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NJ-07 Democratic nominee?
$23.9K
JUN 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Navy helicopter pilot (former)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNew Jersey
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BackgroundU.S. Navy helicopter pilot (former)
EducationCornell University — Chemical Engineering (ROTC scholarship)
Notable personal detailsRebecca Bennett is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District (2026). She is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot and test pilot and has also served as an officer in the Air National Guard. Bennett has worked as a healthcare business leader and has campaigned as a mother of two based in Bridgewater/Somerville-area NJ.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief for New Jersey residents (including fully restoring the SALT deduction) and increased public investment in jobs training, clean energy, and healthcare funding rather than broad tax cuts. Emphasizes restoring Medicaid and Medicare funding reduced by Republican legislation and using federal investment to lower costs for families and grow high-tech and clean-energy sectors.
Healthcare
Supports protecting people with pre-existing conditions, opposing cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, and increasing access to affordable care while lowering healthcare costs.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports working with lawmakers on bipartisan solutions to immigration reform but provides no detailed policy proposals on border enforcement, asylum, or pathways to legal status. Public materials emphasize finding commonsense, bipartisan approaches rather than specific positions on enforcement or regularization.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports restoring a woman’s right to choose at the federal level and protecting New Jersey women’s reproductive rights and health from infringement; describes herself as pro-choice and opposes parental notification laws for minors.
Climate & Energy
Supports investing in renewable and domestic clean energy, maintaining environmental regulations, incentivizing solar and electric vehicles, upgrading the power grid, and funding climate-resilient infrastructure to lower costs and protect New Jersey from extreme weather.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports commonsense gun safety reforms including removing military-style “weapons of war” from civilian streets, measures to keep firearms out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, restoring federal gun-violence research, and restrictions like reimplementing the tax on silencers. Also expresses support for resourcing law enforcement while building community trust.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
NJ-07 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Rebecca Bennett for NJ-07 Democratic nominee?
New Jersey AFL-CIO
Labor organization
New Jersey AFL-CIO endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th district.
AFL-CIO
Labor organization
AFL-CIO endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th district.
SEIU NJ State Council
Labor organization
SEIU NJ State Council endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
32BJ SEIU
Labor organization
32BJ SEIU endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Political organization
Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
EMILYs List
Public endorsement
EMILYs List endorsed Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
NJEA / NEA Fund for Children and Public Education
Public endorsement
NJEA / NEA Fund for Children and Public Education endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
New Democrat Action Fund
Political organization
New Democrat Action Fund endorsed Rebecca Bennett in the 7th congressional district.
314 Action Fund
Political organization
314 Action Fund endorsed Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
End Citizens United
Public figure
End Citizens United endorsed Rebecca Bennett in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Elect Democratic Women
Public figure
Elect Democratic Women endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
Megan O'Rourke
Political organization
Megan O'Rourke endorsed Rebecca Bennett after ending her NJ-7 campaign.
Communications Workers of America District 1
Public endorsement
Communications Workers of America District 1 endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
Morris County Democrats
Public figure
Morris County Democrats endorsed Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Morris County Democratic Committee
Political organization
Morris County Democratic Committee endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Union County Democrats
Labor organization
Union County Democrats endorsed Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Door-to-Door Democracy
Public endorsement
Door-to-Door Democracy endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Hunterdon County Democrats
Public figure
Hunterdon County Democrats endorsed Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District primary.
College Democrats of New Jersey
Public endorsement
College Democrats of New Jersey endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
Tri-State Maxed Out Womens PAC
Political organization
Tri-State Maxed Out Womens PAC endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
Former Summit Elected Officials and Community Leaders
Public endorsement
Former Summit elected officials and community leaders endorsed Rebecca Bennett.
Jordan Glatt
Public figure
Jordan Glatt endorsed Rebecca Bennett in the NJ-7 Democratic primary.
Patrick Murphy
Political organization
Patrick Murphy's Taking The Hill PAC endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
Taking The Hill PAC
Political organization
Taking The Hill PAC endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$4.3M
$3.2M
$2.1M
$1.1M
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$4.3M
$1.4M
$2.8M
$157.0K
Source: FEC
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