New Jersey Democrats pick opponent in district where US Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent
Four Democrats are raising seven figures and attacking one another as Tom Kean Jr.’s prolonged absence drives interest in the battleground seat.
- On Tuesday, Democrats will select a nominee in New Jersey's 7th District to challenge Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr., who remains absent from Congress while addressing an unspecified "personal medical issue."
- This battleground district, which features one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs, has fluctuated between parties in recent years, prompting intense Democratic interest in winning the seat for House control.
- Four Democrats are vying for the nomination: former Navy pilot Rebecca Bennett, former Small Business Administration official Michael Roth, intensive care doctor Tina Shah, and businessman Brian Varela, backed by progressive groups.
- Voters are also choosing a Republican Senate candidate to face Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, while Republicans in the 9th District select between attorney Tiffany Burress and Clifton City Councilwoman Rosie Pino to challenge Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou.
- Elsewhere, candidate Adam Hamawy faces criticism over his past role as a defense witness for Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian cleric convicted in 1995 of conspiring to bomb New York-area landmarks.
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Republican Who Has Mysteriously Gone Missing From Congress Gets a Dem Challenger
Democrats Gun for Missing New Jersey Congressman’s Swingy Seat This much is certain: One of four Democrats will emerge victorious after Tuesday’s primary election and gear up to face uncontested Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) in one of the most competitive races in the country. Foggier is where Kean has been since early March. Absent from Congress, absent from the campaign trail, missing over 100 votes, seeming to make all of two phone calls in preparat…
4 Democrats compete to run against New Jersey Republican who's been missing for months with 'personal medical issue'
Tom Kean Jr. hasn't cast a vote in nearly three months and won't explain why. In New Jersey's most competitive district, that silence became the campaign.
These Democrats are fighting for a shot at beating Tom Kean Jr. for Congress in N.J.
Just two years after Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. clinched his re-election in New Jersey’s always competitive 7th Congressional District, he’s facing an onslaught of new challengers fighting for his seat.
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