Politician
Thomas Kean Jr.
Republican · New Jersey · ran 4 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0NJ07261
Thomas Kean Jr. (Republican) raised $6.1M for the 2026 New Jersey 7th District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $363K for and $5.0M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$21M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
19%
$3.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.7M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$14M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Jersey 7th District | $6.1M | 24% | $363K / $5.0M | – | $12M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | New Jersey 7th District | $6.0M | 23% | $1.1M / $3.0M | – | $10M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New Jersey 7th District | $4.5M | 13% | $44K / $1.5M | – | $6.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New Jersey 7th District | $3.9M | 11% | $195K / $4.0M | – | $8.1M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $826KCorporate $766KTrade group $485KOther $331KUnion $189KMembership $182KSuper PAC $93KParty $50K
- NorpacOther$22K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Revival PACOther$20K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$20K
- WinredSuper PAC$16K
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PACOther$11K
- First in Freedom PACLeadership PAC$10K
- NRCCParty$10K
- Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $9.7M
- DCCCagainst $1.6M
- America PACfor $941K
- 314 Action Fundagainst $482K
- Giffords PACagainst $378K
- Your Community PACagainst $289K
- Cffe PACagainst $264K
- End Citizens Unitedagainst $189K
- Moderate Party Independent Fundagainst $128K
- Jersey Realfor $127K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 15 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 14 times (93%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $1.2M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $138K | Present / not voting |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $98K$72K | Present / not votingPresent / not voting |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $98K | Present / not voting |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $138K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $72K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $72K$100K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $72K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $72K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $47K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 1 of 1 key votes (100%)
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 41% support ±13NJ-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $72K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 74% support ±12NJ-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $72K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$100K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 62% support ±13NJ-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $33K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 62% support ±13NJ-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $33K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
Household disclosures
195 reported transactions, with volume $1.2M–$5.3M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 40 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 85 buys, 82 sells. Heaviest in pharma and health care ($232K+), tech and ai ($103K+), wall street and hedge funds ($72K+).
Most traded
- SYK Stryker Corporation Common Stock$139K+13 trades
- J Jacobs Solutions Inc. Common Stock$106K+8 trades
- JNJ Johnson & Johnson Common Stock$80K+10 trades
- SPGI S&P Global Inc. Common Stock$46K+4 trades
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock$33K+5 trades
- MKL Markel Group Inc. Common Stock$33K+5 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$19K+5 trades
- CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. - Ordinary Shares$18K+4 trades
Latest trades
- sellJNJ2026-09-30 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellSYK2026-09-30 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyESAB2026-09-29 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellMDLZ2026-09-23 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellABT2026-09-17 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyTXN2026-09-17 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellGOOGL2026-08-27 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellJNJ2026-08-27 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Thomas Kean Jr.'s 2026 campaign?
- Thomas Kean Jr. (Republican) raised $6.1M for the 2026 New Jersey 7th District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $363K for and $5.0M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Thomas Kean Jr.?
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), First in Freedom PAC ($10K), NRCC ($10K), American Revival PAC ($10K), Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Thomas Kean Jr.'s race?
- House Majority PAC ($3.1M against), 314 Action Fund ($482K against), Giffords PAC ($378K against) in 2026.
- How much has Thomas Kean Jr. raised across elections?
- $6.1M in 2026, $6.0M in 2024, $4.5M in 2022, $3.9M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.