New Jersey · U.S. House · District 07 · 2026

New Jersey District 07 House race

General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · New Jersey District 07 House race

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Candidates in the New Jersey District 07 House race, 2026 report raising $14M between them. Rebecca Bennett reports $4.2M and Thomas H. Kean, Jr. reports $3.2M, a gap of $998,413. Of what Rebecca Bennett reports, 93% came from individuals and 6% from PACs. Outside groups spent against KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. ($289,000).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Rebecca Bennett

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

93% individuals6% PACs1% other

$4.2M

raised

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 61% from individuals.

61% individuals37% PACs2% other

$3.2M

raised

Tina Shah

D · challenger

65% from individuals, 3% from PACs, and 32% from other sources.

65% individuals3% PACs32% other

$2.3M

raised

Brian Varela

D · challenger

38% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 61% from other sources.

38% individuals1% PACs61% other

$2.0M

raised

Michael Roth

D · challenger

67% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 33% from other sources.

67% individuals0% PACs33% other

$1.3M

raised

Megan O'Rourke

D · challenger

75% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 23% from other sources.

75% individuals2% PACs23% other

$571K

raised

Gregory Vartan

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

98% individuals0% PACs2% other

$193K

raised

Beth Adubato

D · challenger

56% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 44% from other sources.

56% individuals0% PACs44% other

$168K

raised

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Sara Sooy

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

90% individuals1% PACs9% other

$54K

raised

Valentina Mendoza

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 54% from PACs and 46% from individuals.

46% individuals54% PACs0% other

$2K

raised

Michael Garth

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $438 on hand from $500 raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$500

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$70K

Labor / Unions$30K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K

Real Estate & Construction$10K

Insurance$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL · pac$10K
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$10K
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
HIGHWATER PAC · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

70%19%

11% PACs70% individuals19% other

The incumbent's record

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$12M

$6.9M+. down $5.8M since 2023.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

ESAB · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-07-06
EQT · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-07-07
EQT · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-07-06
GOOGL · partial sale$1K - $15K · 2026-07-21
AMZN · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-07-08

Where they sit

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$70K

Labor / Unions$30K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K

Real Estate & Construction$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Rebecca Bennett D · challenger RB	vs	Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R · incumbent
$4.2M	Raised	$3.2M
$1.4M	Cash on hand	$3.6M
6%	From PACs	37%
93%	From individuals	61%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Labor / Unions
No	Incumbent	Yes