Bedminster Golf District Becomes Pivotal Contest for Trump’s Final Congressional Term
Republican leaders are rallying to keep Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th district, a seat that could determine control of the House as President Trump’s term ends.
In a gathering at Hawke Point Golf Club, Speaker Mike Johnson called on Republican voters to help secure Tom Kean Jr.’s re-election in New Jersey’s 7th district, the area surrounding President Trump’s Bedminster golf course. Kean, seeking a third term, faces Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, who hopes to capture the seat for her party. The district, which Trump won by a slim margin and later flipped for a Democratic governor, is viewed as a decisive battleground among the few neutral House seats left.
Johnson warned that heavy spending aimed at unseating Kean would not succeed, while Kean highlighted his bipartisan record and support for both the Biden and Trump administrations. Bennett’s campaign stresses a coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans, and criticizes Kean’s recent absence from Congress due to treatment for depression and alleged stock-trading activity.
Why it matters
The outcome could decide which party controls the House and shape the final two years of President Trump's agenda.
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