NEW: National Journal 2024 House Power Rankings Names NJ07 Top 20 Race In the Country

The National Journal’s 2024 House Power Rankings listed New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District as one of the top 20 most competitive races in the country. The House Power Rankings also comes on the heels of Cook Political Report ranking NJ-07 as a toss up race for 2024.

This is no surprise given Tom Kean Jr.’s considerable vulnerabilities: 

• Kean Jr. voted to cut funding for critical government services that millions of New Jerseyans rely on. Kean worked overtime, siding with his extreme party and voting for devastating cuts to law enforcement, education, Social Security access, and small businesses in MAGA Republicans’ failed funding plan.

• Since getting elected, Kean Jr. has hid from his constituents and the press. As Kevin McCarthy’s “quiet and obedient” “scared mouse,” Kean Jr. doesn’t have anything to show for his time in Washington.

• Kean Jr. has a long anti-abortion record. In the New Jersey state legislature, Kean Jr. voted against codifying a woman’s right to choose and in Congress, he voted against consideration of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify the reproductive freedoms in Roe v. Wade.

• Kean Jr. has proven he is a hypocrite when it comes to his own financial interests. As a candidate, Kean Jr. made the trading of stocks by members of Congress a major issue of his campaign, but the freshman was recently caught violating the STOCK Act and now faces a possible House Ethics investigation.

• Kean Jr. is running to represent his billionaire buddies and his own self-interests. Kean Jr. has been living off his father’s name and success his entire life and much of his wealth comes from his family’s trust fund. In the state legislature he voted against a tax on millionaires in New Jersey that would fund middle class tax relief. And in Congress, Kean Jr. has continued to vote with his wealthy friends, even at the expense of New Jersey’s working families.

DCCC Spokesperson Aidan Johnson:
“Tom Kean Jr.’s blind loyalty to MAGA Republican leadership while he hides from his constituents has landed him on a list of the most vulnerable Members of Congress. The DCCC will continue to hold Kean Jr. accountable for his self-serving agenda and ensure New Jerseyans have real representation in the 7th congressional seat.”

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