Friend,

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

There are only THREE WEEKS until Election Day. These last three weeks will decide not only the future of this District, but will determine if we hold our House Majority. The stakes couldn't be higher, and we need your help to make sure Tom Kean, Jr. is sent back to Congress.

Thousands more vote-by-mail ballots have been returned since my last update. The Early Voting period begins in 11 days on October 26th. 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.

Thanks to your help, we out-walked and out-called our opponent's team for the third week in a row. Our opponent is running scared because she knows our grassroots team is strong.

This past week, Tom was all over the district at local events, held meetings with constituents, participated in press interviews, and on Sunday Night took on our opponent head-to-head in the NJ07 New Jersey Globe Debate.

Our Field Team spent the week organizing volunteers and working with our local campaign partners on the ground. In the next three weeks, we will be expanding our Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts ahead of Early Voting. 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. 

Anyone registered as a permanent vote-by-mail voter should have received their ballots by now. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. If you recently requested a vote-by-mail ballot, it should be arriving shortly! 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.

Next week, we will cover everything you need to know about in-person Early Voting, which is another great option to bank your vote early and run up the score. Early Voting begins October 26th through November 3rd.

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 Warren County ✅

This past week, Tom continued his FY25 Community Project Funding Tour in Warren County. To address the urgent need for improvements at Warren Community College’s Agricultural Education and Training Center, Tom has requested $978,625 as part of this year's appropriation process. These funds would be dedicated to upgrading the center’s facilities, enhancing its ability to provide vocational training in agriculture and culinary studies for students.

“This funding would provide students with the necessary resources and training in vocational agriculture and culinary studies, helping to foster skill development and workforce readiness in these fields.” 

- Congressman Tom Kean, Jr.

Field Update

Tom made stops this week to Lopatcong for a candidate meet and greet, Somerville for a Labor Launch with members of the Carpenters Union, Scotch Plains for the Farmers Market, Phillipsburg for the Pork Roll Palooza, Alpha for their Fall Fest, and Basking Ridge for the Dandiya festival, amongst other stops! 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 started the first wave of our lawn sign blitz, scheduled major upcoming door launches, and activated new volunteers. They prepped walk lists for local candidates, and also prepared more resources for the upcoming labor walks we have. This past week, 60+ union members joined us to canvass all of Somerville in one morning. Their energy to get Tom re-elected was fantastic, are we are so proud to stand with labor on the campaign trail. 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 Flemington, Raritan Township, Readington, Clinton Town, West Amwell, Tewksbury, Alexandria, Mount Olive, Long Hill, Berkeley Heights, Scotch Plains, Rahway, Springfield, Phillipsburg, Alpha, Pohatcong, Washington Borough, Washington Township, Oxford, Sparta, Byram, Ogdensburg, Hopatcong, and Branchburg, Somerville, Bernardsville (just to name a few!). Hands down, this was our best week of voter contact since the primary, with thousands of doors knocked.

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 five organized phone banks this week - Union, Hunterdon, Warren and Somerset. This week we were able to call over 16,500 voters across all six counties. We spent much of the time chasing outstanding vote-by-mail ballots to be returned. We also sent out another 90,000+ text messages. Our plan and efforts are working, as the AP reported that Republicans are returning their ballots at a higher level than in both 2020 and 2022 to this point.

We now have a minimum of three to four phone banks a week that you can join from now until Election Day! Our county organizations launched 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!

🚨 Opponent Exposed! 🚨

This week, the NRCC reported they acquired a copy of the 2020 New Jersey Working Families Party Federal Candidate Questionnaire. The questionnaire - written by Altman - was her baseline radical 'wish-list' for candidates to adhere to when running for office. Some of these policies are insane. You need to check this out.

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

Tom In The News

New Jersey Globe | Cook Political Report boosts Kean’s odds in NJ-7

ROI-NJ | Tom Kean Jr.: On SALT, transportation – and his relationship with media

New Jersey Hills | LETTER: ‘Rep. Kean serves his district with dignity and hard work’

Washington Examiner | Two House races shift in Republicans’ favor

NJ Spotlight News | 7th District race shifting in Kean’s favor, election analyst says

ROI-NJ | Kean: ‘I will do everything in my power to ensure that we stand with Israel in this fight’

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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