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Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Current U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, in his second term. Campaign affiliation: Republican.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Background

  • The sitting member for the 7th District, in his second term; Congress.gov records two terms, the first beginning in 2023. He was re-elected in 2024 with 223,331 votes to Sue Altman's 200,025.
  • Sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee, as his campaign says and the Clerk's member file confirms.
  • His campaign says he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2001 and then in the state Senate, for 14 years as its Republican leader, and that he is the son of former Governor Thomas H. Kean.

What they say they want to do

  • A lower cost of living, protected health care, stronger communities, and an America strong at home and abroad.
  • Full restoration of the state and local tax deduction, which his congressional site calls one of his most important priorities.
  • Lower drug prices, coverage for pre-existing conditions, an end to surprise billing, and wider telemedicine.
  • Lower federal debt and deficits, through cutting duplicative programs and wasteful spending.
  • Transit investment, including the Gateway Project through public-private partnership.

What the official record shows

  • Voted Yea on passage of H.R. 1, the 2025 reconciliation act, and Aye on the final House vote on July 3. It became Public Law 119-21, which raised the cap on the SALT deduction from 10,000 to 40,000 dollars through 2029.
  • His Undersea Cable Control Act, H.R. 2503, passed the House by voice vote and went to the Senate.
  • Became an original cosponsor of the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, which would extend the enhanced marketplace health-insurance credits. It remains in committee.
  • Voted Yea on the motion to discharge and then on passage of H.R. 1834, which as passed extends the enhanced premium tax credits through 2028. It passed 230 to 196 and awaits the Senate.
  • Was recorded Not Voting on 142 consecutive roll calls, from March 17 to June 29, 2026, after last voting on March 5. On his return on June 30 he told the House a depression diagnosis and a hospital stay had kept him away.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 10 committees$1,715,451
Corporation PACs 100 committees$301,000
Leadership PACs 68 committees$301,000
Trade Association PACs 52 committees$155,000
House 56 committees$131,977
PAC - Qualified 31 committees$93,500
Membership Organization PACs 27 committees$85,500
Labor Organization PACs 14 committees$56,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 6 committees$20,898
Corporation w/o capital stock PACs 2 committees$13,500
Party committees 1 committee$5,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 1 committee$5,000
PAC - Nonqualified 1 committee$2,000
Communication Cost 1 committee$1,000

Source: Federal Election Commission

Money from committees in the 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026: lines 11B (party committees), 11C (other political committees) and 12 (transfers from joint fundraising committees), grouped by the FEC's record of the contributing committee. Memo entries are left out because they restate money counted elsewhere. Each line's itemized rows add up to the campaign's own filed total for that line. The rows sum to 2,886,826.14 dollars, which is part of what the campaign raised and not its total. Donations individuals made through ActBlue or WinRed are individual contributions and are not in this table. The joint fundraising row includes 23,051.56 dollars reported on line 11C from committees the FEC designates as joint fundraising committees.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Matches stated direction

What they say

His congressional site calls restoring the full state and local tax deduction one of his most important priorities, and says he cosponsored the SALT Deductibility Act.

What the record shows ·

He cosponsored bills to repeal the SALT cap and voted for the 2025 tax law, which raised the cap to $40,000 but kept it, and returns it to $10,000 in 2030.

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What they say

His congressional site calls restoring the full state and local tax deduction one of his most important priorities, and says he cosponsored the SALT Deductibility Act.

“One of my most important priorities in Congress is to restore the full State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction.”

What the record shows ·

He is an original cosponsor of H.R. 430, the SALT Deductibility Act, which would repeal the cap; it has not left committee. He voted Yea on passage of H.R. 1 on May 22, 2025 (Roll Call 145) and Aye on the final House vote on July 3 (Roll Call 190). The law, Public Law 119-21, raises the cap from 10,000 dollars to 40,000 for 2025, rising one per cent a year through 2029. It shrinks by 30 per cent of income above 500,000 dollars, never below 10,000, and returns to 10,000 dollars in 2030. In the previous Congress he cosponsored three SALT bills, H.R. 2555, H.R. 160 and H.R. 7160, and voted Aye on the rule to bring H.R. 7160 to the floor, which failed on February 14, 2024 (Roll Call 48).

Limit: He sponsored no SALT bill of his own in either Congress, and his votes went the way the claim says. The law he voted for raised the cap and kept it; that is not the full restoration his page names, and the higher cap ends after 2029. His office's claim that he "led the fight" is not something a vote record can measure.

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What they say

His campaign says he is working to protect healthcare.

What the record shows ·

His record runs both ways: he voted to extend marketplace premium credits in a bill awaiting the Senate, and for the 2025 tax law that adds Medicaid work requirements.

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What they say

His campaign says he is working to protect healthcare.

“working to lower the cost of living, protect healthcare, strengthen our communities, and ensure America is strong at home and around the world”

What the record shows ·

His record runs both ways. He voted for H.R. 1 twice in 2025 (Roll Calls 145 and 190); the law requires states to set Medicaid work requirements for certain adults (section 71119) and makes other eligibility changes. He is an original cosponsor of two bipartisan health-insurance bills, the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 5145) and the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 6501), neither of which has left committee. On January 7 and 8, 2026 he voted to discharge and then to pass H.R. 1834, which extends those credits through 2028; it passed 230 to 196 and awaits the Senate. He has also sponsored health bills of his own, among them the HELP Copays Act (H.R. 6423), with Democratic original cosponsors, the Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act (H.R. 9551) and the Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026 (H.R. 9709); none has left committee.

Limit: "Protect healthcare" names no measure, so there is nothing specific to hold the record against. His votes to extend the marketplace credits go the way the claim points; his votes for a law that tightens Medicaid eligibility go the other way. How many people either change covers is an estimate, not a record, and this card does not score it.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Working with both parties

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he brings both sides together to find common-sense solutions.

What the record shows ·

Twenty of his 36 bills this Congress had a Democratic cosponsor from the start, and his bipartisan fire grants bill became law in 2024 inside a larger act.

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What they say

His campaign says he brings both sides together to find common-sense solutions.

