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H0NJ07261

KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. Incumbent

 ·  NJ-7 (House)
51.1
Influence Score · 2026
Moderately exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $1.17M 5.56 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $0 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $128K OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $2K PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $128K 3.35 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $12.09M 4.98 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.763 4.73 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0063 1.28 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.075 0.47 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  NJ-7

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. REP Inc. $1.17M $1.16M 51.1 Moderately exposed
BENNETT, REBECCA DEM Chal. $2.17M $1.37M 9.6 Substantially backed
SHAH, TINA DEM Chal. $1.06M $278K 4.7 Modestly backed
VARELA, BRIAN DEM Chal. $664K $128K 3.0 Modestly backed
O'ROURKE, MEGAN DEM Chal. $268K $128K 1.5 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.