Rebecca Bennett
U.S. House · NJ-7 · U.S. House
FlipFlipped NJ-7 by defeating a two-term Republican incumbent. Outside groups spent ~$5.23M against vs ~$2.66M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $8.76M, 93.6% from individuals
Election
2026-11-03. Votes 148,433 (60.26%). Opponent: Thomas Kean Jr. (R, incumbent). Previous officeholder: Thomas Kean Jr. (R), defeated. Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $8,757,003. Cash on hand $1,053,454 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $2,655,706; against $5,234,821.
FEC itemized 2025-01-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02
Documented ties (104)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $148,433 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett | U.S. House, NJ-7 |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $94,388 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett | Thomas Kean Jr. (Government site) |
| principal campaign committee | — | — | Reported | Thomas Kean Jr. (Government site) | Kean for Congress Inc (C00703058) (Campaign site) |
| candidate contributions (line 11d) | $327 | 2026 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $353,790 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | House Victory Project 2026 (C00941567) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $64,000 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett Victory Fund (C00957894) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $43,218 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | New Politics Next Mission Fund (C00903146) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $20,704 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Winning Majority Victory Fund (C00958298) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $17,906 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Votevets Hellcat Victory Fund (C00915918) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $11,500 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Invest To Elect Illinois Action Fund 2026 (C00960393) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $7,550 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Dem Rising 2026 (C00920827) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $6,973 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | New Politics Next Mission X Patriot PAC (C00943126) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $6,500 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | 314 Action Impact Slate (C00837021) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) | $6,344 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | New Politics Hellcats (C00913467) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| party committee contribution (line 11b) | $2,822 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Dccc (Party site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| party committee contribution (line 11b) | $2,000 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | District 38 Democratic Committee | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260602..20260924 | Reported | New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 5 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260320..20260928 | Reported | Tri-State Maxed-Out Women (C00488387) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251106..20260930 | Reported | Vote Mama (C00692137) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250429..20260608 | Reported | Votevets (C00418897) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250930..20260331 | Reported | Patriot PAC (C00832576) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250331..20251217 | Reported | Crosspartisan PAC I (C00786186) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20250924..20251217 | Reported | The Juno Fund (C00877183) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251219..20251219 | Reported | The Next 50 PAC (C00716423) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $8,500 | 20260303..20260814 | Reported | Frontline Fighters PAC (C00904318) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $7,500 | 20260326..20260930 | Reported | Defend the Vote (C00764233) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $7,000 | 20250418..20260720 | Reported | Blue Momentum PAC (C00589309) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $7,000 | 20251120..20260227 | Reported | Serve America PAC (C00571174) (Organization site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) | $6,000 | 20251219..20260928 | Reported | Service First PAC (C00727784) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 3 item(s) | $6,000 | 20260331..20260524 | Reported | New Jersey State Firefighter's Mutual Benevolent Association () | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $6,000 | 20260318..20260624 | Reported | Yinzer PAC (C00830182) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $5,500 | 20250930..20260629 | Reported | Houlapac (C00708636) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261005..20261005 | Reported | Capa21- Federal (C00564690) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261008..20261008 | Reported | Int'L Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (C00027359) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260729..20261005 | Reported | Md PAC (C00911321) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261006..20261006 | Reported | Utility Workers Union of America Cope (C00040741) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | Abundance PAC (C00903880) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260729..20260729 | Reported | Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope (C00032995) (Organization site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260626..20260812 | Reported | American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) (Organization site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260924..20260924 | Reported | American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260817..20260817 | Reported | American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260827..20260827 | Reported | Ban Assault Weapons Now PAC (C00848937) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260626..20260930 | Reported | Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee (C00002089) (Organization site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Party committee); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260801..20260801 | Reported | Democratic Women of the South Orange County (C00625772) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Environment America Inc. Voter Action (Abbv. 