“I bring both sides together to find common-sense solutions that help New Jersey families succeed”

What the record shows ·

In the 119th Congress, through September 10, 2026, he sponsored 36 bills and resolutions. Twenty had at least one Democrat as an original cosponsor, among them the HELP Copays Act (H.R. 6423), the One Seat Ride Act (H.R. 1478) and the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act (H.R. 1765); sixteen had none. Three passed the House, one of them (H.R. 1765) with a Democratic original cosponsor, and none has become law under its own number. In the 118th Congress he sponsored the Fire Grants and Safety Act (H.R. 4090) with five Democratic original cosponsors; its text was enacted word for word as Division A of Public Law 118-67 in July 2024, and he voted for the bill that carried it.

Limit: Signing up a member of the other party at introduction is one signal of bipartisan work, and a weak one: it costs little and says nothing about how he votes when the parties split. His votes on party-line measures are not scored here. His other 118th-Congress bills were not counted, and his 119th-Congress bills were checked for enactment under their own numbers, not searched clause by clause through every law enacted since.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Money for local projects

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says that in his two terms his office has secured 38 million dollars in investments for local projects.

What the record shows ·

Congress funded 28 community projects he requested for fiscal 2024 and 2026, totaling $38,826,063, and a few of them also list a senator.

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What they say

His campaign says that in his two terms his office has secured 38 million dollars in investments for local projects.

“has secured $38 million in investments for local projects in our communities”

What the record shows ·

The enacted explanatory statements and the Appropriations Committee's final tables list 28 community projects with him as House requester. Thirteen are fiscal 2024 projects totalling 24,974,669 dollars: 21,815,414 in Public Law 118-42 and 3,159,255 in Public Law 118-47. Fifteen are fiscal 2026 projects totalling 13,851,394 dollars, in Public Laws 119-37, 119-74, 119-75 and 119-86. Together that is 38,826,063 dollars, the same as his office's releases. Fiscal 2025 was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, Public Law 119-4, which gave the fiscal 2024 earmarks no legal effect.

Limit: Community project funding is requested by a member and enacted by Congress as a whole; "secured" is the member's word for having requested a project that was funded, and a few of these rows also name a senator. The fiscal 2024 figures come from the committee's final tables, because the statement for those acts prints its tables as images. The same sentence of his biography says his office returned 61 million dollars to residents through casework, which no official source publishes for any member; that figure is not judged here.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Defense: a strong military

Matches stated direction

What they say

His congressional site says the country must keep a strong military, that he supports giving service members the resources they need, and that he is committed to deterring adversaries.

What the record shows ·

He voted for the annual defense bill in 2023, 2024 and 2025, all now law, and for the 2024 Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific aid, which also became law.

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What they say

His congressional site says the country must keep a strong military, that he supports giving service members the resources they need, and that he is committed to deterring adversaries.

“I support providing our servicemembers with the key resources they need to be successful in their missions.”

What the record shows ·

He voted for the defense authorization bill on its final House vote each year: fiscal 2024 on December 14, 2023 (Roll Call 723), fiscal 2025 on December 11, 2024 (Roll Call 500) and fiscal 2026 on December 10, 2025 (Roll Call 320). All three became law, as Public Laws 118-31, 118-159 and 119-60. On April 20, 2024 he voted for the Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific security funding bills (Roll Calls 151, 152 and 146). Their text became law together in H.R. 815, Public Law 118-50. He sponsored two bills to sanction Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear company: H.R. 8046 in 2024 and H.R. 8106 in 2026. Neither has become law.

Limit: A defense bill covers far more than troops' pay and equipment, and a vote for it is a vote for the whole bill. Whether the spending deters adversaries is not something a vote record can show.

Matches stated direction

What they say

His congressional site backs an all-of-the-above energy policy to raise domestic production and lower costs, and says he has spent his public life protecting the environment.

What the record shows ·

He voted for bills to raise oil and gas production, including the 2025 tax law, which also ends credits for new wind and solar projects.

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What they say

His congressional site backs an all-of-the-above energy policy to raise domestic production and lower costs, and says he has spent his public life protecting the environment.

“I support an “all-the-above” energy policy to boost domestic energy production”

What the record shows ·

He voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) on March 30, 2023 (Roll Call 182); it passed the House 225 to 204 and did not become law. On December 12, 2025 he voted for the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act (H.R. 3668, Roll Call 334), which passed the House. He voted for the 2025 tax law, Public Law 119-21 (Roll Calls 145 and 190). It orders at least 30 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America through 2040. It also ends the clean electricity production and investment credits for wind and solar projects placed in service after 2027, unless construction began within a year of the law. He sponsored a study of the Upper Raritan River for wild and scenic status (H.R. 5852) and is an original cosponsor of a bill renewing the Delaware River Basin restoration program (H.R. 1304). Neither has left committee.

Limit: His votes went the way his page points on domestic production. The same law also cuts off credits for new wind and solar projects, which runs against the "all-the-above" part.

Matches stated direction

What they say

His congressional site says the country must get its fiscal house in order and address the debt and deficit, starting by cutting duplicative programs and wasteful spending.

What the record shows ·

He voted for 2023 spending caps, the 2025 cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, and the 2025 tax law, which raised the debt limit by $5 trillion.

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What they say

His congressional site says the country must get its fiscal house in order and address the debt and deficit, starting by cutting duplicative programs and wasteful spending.

“We can start by eliminating duplicative programs, living within our nation’s means, and cutting wasteful spending.”

What the record shows ·

He voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act on April 26, 2023 (Roll Call 199); it passed the House 217 to 215 and did not become law. He voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act on May 31, 2023 (Roll Call 243). That law, Public Law 118-5, capped discretionary spending for fiscal 2024 and 2025 and suspended the debt limit until January 1, 2025. On June 12, 2025 he voted for the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4, Roll Call 168), and on July 18 for the rule that accepted the Senate's changes to it (Roll Call 203). It became Public Law 119-28 and cancelled money already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The 2025 tax law he voted for, Public Law 119-21 (Roll Calls 145 and 190), raised the debt limit by 5 trillion dollars.

Limit: Whether any of these laws lowers the deficit is an estimate, not a record, and this card does not score it. Two of them raised or suspended the debt limit.

Matches stated direction

What they say

His congressional site calls the district's transportation problems, from road congestion to strained commuter rail and poor internet service, one of his top priorities.

What the record shows ·

He sponsored the One Seat Ride Act, a study of direct Raritan Valley Line trips that hasn't left committee, and a broadband bill that passed the House in March 2026.

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What they say

His congressional site calls the district's transportation problems, from road congestion to strained commuter rail and poor internet service, one of his top priorities.

“The Seventh District of New Jersey is home to some of the most unique transportation challenges in the country and helping solve them is one of my top priorities.”

