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Rebecca Bennett
Navy helicopter pilot. healthcare leader. Mom.
A former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, officer in the Air National Guard, business leader in healthcare, and mom of two – Rebecca Bennett has always valued service.
Rebecca served in the Navy for over a decade as a helicopter pilot and aircraft commander. While in the service, she earned her M.B.A., with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and started her family. Now she is a recognized business leader, working with mission-driven startups to advance healthcare opportunities for all Americans.
After serving her country for over fifteen years in the military and making waves in healthcare innovation, Rebecca is running for Congress to build a better future for our community. As a mom to two young girls, Rebecca understands first-hand the challenges of balancing work & family while navigating inflation and the rising cost of living.
So Rebecca is stepping up to bring a new kind of leadership to Washington. She’s not interested in scoring political points—she simply wants to make the country a better place for her family and yours.
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Fighting for families like yours
begins with commonsense solutions.
In Congress, Rebecca Bennett will help bring down costs for New Jersey families, expand access to healthcare, and ensure America’s national security is prioritized. Learn more about Rebecca’s priorities and goals by clicking below.
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- Insider NJ
- NJ Spotlight News
Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of 7th District has held the seat for two terms President Trump’s recently-signed budget bill is a two-edged sword: it’s a political victory for the president, but it has also given beleaguered Democrats a cohesive message. At least they hope so, as they plan some...
- New Jersey Globe
U.S. Navy veteran running against Kean has ‘almost $700,000’ on-hand U.S. Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett, among the top contenders in the increasingly crowded Democratic primary to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), raised more than $480,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2025, another hefty sum for the first-time candidate....
- Washington Post
The Democratic Party is pushing to field more veterans as candidates in hopes of appealing to skeptical voters. Rebecca Bennett was addressing about 30 voters, many of them veterans she knew from her work in the community, in a gaming store owned by one of her supporters that featured bookshelves...
- Insider NJ
Rebecca Bennett, former Navy helicopter pilot and candidate for Congress in NJ-07, released the following statement on Tom Kean Jr.’s vote to support Republicans’ Tax Scam budget: “As a mom of two, I know how expensive it is to raise a family in New Jersey. Today, Tom Kean Jr. once...
- NOTUS
The party is revisiting its 2018 strategy of recruiting veterans for public office. Democrats are turning to a tried-and-true campaign strategy as they try to win a House majority next year: recruiting and running military veterans. In some of the 2026 midterm election’s top battleground districts, former Marines, Air Force...
- Politico
Democrats believe veterans and former national security officials can help dig them out of the perception that they’re weak. When Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, the “Hellcats” group chat of aspiring female congresswomen lit up in celebration. All four women in the “Hellcats” chat...
- New Jersey Globe
VoteVets – which supported Kim, Conaway last cycle – weighing in on NJ-7 contest Rebecca Bennett, one of the Democrats hoping to unseat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), will have a well-financed national group on her side as she works to win an increasingly crowded Democratic primary contest. VoteVets PAC,...
- Insider NJ
New Politics is proud to endorse former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, Air National Guard officer, and healthcare business leader Rebecca Bennett for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement: “Rebecca Bennett is a tested and proven leader...
- New Jersey Globe
Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot running as a Democrat for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, raised more than $425,000 during her first two months in the race, an enormous sum for the first-time candidate that starts her campaign off in a formidable position. According to Bennett’s campaign, the...
- Insider NJ
Within 24 hours after launching her campaign for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th District, Democrat Rebecca Bennett has raised over $125,000 — a massive number that positions her as the clear frontrunner for the nomination to take on U.S. Representative Tom Kean, Jr. next year. Bennett’s fundraising haul includes 630...
