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New Jersey District 07 candidates

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New Jersey District 07 roster

New Jersey District 07 lists 14 public candidate profiles.

1 certified roster row for New Jersey District 07 did not match a public profile.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 11
  • Independent: 1
  • Libertarian: 1
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 14

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenRoster sourceDocument dateRetrieved
Beth Ellen Adubato Ph.D.DemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072432026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Brian VarelaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2NJ082652026969696October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Felipe SantosDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072272026161616October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Gregory Vartan IIIDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4NJ071312026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Lana LeguiaLibertarianchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4NJ071642026222October 6, 2026August 27, 2026October 6, 2026
Megan O'RourkeDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072762026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Michael Joseph GarthDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072192026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Michael RothDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072352026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Randall TerryIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ073002026222October 6, 2026May 17, 2026October 6, 2026
Rebecca BennettDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072012026155155155October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026nj.govSeptember 4, 2026October 17, 2026
Sara SooyDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072842026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
SEAMUS PATRICK O'TOOLESTOP ISRAEL'S GENOCIDEnj.govSeptember 4, 2026October 17, 2026
Thomas H. Kean Jr.RepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH0NJ0726120262,8022,8022,802October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026nj.govSeptember 4, 2026October 17, 2026
Tina ShahDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072502026181818October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Valentina E. MendozaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NJ072682026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for New Jersey District 07: 3 rows from nj.gov. Document date September 4, 2026. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 13 profiles, including Beth Ellen Adubato Ph.D., Brian Varela, Felipe Santos, Gregory Vartan III, Lana Leguia, Megan O'Rourke, Michael Joseph Garth, and Michael Roth, and 5 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Thomas H. Kean Jr..
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 14 profiles, including Beth Ellen Adubato Ph.D., Brian Varela, Felipe Santos, Gregory Vartan III, Lana Leguia, Megan O'Rourke, Michael Joseph Garth, and Michael Roth, and 6 more.
  • 14 of 14 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 14 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 14 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 14 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Beth Ellen Adubato Ph.D.

Democrat · U.S. House

Brian Varela

Democrat · U.S. House

Felipe Santos

Democrat · U.S. House

Gregory Vartan III

Democrat · U.S. House

Lana Leguia

Libertarian · U.S. House

Megan O'Rourke

Democrat · U.S. House

Michael Joseph Garth

Democrat · U.S. House

Michael Roth

Democrat · U.S. House

Randall Terry

Independent · U.S. House

Rebecca Bennett

Democrat · U.S. House

Sara Sooy

Democrat · U.S. House

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Republican · U.S. House

Tina Shah

Democrat · U.S. House

Valentina E. Mendoza

Democrat · U.S. House

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