New Jersey’s 7th District. Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican, has taken $701,448 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Key issues in New Jersey
Major issues facing New Jersey, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Property taxes — Property taxes remain voters' top concern, with affordability dominating the 2026 debate.
Utility costs — Electric bills rose sharply after regional capacity auction prices spiked.
Cost of living — Prices rising faster than income rank as very important to nearly nine in ten voters.
Housing affordability — More than eight in ten voters say making housing affordable matters to their vote.
Healthcare access — Quality, affordable health care ranks as very important to nearly three-quarters of voters.
Candidates & funding
Thomas Kean Jr. RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $701,448FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2024-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
2026 fundraising (FEC)$5,867,419 raised · $3,629,011 spent · $2,286,695 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Working to lower the cost of living, protect healthcare, strengthen our communities
FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Thomas Kean Jr. R
Rebecca Bennett D
Seamus O'Toole I
Raised
$5.9M
$8.2M
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Individuals
$2.6M44%
$7.2M88%
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PACs & parties
$1.4M25%
$487K6%
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Self-funded
$0
$3270%
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Other
$1.8M32%
$523K6%
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AIPAC-linked*
$701K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Thomas Kean Jr.1314 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$5.9M
Campaign spent$3.6M
Cash on hand$2.3M
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals44%
PACs / committees25%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Individual$15K
Individual$15K
Individual$14K
Individual$11K
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
AIPAC's PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$9K
Individual$9K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Leadership PAC$8K
Leadership PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1314 donors. The other 1264 gave $2.4M combined.
Plus $216K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Related news
October 13, 2026
Congressional Leadership Fund pulls $10 million from four House races, cutting off Miller-Meeks and Kean
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the GOP's top House super PAC, confirmed Oct. 13 it is pulling about $10 million in ad reservations from four districts: it is ending advertising support for Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1) and Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-7), and abandoning efforts to unseat Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-1) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8). A spokesperson said Iowa money will be reallocated to the more competitive IA-2 and IA-3. It is the first time a major national Republican group has abandoned a GOP incumbent this cycle; Trump-aligned super PACs are also diverting money from the Kean and Miller-Meeks races.
GOP triage: Congressional Leadership Fund abandons four House races, redirects into 16 others
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading House Republican super PAC, canceled ad spending in four races (Iowa's 1st, New Jersey's 7th, Ohio's 1st and Michigan's 8th) and increased investment in 16 other races from Texas to Pennsylvania. The money being pulled, $13.3 million per the AP's tally, was redirected to defend incumbents including Brian Fitzpatrick, Monica De La Cruz, Rob Wittman and Bill Huizenga, and from Iowa's 1st into the 2nd and 3rd districts. It is the first time this cycle a major national GOP group has abandoned a Republican incumbent. The AP also reported a Trump-allied super PAC cutting back in the Las Vegas-area race (NV-03) and a DCCC $17 million fundraising drive to exploit the openings.