What the record shows ·

He sponsored the One Seat Ride Act (H.R. 1478) in February 2025, with Rep. Watson Coleman as original cosponsor. It would have the Transportation Department study the costs and benefits of peak-hour trips on NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line with no change of trains. It has not left committee. He sponsored a broadband bill, H.R. 5419, which the House passed by voice vote on March 3, 2026. He voted for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 on May 15, 2024 (Roll Call 200); it became Public Law 118-63. He is an original cosponsor of the Lower Commuting Costs Act (H.R. 10511), introduced September 21, 2026, which would create a tax deduction of up to $4,080 a year for commuting costs.

Limit: The One Seat Ride Act only orders a study, and it has not had a vote. His page also backs the Gateway Project; this card does not score that.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

AI: a kill switch bill

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he has introduced a bill that puts a kill switch on AI development.

What the record shows ·

He sponsored the AI Emergency Button Act, H.R. 10567, on September 24, 2026; it has not left committee.

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he has introduced a bill that puts a kill switch on AI development.

What the record shows ·

He sponsored H.R. 10567, the AI Emergency Button Act, introduced September 24, 2026. His office says it would require AI developers to install an emergency kill switch. It was referred to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, where it remains.

Limit: He introduced the bill three days before the debate, and it has not had a hearing or a vote. The card checks that he introduced it, not what the bill would do in practice.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said the House had just passed, on a bipartisan basis, a Russia and Iran sanctions bill with 59 Democrats joining all Republicans.

What the record shows ·

He voted yes on September 16, 2026. It passed 262 to 159, with 58 Democrats and one independent voting yes and seven Republicans voting no. It is now law.

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said the House had just passed, on a bipartisan basis, a Russia and Iran sanctions bill with 59 Democrats joining all Republicans.

What the record shows ·

On September 16, 2026 the House agreed to the Senate's version of H.R. 5334, which carries the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, by 262 to 159 (Roll Call 308). Kean voted Yea. Republicans voted 203 to 7 and Democrats 58 to 152. It became Public Law 119-111.

Limit: The Clerk's tally shows 58 Democrats and one independent voting yes, 59 non-Republicans in all, and seven Republicans voting no, so not all Republicans joined. His own vote, the timing and the bipartisan passage are as he said.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said Gov. Phil Murphy signed his bill in 2019 that went after insurers so people with addiction or mental health conditions are treated with parity.

What the record shows ·

He was one of three Senate sponsors of the bill, with two Democrats; its Assembly twin became law in April 2019.

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said Gov. Phil Murphy signed his bill in 2019 that went after insurers so people with addiction or mental health conditions are treated with parity.

What the record shows ·

As a state senator he was one of three primary sponsors of S1339, with Democrats Robert Gordon and Joseph Vitale; it requires health insurers to cover mental health and substance use treatment on par with other care. The Assembly version, A2031, which also lists him as a Senate sponsor, was enacted as P.L. 2019, c.58, approved April 11, 2019.

Limit: He shared the Senate bill with two Democratic prime sponsors. The law was enacted from the Assembly's version, which also lists him and the same two senators as sponsors. Sponsor and cosponsor both count here. How well the law has been enforced is not measured.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he voted to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.

What the record shows ·

He voted for the House's July 2026 bill, which bars members from buying stocks but lets them sell with notice; it has not passed the Senate.

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he voted to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.

What the record shows ·

He voted Yea on July 22, 2026 when the House passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, 232 to 198 (Roll Call 280). The House text bars members, spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stock and requires public notice 7 to 14 days before any sale. It has not passed the Senate.

Limit: The bill he voted for bars new stock purchases; it lets members keep stock they hold and sell it after public notice, so it is narrower than a ban on all trading. It is not law. This card is about his vote, not about his own holdings.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he voted to sanction a fellow Republican from North Carolina over his conduct with staff.

What the record shows ·

He voted yes on the September 1, 2026 resolution on Edwards, which passed 413 to 2.

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he voted to sanction a fellow Republican from North Carolina over his conduct with staff.

What the record shows ·

On September 1, 2026 he voted Yea on H.Res. 1498, "In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards," a North Carolina Republican. It passed 413 to 2 (Roll Call 292). The resolution adopted a House Ethics Committee report that found he acted improperly toward two women on his staff, and censured him.

Limit: The vote was nearly unanimous. His separate statement that he would not vote for Edwards's reelection is a statement about the future, not a record.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he is suing the governor because she will not say which elections noncitizen voters took part in.

What the record shows ·

His September 22, 2026 suit names the secretary of state and five county officials, not the governor. It seeks voter-list records, not elections voted in; no ruling yet.

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he is suing the governor because she will not say which elections noncitizen voters took part in.

What the record shows ·

He is one of four plaintiffs, with the Republican National Committee, the state Republican Party and state Sen. Anthony Bucco, in a federal suit filed September 22, 2026 under the National Voter Registration Act's public records provision. The defendants are Secretary of State Dale Caldwell, who is also lieutenant governor, and election officials in Bergen, Middlesex, Hudson, Union and Somerset counties.

Limit: The governor is not a named defendant; the suit names her secretary of state, who runs elections, and five county officials. It seeks voter-list maintenance records, including records of people removed as non-citizens; it does not ask which elections they voted in. The court has not ruled.

Record does not bear out the claim

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he has not traded an individual stock since becoming a member of Congress, that his trades are reported every three months, and that his holdings are in a blind structure in which he has no involvement and no input.

What the record shows ·

He filed 39 periodic transaction reports from February 11, 2023 to September 12, 2026, and each year's reports list purchases or sales of individual company stocks in accounts reported as his own, not his spouse's: a State Street Bank & Trust account and the Kean Family Partnership, in which he reports a 33 per cent interest. His first report lists a partial sale of Johnson & Johnson stock from the State Street account on January 27, 2023; his latest lists partial sales of Alphabet and Johnson & Johnson stock from the same account on August 27, 2026. From the report filed June 18, 2026 on, each says the transactions are initiated and made by third-party advisers with no input from him; the report before it, filed May 22, 2026, has no such line. His 2025 annual report answers No when asked whether it leaves out a qualified blind trust approved by the Ethics Committee, and his 2024 report says his counsel wrote to the committee about possibly using one.

