Democrat Rebecca Bennett campaigns with Gabby Giffords in push to flip House seat

Democrat Rebecca Bennett enlisted former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in her bid to flip the House seat now held by GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 881

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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NEW PROVIDENCE — Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, whose gun safety group has spent big to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in North Jersey’s 7th District, visited New Jersey Wednesday to stump for Kean’s Democratic challenger, Rebecca Bennett, in the state’s most competitive congressional race.

Giffords’ stop at the New Providence Memorial Library, where she joined Bennett and local advocates …

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