In this combination photo, Sue Altman speaks at a public forum, Aug. 23, 2016, in Bordentown, N.J., left, and Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo)
The seat has alternated between Republican and Democrat for several cycles, with Kean first being elected in 2022.
Kean worked for former President George H. W. Bush and served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the state Senate. He is the grandson of former U.S. Rep. Robert Kean and the son of former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean Sr.
Kean, this cycle, said he was most focused on the economy and on "keeping costs low for families" in his district.
Sue Altman attends the Green New Deal Network Day of Action rally during the #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care, and Justice national day of action on August 19, 2021, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
Protecting women in sports has been a hot topic this election cycle, as Republicans seek to keep biological males out of women’s sports competitions and locker rooms.
Altman told the New York Post that she and others in women’s locker rooms are not worried about the presence of transgender athletes. Altman also advocated for allowing transgender athletes in girls’ sports at the youth level but suggested she would be in favor of leaving individual committees the decision to allow those athletes to compete.
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New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District is among several seats encircling New York City that could determine who controls the House.
Fox News Power Rankings showed the district leans Republican.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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