Limit: The reports are his own sworn filings and give ranges, not exact amounts. They show trades in accounts he owns or partly owns; they do not show who chose each trade, and since June 2026 they say advisers make the trades without his input. Many of the trades are in the Kean Family Partnership, a family entity in which he holds a one-third interest; the reports do not say who manages it. Advisers trading without his input describes a managed account, which is different from the qualified blind trust his own annual report says he does not have.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said that after a 14-year-old girl in Westfield was targeted online by her peers, he was able to introduce legislation that ended up part of a broader law.

What the record shows ·

He introduced one Westfield-linked AI bill and cosponsored another, and neither passed; he also cosponsored and voted for the TAKE IT DOWN Act, law since 2025.

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In the September 27 debate he said that after a 14-year-old girl in Westfield was targeted online by her peers, he was able to introduce legislation that ended up part of a broader law.

What the record shows ·

In November 2023 he introduced H.R. 6466, the AI Labeling Act of 2023; it did not pass. He cosponsored H.R. 3106, the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, introduced by Rep. Joe Morelle in May 2023, and its 2025 version, H.R. 1941; neither has passed. In January 2024 he and Morelle held a press conference with Francesca Mani of Westfield and her mother, who were pushing both bills. He also cosponsored H.R. 633, the House version of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. The Senate's version, S. 146, passed the House 409 to 2 on April 28, 2025 with his Yea vote (Roll Call 104) and became Public Law 119-12.

Limit: The bills tied to the Westfield case, his own AI Labeling Act and Rep. Morelle's deepfake bill, which he cosponsored, have not become law. The law that passed, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, is a separate bill led by Sen. Ted Cruz; he cosponsored its House version and voted for it. Sponsor and cosponsor both count here. Whether his bill's ideas shaped the law is not something the record can show.

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Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Official candidate list: three printed candidates

    The state's revised official list and amended certification print three candidates: Kean, Bennett and O'Toole. The Stated Record checked both on September 23, 2026.

  2. race event

    Official candidate list: four candidates

    The Division of Elections' official list printed four candidates for this seat: Kean, Bennett, Leguía and O'Toole.

  3. race event

    Kean returns to the House

    Kean voted again after 142 consecutive roll calls recorded Not Voting, from March 17 to June 29, and told the House a depression diagnosis had kept him away.

  4. finance

    FEC filing snapshot

    July Quarterly 2026, principal campaign committee KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC.

  5. race event

    Primary election

    Kean won the Republican nomination with 35,080 votes and Bennett the Democratic nomination with 27,525.

  6. race event

    House passes a three-year extension of marketplace tax credits

    H.R. 1834 passed 230 to 196, with Kean voting Yea on passage and on the discharge motion that brought it to the floor. It has not passed the Senate.

  7. race event

    The reconciliation act becomes law

    H.R. 1 became Public Law 119-21. Kean voted for it on House passage and on the final House vote. Among much else it raised the SALT deduction cap to 40,000 dollars through 2029 and required Medicaid work requirements.

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Sources118 source records

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  1. Thomas H. Kean, Jr., member recordhttps://www.congress.gov/member/thomas-kean/K000398

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Bioguide ID K000398, taken from Congress.gov's listing of New Jersey members of the 119th Congress and name-checked. Records two House terms for the 7th District, beginning 2023 and 2025, 65 sponsored and 777 cosponsored items.

    official office record

    Legislation sponsored by Thomas H. Kean, Jr., 119th Congress

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The 36 bills and resolutions he sponsored in the 119th Congress through September 10, 2026, each read with its cosponsor list from the Congress.gov API on September 23, 2026. Twenty had at least one Democratic original cosponsor, among them H.R. 6423 (Reps. Barragán, Auchincloss, Watson Coleman), H.R. 1478 (Watson Coleman) and H.R. 1765 (Dingell, Clarke). Sixteen had none. Three passed the House by voice vote: H.R. 1765 (July 14, 2025), H.R. 2503 (September 2, 2025) and H.R. 5419 (March 3, 2026). None has become law under its own number; the bills were not searched clause by clause through every law enacted since.

    official legislative record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money; Working with both parties

  2. Official general election results, House of Representatives, November 5, 2024 (document)

    New Jersey Division of Elections · Published Dec 5, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Official results list dated December 5, 2024. Seventh District: Kean 223,331, Sue Altman 200,025, Andrew Black (Green) 4,258, Lana Leguia (Libertarian Party) 3,784.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  3. Meet Tomhttps://tomkean.com/meet-tom/

    Kean for Congress Inc · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign biography. Undated, so the two-term figures it gives are read as of the date reviewed.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Money for local projects

  4. House member data, committee assignments (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The Clerk's member file lists Kean (K000398, NJ07) on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, sworn in January 3, 2025.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Tom Kean for Congress, home pagehttps://tomkean.com/

    Kean for Congress Inc · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source; the "Paid for by Kean for Congress Inc" line matches the committee's filed website, WWW.TOMKEAN.COM. It carries one paragraph of positions and links X (@keanforcongress), Facebook (KeanForCongress), Instagram (@tomkean) and YouTube. Its Media page carries no content.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Health care: protecting coverage; Working with both parties

  6. SALT Deductionhttps://kean.house.gov/issues/salt-deduction

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His congressional office's issue page, in his own voice. Also lists his office's releases on the subject, including a February 27, 2026 roundtable on the "restored" deduction and an opinion piece titled "Kean: I led the fight to restore N.J.'s property tax deduction".

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction

  7. Healthhttps://kean.house.gov/issues/health

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His congressional office's issue page, in his own voice.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  8. Economyhttps://kean.house.gov/issues/economy

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His congressional office's issue page, in his own voice.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  9. Infrastructurehttps://kean.house.gov/issues/infrastructure

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His congressional office's issue page, in his own voice.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Transit: the district's transportation problems

  10. Roll Call 145, H.R. 1, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025145

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 22, 2025, passed 215 to 214. Kean: Yea. On Roll Call 144 the same day, a motion to recommit, he voted Nay, which is a vote against sending the bill back.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction; Health care: protecting coverage; Energy: more American production; Spending: cutting wasteful spending; The reconciliation act becomes law

  11. Roll Call 190, H.R. 1, on concurring in the Senate amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 3, 2025, passed 218 to 214. Kean: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction; Health care: protecting coverage; Energy: more American production; Spending: cutting wasteful spending; The reconciliation act becomes law

