{"id":2653564,"date":"2026-09-02T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-new-jersey-governor-stumps-for-his-son-in-new-ad\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:22:08","slug":"former-new-jersey-governor-stumps-for-his-son-in-new-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-new-jersey-governor-stumps-for-his-son-in-new-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Former New Jersey governor stumps for his son in new ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-new-jersey-governor-stumps-for-his-son-in-new-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>former Republican governor Tom Kean Sr.of New Jersey is actively campaigning to support his son, Tom Kean Jr., a Republican running in New Jersey\u2019s competitive 7th Congressional District against Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett.Kean jr.,who briefly took a leave from Congress due to depression,has returned to campaigning vigorously,including appearances with House Speaker Mike Johnson and releasing a campaign video featuring his father. Kean Sr., a highly popular governor in New Jersey history, remains well-regarded, and polls show he is remembered favorably. Kean Jr. has secured his seat in Congress in recent elections, flipping the district from democratic to Republican, even though the district tends to lean democratic in gubernatorial races. The 2024 race is rated as a toss-up, with Kean Jr. emphasizing his record on lowering costs and improving healthcare, while Bennett focuses on affordability, gun control, and veteran issues. Kean Jr. benefits from national Republican support and his father\u2019s popularity as he campaigns to defend his seat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1065\">New Jersey <\/a>Gov. Tom Kean Sr. is hitting the airwaves to stump for his son, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-kean-jr\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11036\">Tom Kean Jr.<\/a> (R-NJ), as he faces Democratic challenger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591399\/tom-kean-new-jersey-rebecca-bennett\/\">Rebecca Bennett<\/a> in the race for the state\u2019s toss-up 7th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kean Jr., who took a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4630360\/kean-reveals-absence-from-congress-depression\/\">prolonged absence<\/a> from the House floor this spring as he battled depression, is running to defend his seat in one of the most competitive House seats in the country. After returning to the lower chamber, Kean Jr. has<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4625765\/tom-kean-fundraiser-congress-return\/\"> hit the campaign trail running<\/a>, pulling out all the stops, such as stumping with House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) and releasing his latest video advertisement with his popular former-governor father.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4709583\/former-governor-tom-kean-stumps-son-new-jersey-house-race-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former New Jersey governor stumps for his son in new ad<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4709396\/talarico-paxton-debate-participation-new-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Talarico rips Paxton over debate participation in new ad<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4709310\/biden-endorsed-dan-koh-wins-massachusetts-democratic-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Biden-endorsed Dan Koh wins divided Democratic primary to succeed Seth Moulton<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou watch your children grow and wonder, \u2018Who will they become?\u2019 I couldn\u2019t be prouder of my son Tom,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bn-S9ZP9ChQ\">Kean Sr. said<\/a> in the 30-second ad. \u201cHe cares about people. That\u2019s why he worked to protect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare-and-medicaid\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"956\">Medicare and Medicaid<\/a> for every New Jersey senior, child, and disabled person. He\u2019s never going to stop fighting, advocating, and serving those in need. That\u2019s what drives him, makes him a leader we can all be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-term Kean Sr., who served as governor from 1982 to 1990, is one of the most popular governors in Garden State history. A 2024 poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University named the Republican as the \u201cBest Remembered Governor,\u201d with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdu.edu\/news\/tom-kean-sr-is-best-remembered-governor\/\">pollster<\/a> Dan Cassino saying Kean Sr. was \u201cpopular when he was in office, and remains popular now.\u201d Though his initial election was a razor-thin margin, Kean Sr. won his 1985 reelection as an incumbent by over 40 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kean Jr., who has served two terms in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"1250\">House<\/a> since 2023, defeated his reelection challenger, Democrat Susan Altman, in 2024 by a 5.4-point margin. In 2022, Kean Jr. flipped New Jersey\u2019s 7th District from blue to red, defeating former Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski by a 2.8-point margin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite Kean Jr.\u2019s two-time win in the North Jersey district, Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"19767\">Mikie Sherrill <\/a>(D-NJ) carried the district by a 2-point <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/fl\/how-every-n-j-congressional-district-voted-in-the-2025-governors-race\/\">margin<\/a> in her 2025 gubernatorial race against Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-ciattarelli\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11220\">Jack Ciattarelli<\/a>. President Donald Trump did, however, win the district in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4708318\/new-jersey-attorney-general-paramount-merger-lawsuit\/\">NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL DRIVES WEDGE BETWEEN STATE LEADERS OVER PARAMOUNT MERGER LAWSUIT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cook Political Report lists the race as a toss-up, and following his monthslong absence from the House chamber, Kean Jr. is leaning into his father\u2019s popularity with the new ad, while also tapping into national <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/johnson-comes-in-for-kean\/\">support<\/a> from Republican leaders like Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump-endorsed Kean Jr. has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tomkean.com\/meet-tom\/\">running on his record<\/a> of lowering costs and delivering healthcare and infrastructure development for New Jerseyans. Bennett, a Navy helicopter pilot, is running on the Democratic affordability platform frequently seen throughout 2026, while also touting priorities such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rebeccabennettforcongress.com\/priorities\/keeping-our-neighborhoods-safe\/\">gun control<\/a> reform and veteran advocacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Kean Sr. campaigns for son in NJ&#8217;s tight 7th District race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2653565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP22313178049327.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35946,40275,33096,5894],"class_list":["post-2653564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-ad","tag-gubernatorial-race","tag-new-jersey","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP22313178049327.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653564"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653567,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653564\/revisions\/2653567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}