Thomas Kean Jr. Archives - New Jersey Globe

Liberal super PAC makes Kean’s absence a campaign issue

June 9, 2026 3:38 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield)’s lengthy medical absence from Congress, long a subject of conversation and speculation in his 7th congressional district, has now officially become an issue in his re-election campaign. Your Community PAC, a somewhat shadowy super PAC...

Pro-Shah group’s poll also found Bennett leading Kean

June 4, 2026 10:02 am

DISCLAIMER: Polls can be a helpful tool for understanding elections, but they are an imperfect one, as demonstrated by New Jersey’s three most recent statewide general elections, all of which had results substantially different from what nearly every pollster had...

Bennett named to DCCC’s ‘Red to Blue’ list

June 4, 2026 5:15 amJune 3, 2026 7:39 pm

Two days after her decisive Democratic primary victory in the 7th congressional district, Rebecca Bennett has been added to “Red to Blue,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s list of top House challengers. Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot on her...

Bennett resoundingly wins NJ-7 primary, besting three Democratic foes – and GOP-linked super PAC

June 2, 2026 9:03 pmJune 2, 2026 10:55 pm

In one of the nation’s most competitive House districts, Democratic voters have nominated Rebecca Bennett to challenge Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), the New Jersey Globe projects. Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot touted by many Democrats as a top...

Eight incumbents, six challengers win congressional primaries uncontested

June 2, 2026 8:00 pmJune 2, 2026 8:13 pm

Results from New Jersey’s contested primaries will be streaming in all night – but for a large number of the state’s congressional candidates, their path to the November general election was guaranteed when the state’s filing period ended. Despite a...

Kean pushes back return date by several more weeks

June 2, 2026 5:00 pmJune 2, 2026 5:01 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), who told the New Jersey Globe by phone two weeks ago that his lengthy medical absence from Congress and the campaign trail would be over “in the next couple of weeks,” is now pushing his...

Bennett campaign sends cease-and-desist letter to mysterious GOP-tied PAC

May 29, 2026 2:07 pmMay 29, 2026 2:09 pm

After a week and a half of being pummeled by a mysterious super PAC with increasingly clear GOP ties, 7th district Democratic candidate Rebecca Bennett is taking legal steps to fight back, sending a cease and desist letter to “Real...