Take Action New Jersey
NJ-07 (Kean Jr. - R), NJ-09 (Pou - D)
New Jersey represents a decent chance to pick up a seat in the U.S. Congress. Second-term Republican Congressman Thomas Kean Jr. is vulnerable in the purple 7th New Jersey Congressional District. Cook rates the race as Even, even though no clear Democratic opponent has emerged. In 2024, Nellie Pou (NJ-09) made history as the first Latina from New Jersey elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Pou has decades of legislative service at the state and federal levels. Cook rates her district as Lean D.
The June primary win of Mikie Sherrill to lead the Democrats’ bid to hold on to the governor’s seat has cheered the state’s Democratic party. Sherrill will face a Republican whose political views are tied directly to Trump, whose unfavourability rating is growing.