Rebecca Bennett Archives - New Jersey Globe

At Morris County early voting site, partisan divisions run deep as voters head to polls

October 24, 2026 5:04 pm

Republicans see a country moving in the right direction. Democrats think it’s headed the wrong way. At an early voting center in western Morris County on Saturday, there was little middle ground. At the Mount Olive municipal building, voters offered...

Kean, Bennett take their 7th District campaign to the airwaves in final weeks

October 22, 2026 10:07 pmOctober 23, 2026 10:28 am

Rep, Tom Kean Jr. and Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett blanketed the airwaves in the first two weeks of October as both candidates in New Jersey’s most competitive House race made their latest pleas to voters, Kean (R-Westfield) reported spending $1.1...

Philadelphia Inquirer endorses Mullock over Van Drew for Congress

October 22, 2026 12:58 pmOctober 22, 2026 12:58 pm

The Philadelphia Inquirer has endorsed Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock, a Democrat, over four-term Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district, praising Mullock as a pragmatist and criticizing the incumbent’s loyalty to President Donald Trump. In...

Kim sees a bigger Democratic wave than 2018, sets sights on corruption, health care

October 21, 2026 6:03 pmOctober 22, 2026 11:21 am

Eight years after riding a Democratic wave into Congress, U.S. Senator Andy Kim believes an even bigger one is building — fueled by anger over Donald Trump’s war in Iran, rising prices, and a president whom Kim accuses of enriching...

New GOP ad smacks Bennett in bid to save Kean

October 21, 2026 6:08 amOctober 21, 2026 2:39 am

In a bid to re-elect two-term Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) in New Jersey’s 7th district, the New Jersey Republican State Committee has launched a digital ad attacking Democrat Rebecca Bennett for profiting off denying health care to sick patients...

Kean confident Republicans have spent enough money to win

October 17, 2026 6:34 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) said Saturday that Republicans have the financial resources to outspend Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett in the final two weeks of the midterm elections, but sidestepped a question about whether he would put any of his...

Buttigieg draws 1,000 to rally for Bennett in bid to oust Kean

October 16, 2026 11:31 pmOctober 17, 2026 6:34 pm

Pete Buttigieg, a likely 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, drew about 1,000 people to Raritan Valley Community College on Friday night to rally for Rebecca Bennett, giving the Democratic congressional nominee a high-profile boost in her bid to unseat Rep. Tom...