Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Brian Varela
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 7
- Filing address
- Long Valley, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- VARELA, BRIAN
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 7
FEC candidate ID H2NJ08265 · Principal campaign committee: VARELA FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 7 | $1,986,312.41 | Lost primary |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 8 | $632,657.10 | Did not qualify for the ballot |
2025–2026 cycle totals through June 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$762,634.7438%
- PACs and other committees$16,150.551%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,200,010.0060%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$7,517.120%
Self-funding: $1,200,010.00 (60% of money raised): $10.00 given and $1,200,000.00 lent by the candidate. $200,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$90,400.7412%
- Contributions over $200$672,234.0088%
- Itemized from inside New Jersey$436,725.7664%
- Itemized from other states$248,317.3436%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $104,016.67 · New York $46,870.00 · California $20,075.00 · District of Columbia $12,500.00 · Maryland $10,450.00. 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
6 committees reported giving $14,800.00 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.
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- A NEW POLICY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PEACE ACTION PAC/ FKA SANE/FREEZE PACPAC$2,500.00
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$250.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 7, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Varela (D) | $1,986,312.41 | −$12,585.81 | 2026-06-30 |
| Rebecca Bennett (D) | $8,757,003.38 | $1,053,454.45 | 2026-10-14 |
| Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R) | $5,867,419.01 | $2,286,695.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Tina Shah (D) | $2,341,544.99 | $38,545.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Michael Roth (D) | $1,283,730.71 | $8,014.20 | 2026-09-30 |
| Megan O'Rourke (D) | $570,759.37 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Gregory Vartan III (D) | $193,029.59 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Beth Ellen Ph.d. Adubato (D) | $167,945.88 | $2,571.33 | 2026-09-30 |
| Sara Sooy (D) | $54,490.89 | $0.00 | 2026-05-27 |
| Randall Terry (I) | $45,484.00 | $5,694.75 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StimSight Research | September 8–12, 2026 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.7% | Tom Kean Jr. 42% · Rebecca Bennett 47% |
| Z to A Research | May 24–26, 2026 | 430 (LV) | ± 4.7% | Tom Kean Jr. 43% · Rebecca Bennett 47% |
| Z to A Research | May 24–26, 2026 | 430 (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: VARELA FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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