  12. H.R. 1, 119th Congress, Public Law 119-21https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Enacted text read from GovInfo (PLAW-119publ21). Section 70120 replaces the 10,000 dollar cap on the deduction for state and local taxes with 40,000 dollars for 2025, 40,400 for 2026 and one per cent more each year through 2029, reduced by 30 per cent of income above 500,000 dollars but not below 10,000, and returning to 10,000 dollars from 2030. Section 71119 requires states to set Medicaid community engagement (work) requirements for certain adults. Section 50102 orders at least 30 Gulf of America oil and gas lease sales through 2040.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction; Health care: protecting coverage; Energy: more American production; Spending: cutting wasteful spending; The reconciliation act becomes law

  13. H.R. 2503, Undersea Cable Control Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2503

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean. Passed the House by voice vote under suspension of the rules on September 2, 2025; referred in the Senate to the Banking Committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Working with both parties

  14. H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5145

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Kiggans. Kean is an original cosponsor, from September 4, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Health care: protecting coverage

  15. Roll Call 4, H. Res. 780, on the motion to dischargehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/20264

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of January 7, 2026, passed 221 to 205. The motion brought to the floor the rule for H.R. 1834. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Health care: protecting coverage; House passes a three-year extension of marketplace tax credits

  16. Roll Call 11, H.R. 1834, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202611

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of January 8, 2026, passed 230 to 196. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Health care: protecting coverage; House passes a three-year extension of marketplace tax credits

  17. H.R. 1834, 119th Congress, as passed by the Househttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1834

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Engrossed text read from GovInfo (BILLS-119hr1834eh). As passed, its one section extends the enhanced premium tax credit for marketplace health insurance, and the credit for households above 400 per cent of the poverty line, through 2028. Placed on the Senate calendar February 10, 2026; not law.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Health care: protecting coverage; House passes a three-year extension of marketplace tax credits

  18. Roll call votes, 119th Congress, 2nd sessionhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    All 314 roll calls of 2026 through September 16 were read from the Clerk's XML files on September 23, 2026 and Kean's position taken by his member ID. He is recorded Not Voting on 144 of them, 142 of those in one unbroken run from Roll Call 88 (March 17) to Roll Call 229 (June 29).

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Kean returns to the House

  19. Roll Call 87, H.R. 7744, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202687

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 5, 2026, the last roll call Kean voted on before his absence. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  20. Roll Call 88, H.R. 4294, on the motion to suspend the rules and passhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202688

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 17, 2026, the first of 142 consecutive roll calls on which the Clerk records Kean as Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  21. Roll Call 229, H.R. 7128, on the motion to suspend the rules and passhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026229

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 29, 2026, the last of the 142 consecutive roll calls on which Kean is recorded Not Voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  22. Roll Call 230, H. Res. 1398, on ordering the previous questionhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026230

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 30, 2026, the first roll call after his return. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Kean returns to the House

  23. Expressing gratitude: statement of Rep. Kean (Congressional Record, June 30, 2026, H4329)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2026-06-30/html/CREC-2026-06-30-pt1-PgH4329-2.htm

    Congressional Record, GovInfo · Published Jun 30, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His five-minute House floor statement on his return. He says he entered the hospital for testing several months earlier, was diagnosed with depression, and stayed on his doctors' advice. Used only for his own explanation; the vote count comes from the Clerk.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Kean returns to the House

  24. KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC, receipts from committees, 2025-2026https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00703058/?cycle=2026&tab=raising

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Read with tools/fec-money/money.py on September 23, 2026: Schedule A lines 11B (1 row), 11C (582 rows, 6 memo) and 12 (1,187 rows, 1,128 memo), through June 30, 2026. Each line's itemized sum equals the campaign's filed summary total for that line.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  25. H.R. 430, SALT Deductibility Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/430

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Garbarino. Kean is an original cosponsor, from January 15, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, where it remains.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction

  26. H.R. 2555, SALT Deductibility Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2555

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Garbarino. Kean is an original cosponsor, from April 10, 2023. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, where it stayed.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction

  27. H.R. 160, SALT Fairness Act of 2023, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/160

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Mike Garcia. Kean cosponsored it on March 9, 2023. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, where it stayed.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction

  28. H.R. 7160, SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7160

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Lawler. Kean is an original cosponsor, from January 31, 2024. The rule for its consideration, H. Res. 994, failed, so it never got a floor vote.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction

  29. Roll Call 48, H. Res. 994, on agreeing to the resolutionhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202448

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of February 14, 2024, failed 195 to 225. Kean: Aye. H. Res. 994 was the rule for considering H.R. 7160 and H. Res. 987, a resolution on the Biden administration's energy policies.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: restoring the SALT deduction

  30. H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6501

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick. Kean is an original cosponsor, from December 9, 2025. Referred to three committees.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: protecting coverage

  31. H.R. 6423, HELP Copays Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6423

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean; original cosponsors include Reps. Barragán, Auchincloss and Watson Coleman, Democrats.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: protecting coverage; Working with both parties

  32. H.R. 9551, Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9551

    Congress.gov · Published Jun 30, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, introduced June 30, 2026. Referred to the Education and Workforce Committee; not reported.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: protecting coverage

  33. H.R. 9709, Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9709

    Congress.gov · Published Jul 15, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, introduced July 15, 2026. Referred to the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees; not reported.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: protecting coverage

  34. H.R. 1478, One Seat Ride Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1478

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean; original cosponsor Rep. Watson Coleman, a Democrat.

    official legislative record

    For: Working with both parties; Transit: the district's transportation problems

  35. H.R. 1765, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1765

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean; original cosponsors include Reps. Dingell and Clarke, Democrats. Passed the House by voice vote July 14, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Working with both parties

  36. H.R. 5419, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5419

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, with no Democratic original cosponsor. Passed the House by voice vote under suspension of the rules on March 3, 2026; referred in the Senate to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 4, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Working with both parties; Transit: the district's transportation problems

  37. H.R. 4090, Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4090

    Congress.gov · Published Jun 14, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, introduced June 14, 2023. Original cosponsors: Democrats Pascrell, Golden, Hoyer, Stevens and Lofgren, and Republicans Bost, Fitzpatrick, Collins and Lucas. Ordered reported 29 to 0 by the Science, Space, and Technology Committee (H. Rept. 118-177); never passed the House under its own number. Its introduced text (BILLS-118hr4090ih) matches Division A of Public Law 118-67 section by section, down to the same amendments to 15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1), 2229(q)(1) and (r), 2229a(j)(1) and (k), and the GAO audit. The Senate-passed S. 870 (BILLS-118s870es) carried different text, with sunsets in 2032 and authorisations through 2030; the House amendment replaced it with H.R. 4090's, which is what became law.

