Thomas H. Kean Jr.

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Thomas H. Kean Jr. ran for U.S. House in NJ-07 in 2026 as a Republican (lost).

American politician (born 1968)

IncumbentU.S. House - NJ-07RepublicanLostVugol ID VM-HCN-27W4 FEC H0NJ07261

Ran for U.S. House, NJ-07, 2026 · Lost to Rebecca Bennett (Democratic), 38.3% to 60.3%. Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table), read 2026-11-07

On the New Jersey ballot, Nov 3, 2026 House of Representatives, District 7, 3 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.

Link: vugol.me/p/thomas-h-kean-jr

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Thomas H. Kean Jr., Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Official U.S. Congress portrait · Public domain

Races

2026 · U.S. House, NJ-07 · General · Republican · on the ballot · incumbent
2024 · U.S. House, NJ-07 · General · Republican · result not on file · incumbent · source
2022 · U.S. House, NJ-07 · General · Republican · won · 159,392 votes (51.4%) · source
2020 · U.S. House, NJ-07 · General · Republican · lost · 214,359 votes (49.4%) · source

Background

Thomas Howard Kean Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district since 2023.

A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented New Jersey's 21st legislative district in the New Jersey Senate from 2003 to 2022, serving as minority leader from 2008 to 2022, and represented the same district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2001 to 2003.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kean_Jr.

In the news

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Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House IncumbentsNew York Times · Oct 13
Prospects looking 'bleak' for New Jersey Republican who went missing for monthsThe Hill · Oct 20
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House’s most vulnerable Republicans haven’t deviated from Trump on 2026 votesRoll Call · Oct 13
The 10 most vulnerable House members just over a month before Election DayRoll Call · Sep 30

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Campaign finance

$6,128,373total raised (2026 cycle)

$1,365,406cash on hand (2026 cycle)

$4,811,254total spent (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-10-14 · Source: FEC

Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

Campaign contact: info@tomkean.com · source

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Sources

Official portrait, public-domain congressional image set (unitedstates project)
Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-08 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kean_Jr.
Website and social links, Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7791445
Official social accounts, congress-legislators dataset (unitedstates project)
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NJ07261/
photo_headshot https://kean.house.gov
photo_full_body https://kean.house.gov/about
photo_action https://kean.house.gov

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