U.S. House · New Jersey's 7th District

• Didn't voteWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
• NoResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
• YesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
• YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
• NoWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
• YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
• YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
• YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
• YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
• YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
• YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
• YesRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
• YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
• YesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
• YesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
• YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
• YesSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.

• actionServes on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (including as chairman of the Europe subcommittee), the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.[4]
• bill2024-06-18 · Introduced the Fire Grants and Safety Act, which the Senate passed.[5]
• bill2023-07-27 · Introduced his One-Seat-Ride Act, aimed at improving NJ Transit/Amtrak rail service into New York, which advanced in the House.[6]
• action2026-07-20 · His office says he has secured nearly $39 million in federal funding through the Community Project Funding process since taking office in 2023, and closed more than 5,400 constituent casework cases, recovering nearly $66 million.[7]
• bill2025-11-26 · Introduced the Safer GAMING Act, which would require online video game providers to give parents tools to disable communication between a minor and other users on gaming platforms.[8]
• bill2026-07-01 · Introduced the Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act, which would give the U.S. Department of Labor authority to investigate and hold insurers accountable for violating the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and would extend supplemental funding for enforcement.[9]

• ✕OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[14][15][16]

  What they say: As a member of the bipartisan SALT Caucus, says he led the fight to fully restore the State and Local Tax deduction, providing tax relief for homeowners in the high-tax district rather than raising their federal tax burden.[4]

• ✓SupportsContinue U.S. military aid to Israel

  Says he is passionate about U.S. national-security interests, including standing with allies such as Israel and Ukraine.[4]

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[13][14][15][16][17]

• ~MixedExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[14][15][16][18]

• ✕OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[14][15][16]

• ✓SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[19]

• Says he has made affordability a top priority in Congress, including leading the fight as a member of the bipartisan SALT Caucus to fully restore the State and Local Tax deduction.[4]
• Cites more than $38 million in federal funding secured for community projects in the district and $62 million returned to residents through constituent casework.[4]
• Says his approach is guided by New Jersey's interests "even when it means standing up to leaders in either party," pointing to his membership in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.[4]

• Born in Livingston, New Jersey, in 1968; son of former New Jersey Gov. Thomas H. Kean, who served 1982-1990.[3][2]
• Earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1990 and a master's degree in law and diplomacy from Tufts University in 1997.[3]
• Worked at the Environmental Protection Agency during the George H.W. Bush administration, as an advisor to then-U.S. Rep. Bob Franks, and volunteered as a firefighter and EMT, later serving as vice president of a fire department.[3]
• Served in the New Jersey General Assembly (2001-2003) and the New Jersey Senate (2003-2022), including as Republican/minority leader from 2008 to 2022.[3]

Raised $4.9M · spent $1.3M · $3.6M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

  Campaign website says she will work in Congress to restore a woman's right to choose at the federal level and ensure New Jersey women's reproductive rights are not infringed upon.[11]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Says she would protect people with pre-existing conditions and restore Medicaid and Medicare funding, which she says Kean and Republicans cut.[11]

• ✓SupportsStricter gun laws

  Campaign website says she supports "commonsense, popular gun safety reforms," restrictions on weapons she describes as "weapons of war," reimplementing the tax on gun silencers, and restoring CDC gun-violence research funding.[11]

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

  Campaign website says she would maintain environmental regulations, invest in climate-resilient infrastructure, and incentivize renewable energy and electric vehicles.[11]

• ✕OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

  Campaign website says she would fully restore the SALT deduction so New Jersey taxpayers are not double-taxed.[11]

• Holding the current administration accountable, saying Congress has "abdicated its responsibility to be an equal branch of government."[10]
• Affordability, including bringing down costs for New Jersey families amid inflation and the rising cost of living.[10]
• Healthcare, drawing on her private-sector experience to expand access and bring down costs for patients.[10]
• National security, citing her military background and the growing use of AI and drones in warfare.[10]

• Earned a high school diploma from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University on an ROTC scholarship before commissioning into the U.S. Navy.[10]
• Served more than 15 years in the Navy and Air National Guard as a helicopter pilot, experimental test pilot, and aircraft commander, flying the MH-60 Seahawk; became the 18th female U.S. Naval Test Pilot School graduate.[10]
• Earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School using the GI Bill, then built a career in healthcare, including at Johnson & Johnson and in digital health, obesity, and gastrointestinal care.[10]
• Currently serves as vice president of strategic partnerships and network operations at Oshi Health.[2]
• Was previously a registered Republican and switched her registration to Democratic in July 2016.[2]

Raised $4.3M · spent $2.8M · $1.4M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