    official legislative record

    For: Working with both parties

  38. Public Law 118-67 (S. 870), Division A: Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ67/html/PLAW-118publ67.htm

    Congress.gov / GovInfo · Published Jul 9, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    S. 870 became Public Law 118-67 on July 9, 2024. Division A, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, reauthorises the U.S. Fire Administration at 95,000,000 dollars a year for fiscal 2024 to 2028, authorises 750,000,000 dollars a year for the assistance-to-firefighters grants, extends the AFG and SAFER programs to 2030, and orders a GAO audit: the text of Kean's H.R. 4090 as introduced.

    official legislative record

    For: Working with both parties

  39. Roll Call 194, 2024: S. 870, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amendedhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024194

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 8, 2024, agreed 393 to 13 with 1 present. Kean: Yea. The House amendment added the fire-grants text as Division A.

    official legislative record

    For: Working with both parties

  40. Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding: final tableshttps://appropriations.house.gov/fiscal-year-2024-community-project-funding

    House Committee on Appropriations · Published Mar 6, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The committee's final conference tables for the fiscal 2024 acts, read on September 23, 2026. Rows naming Kean as House requester: Agriculture (Hunterdon County emergency services 3,192,000; Borough of Raritan municipal building 2,275,000; Abilities of Northwest Jersey 127,000), Commerce-Justice-Science (Mount Arlington security 277,000), Interior (Berkeley Heights sewer 2,000,000; Mount Olive stormwater 600,000; Rahway lead service lines 1,250,000) and Transportation-HUD (Stanhope water tower 3,300,000; Linden senior transportation 1,000,000; Somerset County YMCA 3,794,414; Bridgewater Camp Cromwell 4,000,000), 21,815,414 dollars in Public Law 118-42; and Homeland Security (Raritan Township generators 459,000; Scotch Plains emergency operations center 2,700,255), 3,159,255 dollars in Public Law 118-47. The joint explanatory statement prints these tables as images (CREC-2024-03-05-pt1-PgS1223). sha256 of the five tables: Agriculture a2db02ee…c874, CJS (updated March 6, 2024) 9bf510e9…1502, Homeland 978d418d…06eb, Interior (updated March 6, 2024) f28e354c…8e09, THUD (updated March 6, 2024) 96db44a3…efa1; copies in cache/fixer-wave1/cpf24/.

    official legislative record

    For: Money for local projects

  41. Explanatory statement, Agriculture appropriations for fiscal 2026 (Congressional Record, November 9, 2025, S8043)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2025-11-09/html/CREC-2025-11-09-pt1-PgS8043-2.htm

    Congressional Record, GovInfo · Published Nov 9, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The explanatory statement for the Agriculture division of H.R. 5371, which became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025. Its community project table names Kean as House requester for Readington police (1,932,287), Byram police (1,237,500) and Holland Township police (555,000) dollars.

    official legislative record

    For: Money for local projects

  42. Explanatory statement regarding H.R. 6938 (Congressional Record, January 8, 2026, H255)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2026-01-08/html/CREC-2026-01-08-pt3-PgH255.htm

    Congressional Record, GovInfo · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Statement for H.R. 6938, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water, and Interior, which became Public Law 119-74 on January 23, 2026. Rows naming Kean: Bernards Township police communications 835,000; Greenwich Township school resource officer vehicle 97,607; Warren Township public safety communications 900,000; Mount Arlington stormwater 560,000; Sparta Township pump station 400,000; Hopatcong lead service lines 1,000,000.

    official legislative record

    For: Money for local projects

  43. Explanatory statement regarding H.R. 7148 and H.R. 7147 (Congressional Record, January 22, 2026, H1353)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2026-01-22/html/CREC-2026-01-22-pt2-PgH1353-2.htm

    Congressional Record, GovInfo · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Statement for H.R. 7148, which became Public Law 119-75 on February 3, 2026, and H.R. 7147, the Homeland Security act, which became Public Law 119-86 on April 30, 2026. Rows naming Kean: Mountainside emergency operations center 365,000; Warren County Community College 979,000; Washington Township police building 560,000; Summit sidewalks 530,000; Phillipsburg riverfront park 2,400,000; Hunterdon County senior center 1,500,000.

    official legislative record

    For: Money for local projects

  44. Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ4/html/PLAW-119publ4.htm

    GovInfo · Published Mar 15, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    H.R. 1968, enacted March 15, 2025. Section 1111 of division A gives earmark language in the fiscal 2024 acts and their explanatory statements no legal effect for the funds it appropriates.

    official legislative record

    For: Money for local projects

  45. Nearly $22 Million in Funding For NJ-07 Passes Househttps://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/nearly-22-million-funding-nj-07-passes-house

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Published Mar 6, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His office's release of March 6, 2024: 21,815,414 dollars in community project funding he requested, in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2024. The office's own figure, not an official total.

    candidate statement

    For: Money for local projects

  46. Kean Applauds Passage of Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024https://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/kean-applauds-passage-further-consolidated-appropriations-act-2024

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Published Mar 22, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His office's release of March 22, 2024: a further 3,159,255 dollars in the second FY2024 package. The office's own figure.

    candidate statement

    For: Money for local projects

  47. Congressman Kean Secures $365k for Mountainside Emergency Operations Center, Delivering on All 15 District Funding Requestshttps://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-kean-secures-365k-mountainside-emergency-operations-center

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Published May 20, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His office's release of May 20, 2026: all fifteen FY2026 requests funded, more than 13 million dollars, the last in H.R. 7147, signed April 30, 2026.

    candidate statement

    For: Money for local projects

  48. National Defensehttps://kean.house.gov/issues/national-defense

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His congressional office's issue page, in his own voice.

    candidate statement

    For: Defense: a strong military

  49. Roll Call 723, 2023: H.R. 2670, on agreeing to the conference reporthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023723

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 14, 2023 on the fiscal 2024 defense authorization, passed 310 to 118. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  50. Roll Call 500, 2024: H.R. 5009, on concurring in the Senate amendment with an amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024500

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 11, 2024 on the fiscal 2025 defense authorization, passed 281 to 140. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  51. Roll Call 320, 2025: S. 1071, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025320

