Friend,

Happy Tuesday Evening! Welcome back to another edition of our weekly Kean for Congress newsletter update! There is only one update left next week before Election Day...thanks for sticking with me each week!

Election Day is only ONE WEEK away! I can't believe where the time has gone, and we are almost over the finish line. Thank you again for all the hard work you have put in for the team. The state of the race looks promising, and the Kean for Congress team feels positive about the outcome of next week's results. But we can't let up just yet. Let's leave everything we have on the field this week. No days off until the results are in!

Over 115,000 voters across NJ-07 have already cast their vote - nearly 18% of all registered voters in the District! We have made incredible progress since my last update and are putting points on the board ahead of Election Day. I'll share more on this below.

Please consider volunteering to phone bank, knock doors, or sign blitz in these last seven days so we can maintain our momentum, and run up the score even more.

This past week, Tom and our campaign team were operating on full throttle. Tom spent time at events in all six counties, knocked on doors, and raised the resources needed to keep our closing message on air. He and Rhonda cast their votes early on Sunday in Rahway!

Our Field Team spent the week organizing volunteers and working with our local campaign partners on the ground. Our Get Out The Vote (GOTV), vote-by-mail chase, and Early Voting push efforts are proving successful. In NJ-07, we are keeping consistent with our VBM return rates (and even LEADING in Somerset County), and there were record breaking numbers for Republicans the first weekend of Early Voting. In the District, we are beating the Democrats by over 7,300 early votes!!

The Field Team hosted our usual weekly phone banks, and increased our door-to-door canvassing goal across all six counties. 

Please do not wait if you have a vote-by-mail ballot. USPS advised that if you are mailing it back, to put it in the mail by November 1st to ensure it is counted in time. 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 as soon as possible.

Early voting is open the rest of the week until Sunday, November 3rd. You can vote at any early voting site in your county, no appointment necessary. Polls are open each day from 10a - 8p, except Sunday (10a - 6p).

You can find more information on all ways to vote and participate by visiting our Voter Resources Page.

Are you ready to work to deliver Republican victories next week, and send Tom Kean, Jr. back to Congress? Don't miss the LAST CALL to get involved - just visit our website.

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

P.S.: FINAL CALL FOR LAWN SIGNS, use this link to request a Kean for Congress lawn sign now while you can!

✅ Kean Advocates for Over $1.6M in Funding for Bernards Township Police ✅

This past week, Tom continued his FY25 Community Project Funding Tour in Bernards. Hetoured the Bernards Township Police Department to understand local law enforcement needs ahead of the FY25 appropriations. He is advocating for $1,626,100 to enhance communication capabilities for the Bernards Police Department and partner emergency response agencies.

“With these resources, local police officers will be able to upgrade their radio communication system, significantly enhancing their ability to communicate and coordinate deployments. This investment is crucial for ensuring the safety and security of this community.” 

- Congressman Tom Kean, Jr.

Field Update

Tom made stops in Bridgewater to participate in a Jewish Candidate Forum, meet volunteers, and door knock with Councilman Kirsh; Springfield for a Labor Launch with Operating Engineers Local 825; Lambertville for a launch with the Mercer County Young Republicans and the TCNJ College Republicans; New Providence for the Fall Street Fair; Watchung for their Republican Autumn Reception; Phillipsburg for the Annual Halloween Parade; and Rahway to knock with local candidates and then Early Vote (amongst many other stops)! Tom also participated in interviews with ABC7 and Pix11. 

Our door knocking program covered towns like Bernards, Bridgewater, Bernardsville, Warren Township, Hillsborough, Westfield, Springfield, Mine Hill, Berkeley Heights, Long Hill, Summit, Clark, Washington Borough, Pohatcong, Alpha, Lopatcong, Sparta, Byram, Stanhope, Allamuchy, Hackettstown, Frenchtown, Raritan, and Flemington!

I would give special thanks to our partners in labor - Operating Engineers Local 825 and IBEW Local 102 for their efforts to help Tom in the Field. IBEW held a labor launch in Mine Hill where they knocked on over 2,000 doors - covering the whole town - and IUOE 825 held a launch in Springfield knocking over 7,000 doors. We are honored to have such fantastic partners in labor on our team, and Tom will continue to fight for their priorities every day in Washington.

We have a number of scheduled launches in the final week, including with more with our partners in labor. We hope to see you there. Our final week door goal is the highest we have ever had, and we must make sure we are doing everything we can to reach the voters we need to in the final days. 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. This week we were able to call over 12,000 voters across all six counties. We also sent out over 175,000 text messages to residents and voters.

We have a many phone banks in the coming days that you can join from now until Election Day, and will be calling all day on November 5th to get people to the polls! 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.

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 ALERT 🚨

Kean for Congress announced MAJOR newspaper endorsements from a wide array out outlets that are reliable sources of local community coverage, as well as the American Conservation Coalition Action for being a pro-environment candidate. This is fantastic momentum in the closing days of the Election!

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

🗳️ NJ-07 Voter Resources 🗳️

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

Tom Kean's Voter Resources.

Important Dates
Early Voting: October 26 – November 3rd
Deadline for In-Person Mail-In Ballot Applications for General Election: November 4 – by 3:00p
Election Day: November 5th

Early In-Person Voting, October 26 – November 3rd
Monday – Saturday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM
Sunday 11/3: 10:00AM – 6:00PM
*You can vote at any voting location within the county where you live. No appointment necessary.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th
Polls open from 6:00AM – 8:00PM
If you arrive at your polling location by 8:00PM, you can stay in line!
Deadline to place your ballot in a secure ballot drop box is 8:00PM

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 | Huge turnout for day one of early voting in N.J.; GOP shows significant edge in NJ-7

ABC7 NY | Rep. Tom Kean Jr. faces Sue Altman in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District

New Jersey Globe | Kean speaks with union workers, knocks on doors in Springfield

Patch | Kean Advocates For $1.6 Million In Federal Funding For Bernards Township Police

New Jersey Globe | Large group of weekly local newspapers endorse Kean for 2nd term

CBS News | Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., challenger Sue Altman face off in New Jersey's District 7 House race

New Jersey Globe | Altman surpasses Kean in total NJ-7 fundraising, but Kean has huge cash-on-hand lead for final stretch

Save Jersey | Top national GOP group provides air support to Tom Kean’s reelection campaign

New Jersey Globe | GOP super PAC releases ad hitting Altman on taxes

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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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