian Varela (D)$1,986,312.41−$12,585.812026-06-30
Michael Roth (D)$1,283,730.71$8,014.202026-09-30
Megan O'Rourke (D)$570,759.37$0.002026-06-30
Gregory Vartan III (D)$193,029.59$0.002026-03-31
Beth Ellen Ph.d. Adubato (D)$167,945.88$2,571.332026-09-30
Sara Sooy (D)$54,490.89$0.002026-05-27
Randall Terry (I)$45,484.00$5,694.752026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean DSeptember 25, 2026
  • Decision Desk HQLikely DSeptember 17, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsTilt DJune 11, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DSeptember 16, 2026
  • Silver BulletinLikely DAugust 23, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
StimSight ResearchSeptember 8–12, 2026498 (LV)± 4.7%Tom Kean Jr. 42% · Rebecca Bennett 47%
Z to A ResearchMay 24–26, 2026430 (LV)± 4.7%Tom Kean Jr. 43% · Rebecca Bennett 47%
Z to A ResearchMay 24–26, 2026430 (LV)± 4.7%Tom Kean Jr. 43% · Tina Shah 46%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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