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 10, 2025 on the fiscal 2026 defense authorization, passed 312 to 112. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  52. H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Became Public Law 118-31 on December 22, 2023.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  53. H.R. 5009, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5009

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The vehicle for the fiscal 2025 defense authorization. Became Public Law 118-159 on December 23, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  54. S. 1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1071

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The vehicle for the fiscal 2026 defense authorization. Became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  55. Roll Call 151, 2024: H.R. 8035, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 20, 2024 on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, passed 311 to 112. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  56. Roll Call 152, 2024: H.R. 8034, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024152

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 20, 2024 on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, passed 366 to 58. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  57. Roll Call 146, 2024: H.R. 8036, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024146

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 20, 2024 on the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, passed 385 to 34. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  58. H.R. 815, 118th Congress, Public Law 118-50https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/815

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Under H. Res. 1160 the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 815 with an amendment. It became Public Law 118-50.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  59. Public Law 118-50https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-118publ50

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Enacted text read from GovInfo. It carries the Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific security supplemental appropriations acts of 2024 as separate divisions.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  60. H.R. 8046, Rosatom Sanctions Enforcement Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8046

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, introduced April 17, 2024. Ordered reported by committee on May 16, 2024; not enacted.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  61. H.R. 8106, RESCUE Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8106

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, introduced March 26, 2026; sanctions on Rosatom. Referred to the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services committees; not enacted.

    official legislative record

    For: Defense: a strong military

  62. Energy and Environmenthttps://kean.house.gov/issues/energy-and-environment

    Office of Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His congressional office's issue page, in his own voice.

    candidate statement

    For: Energy: more American production

  63. Roll Call 182, 2023: H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023182

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 30, 2023, passed 225 to 204. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: more American production

  64. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Passed the House March 30, 2023; not enacted.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: more American production

  65. Roll Call 334, 2025: H.R. 3668, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025334

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 12, 2025 on the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act, passed 213 to 184. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: more American production

  66. H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3668

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Passed the House December 12, 2025; referred in the Senate to the Commerce Committee on December 15, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: more American production

  67. H.R. 5852, Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5852

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Kean, introduced October 28, 2025, with Rep. Watson Coleman as original cosponsor. Referred to the Natural Resources Committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: more American production

  68. H.R. 1304, Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1304

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick; Kean is an original cosponsor. Referred to committee February 13, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: more American production

  69. Roll Call 199, 2023: H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023199

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 26, 2023, passed 217 to 215. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  70. H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2811

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Passed the House April 26, 2023; not enacted.

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  71. Roll Call 243, 2023: H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023243

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 31, 2023, passed 314 to 117. Kean: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  72. H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Public Law 118-5https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3746

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Became Public Law 118-5 on June 3, 2023. Enacted text read from GovInfo: section 101 sets discretionary spending limits for fiscal 2024 and 2025; section 401 suspends the debt limit through January 1, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  73. Roll Call 168, 2025: H.R. 4, Rescissions Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025168

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 12, 2025, passed 214 to 212. Kean: Yea. The House later agreed to the Senate's version through H. Res. 590 (Roll Call 203, July 18, 2025, Kean: Aye).

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  74. Roll Call 203, 2025: H. Res. 590, the rule on the Senate amendment to H.R. 4https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025203

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 18, 2025, on the rule for the Senate amendment to H.R. 4. Kean: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  75. H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025, Public Law 119-28https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025. Enacted text read from GovInfo: it rescinds foreign-aid balances and Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds.

    official legislative record

    For: Spending: cutting wasteful spending

  76. Roll Call 200, 2024: H.R. 3935, on concurring in the Senate amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024200

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 15, 2024 on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, passed 387 to 26. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Transit: the district's transportation problems

  77. H.R. 3935, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Public Law 118-63https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3935

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Became Public Law 118-63 on May 16, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Transit: the district's transportation problems

  78. H.R. 10511, Lower Commuting Costs Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10511

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Gillen, introduced September 21, 2026; Kean is an original cosponsor. Referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Transit: the district's transportation problems

  79. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 70:48)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=4248s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says he has introduced a bill that puts a kill switch on AI development. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: AI: a kill switch bill

  80. H.R. 10567, AI Emergency Button Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10567

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Kean, introduced September 24, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: a kill switch bill

  81. H.R. 10567, AI Emergency Button Act, as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr10567ih/html/BILLS-119hr10567ih.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The introduced text: "Mr. Kean introduced" it on September 24, 2026; it requires a technical capability for a human operator to shut down the system.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: a kill switch bill

  82. Kean introduces AI kill switch legislationhttps://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/kean-introduces-ai-kill-switch-legislation

    Office of Rep. Tom Kean Jr. · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    His office's release: he introduced the AI Emergency Button Act, which would require AI developers to install an emergency kill switch.

    official office record

    For: AI: a kill switch bill

  83. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 39:54)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=2394s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says the House just passed, on a bipartisan basis, a Russia and Iran sanctions bill with 59 Democrats joining all Republicans. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: Sanctions: the Russia and Iran bill

  84. Roll Call 308, H.R. 5334, on concurring in the Senate amendmentshttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026308

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 16, 2026, agreed 262 to 159: Republicans 203 to 7, Democrats 58 to 152, one independent yes. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Sanctions: the Russia and Iran bill

  85. Public Law 119-111 (H.R. 5334), Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ111/html/PLAW-119publ111.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The enacted text. Division A is the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, carried on H.R. 5334.

    official legislative record

    For: Sanctions: the Russia and Iran bill

  86. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 79:58)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=4798s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says Gov. Murphy signed his bill in 2019 that holds insurers to parity for mental health and addiction treatment. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: Health care: New Jersey's parity law

  87. New Jersey Senate Bill 1339 (2018), as introducedhttps://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2018/S1500/1339_I1.HTM

    New Jersey Legislature · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Mental health and substance use parity for health insurance. Primary sponsors: Senators Robert M. Gordon, Thomas H. Kean Jr. and Joseph F. Vitale.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: New Jersey's parity law

  88. New Jersey Assembly Bill 2031 (2018), second reprinthttps://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2018/A2500/2031_R2.HTM

    New Jersey Legislature · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The version enacted as P.L. 2019, c.58. Its sponsor list includes Senators Robert M. Gordon, Thomas H. Kean Jr. and Joseph F. Vitale.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: New Jersey's parity law

