Democrat candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-29.
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Economy and cost of living
Bennett says she would work with both parties to bring down costs and support good-paying jobs. Her plans include cutting red tape to build more housing, passing paid family leave, funding job training and apprenticeships, backing unions and workers' rights, and setting a predictable trade policy.
“Pass paid family leave, because parents should be able to balance work with supporting their kids and loved ones.”
Bennett says she would fully restore the state and local tax (SALT) deduction so New Jersey taxpayers are no longer double taxed. She also says she would fund elder care across New Jersey.
“Fully restore the SALT deduction so that New Jersey taxpayers are no longer double taxed on their hard-earned income.”
Bennett says she would protect people with pre-existing conditions, restore the Medicaid and Medicare cuts, and raise mental health funding. She also wants to cut administrative burdens for health workers and pay providers and insurers for keeping people healthy rather than for the number of procedures.
Bennett says she would work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on bipartisan solutions, including on immigration reform. The passages give no specifics on what that reform would contain.
Bennett says she would restore a woman's right to choose at the federal level and ensure New Jersey women's reproductive rights and health are not infringed upon.
“Restore a woman’s right to choose at the federal level and ensure that New Jersey women’s reproductive rights and health are not infringed upon.”
Bennett says she would address climate change by investing in renewable energy, offering incentives for solar and electric vehicles, upgrading the power grid, and keeping environmental regulations in place. She also says she wants to lower energy costs with clean, reliable and domestic energy sources.
“Incentivize the use of renewable and green energy, including solar installation and electric vehicles, and upgrade our power grid to meet increased energy demand through new technologies.”
Bennett says she would pass gun safety reforms to keep firearms away from people who shouldn't have them and get weapons of war off the streets. She would also reinstate the tax on silencers and restore CDC gun safety research funding.
“Get weapons of war off our streets – it should not be easier for untrained civilians to access these weapons than it is for members of our armed forces.”
Bennett says she would prepare the military for cyber, drone and AI warfare, improve how the Defense Department develops and buys technology, and counter China as the top strategic threat. She also says she would keep the armed forces apolitical and keep the U.S. a reliable partner supporting democracy abroad.
“Counter China as the number one strategic threat to global democracy and the United States’ standing over the next 50 years.”
Bennett says she would ban members of Congress from trading stocks, pass campaign finance reform, and protect voting rights and make registering easier. She also says she would hold the administration accountable for ignoring judicial orders and limits on executive power.
“Pass a ban on Members of Congress trading stocks, to ensure that our elected representatives serve the public interest, not their own bottom line.”
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Rebecca Bennett (DEM)
Raised
$4.3M through 2026-06-30individuals $3.9M · PACs $273K · party $221 · from the candidate's other committees $73K · cash on hand $1.4M
LAND I LOVE PAC— $2.1M opposing BennettVOTEVETS— $1.0M supporting BennettLargest donors:
Deborah J Simon $1.1M (8%), NOT Employed; VOTEVETS ACTION FUND $1.0M (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AB PAC $800K (6%); THE BENCH $650K (5%); Joshua Bekenstein $625K (5%), Bain Capital, CO-ChairmanREAL CHANGE PAC— $661K opposing BennettARTICLE ONE PAC— $254K supporting BennettTHE TURNOUT PROJECT— $240K supporting Bennettand 7 more
81 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
603 PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $1,000
BERGEN FIRST $2,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $5,000
BLUE MAJORITY PAC $1,000
BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $5,000
BUILD AMERICA PAC $1,500
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $5,000
CAROLINA VICTORY FUND $1,000
CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $1,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
CROSSPARTISAN PAC I $10K
DE COLORES PAC $1,000
DEFEND THE VOTE $5,000
DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $5,000
DEMOCRATIC VALUES $1,000
DOCTOR'S ORDERS $1,000
DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
EAST BERGEN FIRST CPC $1,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
EMILYS LIST $5,000
EQUALITY PAC $2,500
EVE NIEDERGANG FOR PRINCETON COUNCIL $250
FAIR SHOT PAC $5,000
FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC $7,000
GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS PAC $1,000
GIFFORDS PAC $1,000
HELLCATS PAC $500
HERB CONAWAY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
HMP $5,000
HONOR BOUND PAC $5,000
HOULAPAC $5,500
INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THE $1,000
INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC $5,000
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $5,000
JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $2,000
LA BAMBA PAC $3,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,550
LIFTOFF PAC $2,500
LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
MAC PAC $1,000
MITTEN PAC $5,000
MOMS FED UP $5,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $7,500
NEW JERSEY STATE FIREFIGHTER'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION $6,000
NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $1,000
NRDC ACTION FUND INC PAC $1,000
PATRIOT PAC $10K
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
PROTECT DEMOCRACY NOW $1,000
PUGET PAC $1,500
PURPOSE PAC $5,000
RALPH CAPUTO FOR ASSEMBLY $1,000
RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC $1,000
SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
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