Friend,

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back to another edition of our weekly Kean for Congress newsletter update!

There are only 28 days until Election Day. I want to take a moment to just say thank you for all the hard work everyone reading this email has helped to put in. Campaigns are not easy, and I look forward to seeing the culmination of all of our hard work on Nov. 5th when we send Tom back to Congress.

Thousands of vote-by-mail ballots have been returned already, and the Early Voting period is just under three weeks away. Please consider volunteering to phone bank, knock doors, or make yard signs so we can maintain our momentum, break further ahead, and run up the score before Election Day.

This past week, Tom and our campaign team attended in-district events, fundraised ahead of the Q3 close, door knocked and phone banked. Thanks to your help, we out-walked and out-called our opponent's team. Let's double down on our efforts together next week and continue to beat her on the grassroots level. 

This coming week is a BIG ONE. Tom and his opponent will go head-to-head in the NJ-07 New Jersey Globe Debate. Tom is fired-up, and we hope you will watch and cheer him on! The Debate will be held on Sunday, October 13th, at 8:00p streaming live for free on the New Jersey Globe website. We will send out details for debate watch parties this week and hope to see you there!

Our Field Team spent the week organizing volunteers and working with our local campaign partners on the ground. With their help our Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts are proving successful. We hosted our usual weekly phone banks, and increased our door-to-door canvassing goal across all six counties. We put up some impressive numbers you can more read about below. 

This week, our comms team highlighted our key alliances with labor unions, announced some brand new endorsements, and boosted law enforcements' blistering response to our opponent's misleading television ad. Follow us on social media so you don't miss out on any updates from our comms team!

Most vote-by-mail voters should have received their ballots this past week, especially in outstanding counties like Somerset and Union. Please make sure to check your mailbox for your ballot, complete it and send it back by using either a secure dropbox, the U.S. Postal Service, or by delivering it to your county Board of Elections. You can still request a vote-by-mail ballot if you would like until October 29th. You can find more information on all ways to vote and participate by visiting our Voter Resources Page. Please make sure to complete your ballot and return it before November 5th. Questions? Click this link.

Are you ready to work hard to deliver Republican victories in November, and send Tom Kean, Jr. back to Congress? To get involved, please visit our website.

Read more below to stay up-to-date on everything Kean for Congress has been up to!

P.S.: Lawn signs are moving fast, use this link to request a Kean for Congress lawn sign now while you can!

✅ Kean Visits FY25 Community Project Funding Site in Mountainside ✅

This past week, Tom continued his FY25 Community Project Funding Tour in Mountainside. He met with Mountainside Mayor Paul Mirabelli and other local officials to discuss local law enforcement needs in preparation for the FY25 appropriations process. Tom has requested $63,250 in funding for Mountainside Borough Hall, which would be used to install new security cameras at both the Borough Hall and the fire department, along with a computerized badge access system.

“With the uptick of crime in our neighborhoods, it is crucial that public safety buildings are updated with modern technology to enhance security measures, improve surveillance capabilities, and ensure the safety of residents, visitors, and staff alike.” 

- Congressman Tom Kean, Jr.

Field Update

Tom made stops in New Providence to door knock and attend the New Providence PBA Car Show, Mendham Borough to attend the Mayor's Fall Festival, Watchung to judge the Annual Chili Contest, Bernards to attend the Fall Festival, as well as stops for community events in Springfield, Scotch Plains, and Somerville! Did you see see him at any stops? Send any pictures to our email address. Tom will continue to be all across the district this week speaking with voters and attending events.

The Field Team put our lawn sign blitz plan into motion, scheduled upcoming door launches, and activated volunteers. They prepped walk lists for local candidates, and also prepared significant resources for the upcoming labor walks we have. If you or anyone you know is interested in stepping up to assist, please use the volunteer sign up link below to join the team.

Our door knocking program covered towns like Bedminster, Bridgewater, Bernards, Bernardsville, Watchung, Warren Twp., Green Brook, Hackettstown, Phillipsburg, Lopatcong, Pohatcong, Mansfield, newton, Washington Borough, Sparta, Byram, Hopatcong, Flemington, High Bridge, Readington, Westfield, Berkeley Heights, Long Hill, Springfield, Mountainside, and New Providence! 

I would like to give a special shoutout to the Somerset County Federation of Republican Women, who joined us this past week and assemble over 700 signs for Tom! The lawn signs are moving fast, and their help ensures we have a stockpile of the infrastructure needed to get signs all across NJ-07. 