  89. P.L. 2019, c.58https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2018/AL19/58_.HTM

    New Jersey Legislature · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The chapter law, approved April 11, 2019. It was enacted from Assembly Bill 2031, which replaced S1339 on the Senate side.

    official legislative record

    For: Health care: New Jersey's parity law

  90. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 56:40)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=3400s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says he voted to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: Stock trading: the House ban

  91. Roll Call 280, H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026280

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 22, 2026, passed 232 to 198. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Stock trading: the House ban

  92. H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7008eh/html/BILLS-119hr7008eh.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The text the House passed. It bars members, spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stock and requires public notice 7 to 14 days before selling it. It has not passed the Senate.

    official legislative record

    For: Stock trading: the House ban

  93. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 62:45)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=3765s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says he voted to sanction a fellow Republican from North Carolina over his conduct with staff. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: Ethics: the Chuck Edwards censure

  94. Roll Call 292, H.Res. 1498, on agreeing to the resolutionhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026292

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 1, 2026, "In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards," agreed 413 to 2. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Ethics: the Chuck Edwards censure

  95. H.Res. 1498, as agreed to by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres1498eh/html/BILLS-119hres1498eh.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Adopts the Ethics Committee's report on Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina and resolves that he be censured.

    official legislative record

    For: Ethics: the Chuck Edwards censure

  96. House Ethics Committee report in the matter of Representative Chuck Edwards (document)

    House Committee on Ethics · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Found that Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.

    official legislative record

    For: Ethics: the Chuck Edwards censure

  97. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 37:40)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=2260s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says he is suing the governor because she will not say which elections noncitizen voters took part in. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: Elections: the voter records lawsuit

  98. Republican National Committee v. Caldwell, No. 2:26-cv-12522 (D.N.J.), complaint (document)

    U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (via CourtListener RECAP) · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Complaint filed September 22, 2026 under the National Voter Registration Act's public records provision. Plaintiffs: the RNC, the New Jersey Republican State Committee, Kean and state Sen. Anthony Bucco. Defendants: Secretary of State Dale Caldwell, who is also lieutenant governor, and election officials of five counties.

    official office record

    For: Elections: the voter records lawsuit

  99. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 56:04)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=3364s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says he has not traded an individual stock since becoming a member, that trades are reported every three months, and that he has a blind structure with no involvement and no input. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  100. Periodic transaction report, filed February 11, 2023 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    His first report as a member. It lists individual-stock sales from the State Street Bank & Trust account on January 27, 2023, among them Johnson & Johnson and Aon.

    official office record

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  101. Periodic transaction report, filed May 22, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The last report without a line saying advisers make the trades without his input.

    official office record

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  102. Periodic transaction report, filed June 18, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The first report carrying the comment: "Transactions are initiated and made by third party advisors with no input from Rep. Kean."

    official office record

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  103. Periodic transaction report, filed September 12, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    His latest report before the debate. It lists partial sales of Alphabet and Johnson & Johnson stock from the State Street account on August 27, 2026, and trades in Amcor and Linde stock in the Kean Family Partnership, with the no-input comment.

    official office record

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  104. Annual financial disclosure for 2024, filed August 13, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Says his counsel previously wrote to the Ethics Committee about his potential use of a qualified blind trust.

    official office record

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  105. Annual financial disclosure for 2025, filed August 13, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Answers No to whether it excludes details of a qualified blind trust approved by the Ethics Committee (page 22). Lists the State Street account and the Kean Family Partnership (33 per cent interest) as his investment vehicles.

    official office record

    For: Stock trading: his own accounts

  106. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 71:20)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=4280s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says that after a Westfield girl was targeted online, he introduced legislation that became part of a broader law. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

    candidate statement

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  107. H.R. 6466, AI Labeling Act of 2023, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6466

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Kean, introduced November 21, 2023. It did not pass.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  108. H.R. 3106, Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3106

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Morelle, introduced May 5, 2023. Kean is a cosponsor. It did not pass.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  109. H.R. 1941, Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1941

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Morelle, introduced March 6, 2025, with Kean as a cosponsor. It has not passed.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  110. Kean takes action to end AI generated deepfake pornographyhttps://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/kean-takes-action-end-ai-generated-deepfake-pornography

    Office of Rep. Tom Kean Jr. · Published Jan 16, 2024 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    His office's release on a January 16, 2024 press conference with Rep. Morelle, Francesca Mani of Westfield and her mother, in which he says he is proud to cosponsor Morelle's bill.

    official office record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  111. H.R. 633, TAKE IT DOWN Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/633

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The House version of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Kean is a cosponsor.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  112. Roll Call 104, S. 146, on suspending the rules and passinghttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025104

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Recorded vote of April 28, 2025, passed 409 to 2. Kean: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  113. Public Law 119-12 (S. 146), TAKE IT DOWN Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The enacted text, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act. Sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Cruz.

    official legislative record

    For: AI: deepfakes and the Westfield case

  114. Official list, candidates for House of Representatives, general election November 3, 2026 (September 4 edition) (document)

    New Jersey Division of Elections · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Official list dated September 4, 2026, which supersedes the July 27 list. It prints three candidates for the Seventh District: Kean, Bennett and O'Toole. Leguía is not on it.

    official election record

    For: Official candidate list: three printed candidates

  115. Amended certification, 7th Congressional District (document)

    New Jersey Division of Elections · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The state's amended certification for this seat, dated September 4, 2026. Candidate totals: one Democratic, one Republican, one STOP ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE; three in all.

    official election record

    For: Official candidate list: three printed candidates

  116. Official list, candidates for House of Representatives, general election November 3, 2026 (document)

    New Jersey Division of Elections · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Official list dated July 27, 2026. It prints four candidates for the Seventh District: Kean (Republican, marked incumbent), Bennett (Democratic), Leguía (Libertarian Party) and O'Toole (slogan STOP ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE), each in all six counties.

    official election record

    For: Official candidate list: four candidates

  117. KEAN FOR CONGRESS INC, July Quarterly 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Principal campaign committee C00703058, covering May 14 to June 30, 2026, received July 15, 2026, file 1997752. Read from OpenFEC on September 23, 2026 as the most recent report and not superseded by an amendment.

    fec filing

    For: FEC filing snapshot

  118. Official primary election results, House of Representatives, June 2, 2026 (document)

    New Jersey Division of Elections · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Official results list dated July 27, 2026. Kean is marked the Republican winner with 35,080 votes and Bennett the Democratic winner with 27,525.

    official election record

    For: Primary election