New Jersey 7th District

Lean D Cook Political Report, as of October 16, 2026

Incumbent: Tom Kean Jr. (R). Data pulled from the FEC on October 20, 2026.

Campaigns through 2026-09-30Outside money through 2026-10-18Source: FEC

The short version

Rebecca Bennett has raised $8.2M to Tom Kean Jr.'s $5.9M (1.4x), through September 30, 2026.
Outside groups have reported $7.2M in general election spending: $2.3M helping the Democrat and $4.9M helping the Republican.
Largest outside spender: Land I Love PAC, $4.1M opposing Rebecca Bennett.

Campaign money
Outside spending
Where it came from
Top PAC donors

Campaign money

D Democrat

Rebecca Bennett

Raised: $8.2M
Spent: $6.5M
Cash on hand: $1.7M
From PACs: $484K
From individuals: $7.2M
Self funding: $327
Outside money for (general): $2.3M

Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.

R Republican

Tom Kean Jr.

Raised: $5.9M
Spent: $3.6M
Cash on hand: $2.3M
From PACs: $1.4M
From individuals: $2.6M
Self funding: $0
Outside money for (general): $4.9M

Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.

Outside spending

$7.2MGeneral election independent expenditures in this raceFEC 24 and 48 hour notices, through October 18, 2026

$2.3MSpent to help Rebecca Bennett in the general (supporting them or opposing their opponent)

$4.9MSpent to help Tom Kean Jr. in the general (supporting them or opposing their opponent)

Not included above: $1.9M in outside spending that filers reported for the primary, a runoff, or no specific election, involving these two nominees.

Biggest outside spenders, general election

Spender	Position	Amount	FEC ID
Land I Love PAC	Oppose Rebecca Bennett	$4.1M	C00904730
Giffords PAC	Oppose Tom Kean Jr.	$378K	C00540443
314 Action Fund	Oppose Tom Kean Jr.	$341K	C00633248
Your Community PAC	Oppose Tom Kean Jr.	$289K	C00886614
Cffe PAC	Oppose Tom Kean Jr.	$264K	C00744920
America PAC	Oppose Rebecca Bennett	$249K	C00879510
The Turnout Project	Support Rebecca Bennett	$242K	C00760801
America PAC	Support Tom Kean Jr.	$211K	C00879510
Progressive Turnout Project	Support Rebecca Bennett	$201K	C00580068
AB PAC	Support Rebecca Bennett	$175K	C00492140
Battleground Alliance PAC	Support Rebecca Bennett	$154K	C00913087
Battleground Alliance PAC	Oppose Tom Kean Jr.	$154K	C00913087
No Going Back PAC Inc.	Oppose Rebecca Bennett	$81K	C00960435
No Going Back PAC Inc.	Support Tom Kean Jr.	$79K	C00960435
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee	Support Tom Kean Jr.	$71K	C00030718

Where the outside money came from

For the biggest spenders, the money is followed upstream while a single donor supplied at least half of it. From FEC receipts.

Land I Love PAC ← $4.2M from CLF (81% of its reported receipts)
Giffords PAC ← $4.5M from Giffords (55% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
Cffe PAC ← $2.0M from Pivotal Ventures (55% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
America PAC ← $82.8M from Elon Musk (59% of its reported receipts)
The Turnout Project ← $1.3M from Garden State Forward (82% of its reported receipts)

The Gap

These totals come from the 24 and 48 hour notices outside groups must file before ads run. They are the disclosed floor. Spending by groups that do not file independent expenditure notices, such as issue ads paid for by 501(c)(4) groups, does not appear here.

Top PAC donors to each campaign

D Rebecca Bennett

PAC	Given	Checks
VoteVets	$10K	2
Patriot PAC	$10K	3
The Next 50 PAC	$10K	2
The Juno Fund	$10K	2
Crosspartisan PAC I	$10K	2
Tri-State Maxed-Out Women	$8K	4
Vote Mama	$8K	3
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund	$8K	2
Frontline Fighters PAC	$7K	3
Serve America PAC	$7K	2

Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through June 30, 2026. 81 PACs in total.

R Tom Kean Jr.

PAC	Given	Checks
Defend Our Majority	$21K	1
Kean Victory Fund FEC	$14K	1
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating Engineers	$10K	2
New York Life Insurance Company PAC	$10K	3
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	$10K	3
Eureka PAC	$10K	4
Rejoice PAC	$10K	2
Highwater PAC	$10K	2
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac	$10K	3
Jobs and the Economy PAC	$10K	2

Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through June 30, 2026. 367 PACs in total.

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Primary Sources

FEC candidate page, Rebecca Bennett: fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ07201
FEC committee filings, Rebecca Bennett principal campaign committee: C00897165
FEC candidate page, Tom Kean Jr.: fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NJ07261
FEC committee filings, Tom Kean Jr. principal campaign committee: C00703058
FEC independent expenditures, 2026 cycle: fec.gov independent expenditures
Race rating: Cook Political Report, October 16, 2026
Nominees: newjerseyglobe.com