We have a number of scheduled launches in the coming weeks, including with our partners in labor. We hope to see you there. Our weekly door goal is once again increasing significantly next week, and we must make sure we are doing everything we can to reach the voters we need to. Don't forget to click our sign-up link if you would like to join our door efforts in the coming weeks.

Kean for Congress continued our phone banking efforts with four organized phone banks this week - Union, Hunterdon, Warren and Somerset. This week we were able to call over 20,000 voters across all six counties. This was our best week on phones yet. The phone banks and the work of our remote callers is producing real results and valuable voter contacts, as well as chasing outstanding vote-by-mail ballots to be returned. We also sent out over 116,000 text messages to residents and voters. We honed in on GOP voters who have yet to return their ballots, as well as some general GOTV messaging. Did you get a text?

We have a minimum of two to three phone banks a week that you can join from now until Election Day! Our county organizations are launching their vote-by-mail chase efforts on phones this week. We will continue our texting banks - an easy way to get involved - to continue to put up points on the board. Don't forget to click our sign-up link if you would like to join our phone and texting banking efforts in the coming weeks.

Call for Volunteers!! The Kean for Congress team will have a significant door launch efforts in the coming weeks. Join Team Kean and local candidates as we knock on key swing-voter doors.

Want to join us? Use the SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER button below and details will be provided.

Want to get involved? Join us at some of our upcoming weekly events!

🚨 Endorsement Alerts 🚨

Kean for Congress announced another MAJOR law enforcement endorsement this week: The National Troopers Coalition 🚔 👮🏽, as well as an endorsement from Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. 

As the only pro-law enforcement candidate in the race, Tom has secured over millions in federal funding for first responder and law enforcement initiatives in NJ07. No matter what you hear from our opponent, there is only one candidate that law enforcement supports: Tom Kean, Jr.

New Jersey's Law Enforcement is Backing Kean:
✅ Fraternal Order of Police
✅ Policemen's Benevolent Association
✅ State Troopers Fraternal Association
✅ National Association of Police Organizations

✅ National Troopers Coalition

Follow our social media pages using this link for more endorsements to be announced in the coming days!

🚨 Opponent Exposed! 🚨

This week, Fox News and the NY Post reported on Altman's hot-mic moment saying she "isn't super worried" about men in women's locker room. Well Sue, one thing NJ07 sure is worried about: a dangerous candidate running to represent us.

Read more by clicking the photo below ⬇️

🗳️ NJ-07 Voter Resources 🗳️

For all your voting needs and FAQ's, we launched a new website:

Tom Kean's Voter Resources.

Important Dates
Commencement of Mailing of Mail-In Ballots for General Election: September 21st
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election: October 15th
Mailing of Sample Ballots for General Election: October 23rd
Early Voting: October 26 – November 3rd
Mail-in Ballot Request Deadline: October 29th
Deadline for In-Person Mail-In Ballot Applications for General Election: November 4 – by 3:00p
Election Day: November 5th

County Board of Election Websites

Hunterdon County

Morris County

Somerset County

Sussex County 

Union County 

Warren County 

County Clerks

Hunterdon County: Mary H. Melfi, 908-788-1214

Morris County: Ann F. Grossi Esq., 973-285-6125

Somerset County: Steve Peter, 908-231-7013

Sussex County: Jeffrey M. Parrott, 973-579-0900

Union County: Joanne Rajoppi, 908-527-4000

Warren County: Holly Mackey, 908-475-6211

🎥 More Local Leaders Endorse Tom Kean, Jr. 🎥

Click on the images to watch!

Tom In The News

New Jersey Globe | National Troopers Coalition endorses Kean

New Jersey Globe | PBA won’t forget candidate’s defund the police comments

New York Post | NJ Democrat Sue Altman ‘not super worried’ about biological men in women’s locker rooms

New Jersey Globe | GOP continues to gain on Dems in voter registration

New Jersey Globe | GOP super PAC swoops into NJ-7 race with ad hitting ‘radical’ Sue Altman

The Hill | Some Republicans embrace ‘pro-choice’ label, infuriating Democrats

Save Jersey | Republicans returning ballots at slightly stronger rate than Democrats in NJ-07

Fox News | Democrat House candidate says women aren't worried about transgender athletes in their sports locker rooms

RESERVE A TOM KEAN LAWN SIGN

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The support from across NJ-07 has been amazing thanks to each and every one of you. This is a team sport, so if there is any way our team can be helpful in your town, never hesitate to reach out.

Thank you,

Kean MacLelland

Campaign Manager

Kean for Congress

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