'Environment America Voter Action') (C00442020) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260626..20260924 | Reported | Equality PAC (C00550970) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260928..20260928 | Reported | In Our Hands (C00761957) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260928..20260928 | Reported | In This Together PAC (C00864785) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260601..20260929 | Reported | Liftoff PAC (C00785816) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260904..20260904 | Reported | Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Mac (C00002469) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260812..20260812 | Reported | Moveon.Org Political Action (C00341396) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260916..20260916 | Reported | NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260825..20260825 | Reported | Office and Professional Employees International Union (Opeiu) Jb Moss Voice of t (C00007898) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260818..20260818 | Reported | Sd PAC (C00757419) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260928..20260928 | Reported | Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and (C00012476) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund (C00003590) | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $4,142,751 | 2026-09-23..2026-09-30 | Reported | Land I Love PAC (C00904730) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $1,028,638 | .. | Reported | Votevets (C00418897) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $673,248 | 2026-05-18..2026-06-02 | Reported | Real Change PAC (C00950345) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $358,136 | 2026-09-18..2026-10-28 | Reported | Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $352,321 | 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 | Reported | AB PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $253,656 | .. | Reported | Article One PAC (C00931774) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $248,927 | 2026-09-01..2026-10-13 | Reported | America PAC (C00879510) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $243,156 | 2026-09-18..2026-10-04 | Reported | The Turnout Project (C00760801) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $154,409 | 2026-09-18..2026-10-15 | Reported | Battleground Alliance PAC (C00913087) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $83,224 | 2026-10-08..2026-11-01 | Reported | Growing Economic Opportunities (C90023664) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $81,268 | 2026-09-17..2026-10-01 | Reported | No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $46,992 | 2026-10-27..2026-10-27 | Reported | New Jersey Worker PAC (C00963249) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $38,976 | 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 | Reported | Maga Inc. (C00892471) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $37,491 | 2026-10-23..2026-10-30 | Reported | Peace Nj (C00963496) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $34,737 | 2026-10-09..2026-10-29 | Reported | Working America (C90011156) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $21,877 | 2026-10-14..2026-10-24 | Reported | Momsrising Together (C90018367) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $18,000 | 2026-10-26..2026-10-26 | Reported | Working Families Party PAC (C00606962) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $17,512 | 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 | Reported | Building Together (C00955138) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $16,897 | 2026-10-08..2026-10-30 | Reported | 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Federal Political Action Fund (C00348540) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $12,160 | 2026-08-17..2026-08-17 | Reported | Catholicvote.Org (C90011800) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $10,150 | 2026-09-29..2026-10-28 | Reported | Democratic Messaging Project (C00800995) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $6,333 | 2026-10-21..2026-10-21 | Reported | Leadership Now PAC (C00807321) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $4,448 | .. | Reported | Thomas Paine Society L.L.C. (C90020231) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $1,734 | 2026-06-05..2026-10-12 | Reported | Field Team 6, Inc. (C00909994) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $1,044 | 2026-09-20..2026-09-20 | Reported | Indivisible Project Inc. (C90017492) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $1,000 | 2026-10-31..2026-10-31 | Reported | Unidosus Action PAC (C00684258) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $418 | .. | Reported | Momsrising PAC (C00878025) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $349 | 2026-10-08..2026-10-08 | Reported | Indivisible Action (C00678839) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $328 | 2026-10-05..2026-11-02 | Reported | Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $184 | 2026-09-28..2026-09-28 | Reported | Jdca PAC (C00684969) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $101 | 2026-10-01..2026-10-08 | Reported | Moveon.Org Political Action (C00341396) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $49.16 | .. | Reported | Givegreen United Action (C00802389) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $10.00 | 2026-09-04..2026-09-04 | Reported | Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) (Organization site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $3.00 | 2026-10-14..2026-10-14 | Reported | Together We Elect PAC (C00812479) (Campaign site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $4,298,757 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) | GPS Impact (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $690,302 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) | Gusto |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $680,520 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) | SB Digital Inc. (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $459,199 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) | The Pivot Group, Inc. |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $228,452 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) | ActBlue Technical Services (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $177,820 | 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Rebecca Bennett for Congress (C00897165) (Campaign site) | BENNETT HOUSE VICTORY FUND |
| 28 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Bennett $103,550 | $103,550 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Rebecca Bennett | Teresa Benitez-Thompson |
| 33 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Bennett $122,044 | $122,044 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Rebecca Bennett | Stefany Shaheen |
| 8 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Bennett $22,000 | $22,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Rebecca Bennett | Zack Mullock |
| 14 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Bennett $39,500 | $39,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Rebecca Bennett | Adam Hamawy |
| 0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) | $0 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Rebecca Bennett | Thomas Kean Jr. (Government site) |
| defeated incumbent (94,388 votes) | $94,388 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Thomas Kean Jr. (Government site) | Rebecca Bennett |
| cease-and-desist letter sent by Bennett campaign | — | 2026-05-29 | Reported | Real Change PAC | Rebecca Bennett |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/bennett/Bennett_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).