NEW: Rebecca Bennett and National Democrats Have Nothing But Lies on Tom Kean Jr.

A new report exposes Rebecca Bennett and national Democrats for doubling down on a debunked claim that Tom Kean Jr. personally traded stocks while he was receiving treatment for depression.

Not only did Kean place all of his investable assets into a blind structure managed by independent professionals, but just days ago, he also voted for and spoke in support of legislation to ban Members of Congress and their families from trading their own stocks.

Read the full story here or see excerpts below:

FACT CHECK: Bennett, Dems Double Down on Debunked Kean Stock-Trading Claim
SaveJersey
Matt Rooney
July 27, 2026

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Democrat NJ-07 nominee Rebecca Bennett and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have repeatedly attacked the Republican incumbent over financial disclosure reports showing transactions involving stocks in his portfolio, including transactions made while the Republican congressman was receiving treatment for depression.

There’s one rather significant problem with the attack: Kean says he doesn’t make the trades.

Kean has placed his investable assets in a structure managed by independent financial professionals who, according to the congressman, make investment decisions without his “input, prior knowledge, or direction.”

That distinction has already made its way into New Jersey political reporting. The New Jersey Globe recently characterized Bennett’s contention that Kean continued personally trading stocks while hospitalized as a repetition of “false claims” previously advanced by the DCCC.

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Kean, meanwhile, voted on July 22nd for the Stop Insider Trading Act, legislation intended to bar members of Congress, their spouses, and even their dependent children from trading individual publicly traded stocks.

He also took to the House floor to make his position clear.

“Members of Congress should serve the public — not profit from public office,” Kean said.

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The NRCC says the distinction between Kean owning stocks and personally directing their purchase or sale is being deliberately blurred.

“Lying Rebecca Bennett and the DC insiders backing her continue to peddle false claims about Tom Kean Jr.,” NRCC spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole said, arguing that Kean is instead “fighting to clean up corruption in Washington.”

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