Candidate profile: Michael Roth in New Jersey’s 7th District

The NJ-7 race

Michael Roth is one of 11 candidates listed in the contested race for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

The field includes nine Democrats, one Republican and one independent. Republican Thomas H. Kean Jr. is the incumbent. Roth is among the Democratic candidates seeking the House seat.

No candidate biography is on file. The campaign finance figures list how much each campaign has raised and spent, but there is no cash-on-hand figure on file for any candidate. Cash on hand is a separate measure, so it cannot be determined by simply subtracting spending from money raised.

Michael Roth’s campaign

Roth is running as a Democrat. His campaign reports $1,281,083.36 raised and $1,241,003.18 spent.

No documented policy positions are on file for Roth. That means the campaign finance totals and his party affiliation are the principal official details listed for his candidacy at this stage of the race.

The full candidate field

Each candidate’s listed party and campaign finance totals are below:

• Rebecca Bennett, Democrat: Her campaign reports raising $4,272,033.75 and spending $2,826,339.70.
• Michael Joseph Garth, Democrat: His campaign reports raising $500 and spending $61.81.
• Valentina E. Esq. Mendoza, Democrat: Her campaign reports raising $1,630 and spending $2,344.09.
• Megan O'rourke, Democrat: Her campaign reports raising $570,759.37 and spending $570,759.37.
• Michael Roth, Democrat: His campaign reports raising $1,281,083.36 and spending $1,241,003.18.
• Felipe Santos, Democrat: His campaign reports raising $0 and spending $0.
• Beth Ellen Ph.d. Adubato, Democrat: Her campaign reports raising $167,878.88 and spending $165,371.87.
• Randall Terry, independent: His campaign reports raising $0 and spending $0.
• Tina Shah, Democrat: Her campaign reports raising $2,332,693.49 and spending $2,168,501.74.
• Thomas H. Jr. Kean, Republican incumbent: His campaign reports raising $4,892,806.59 and spending $1,306,887.91.
• Sara Sooy, Democrat: Her campaign reports raising $54,490.89 and spending $54,490.89.

These totals describe reported campaign activity. Because no cash-on-hand amounts are on file, the figures do not establish how much money any campaign currently has available to spend.

Policy positions and the election process

There are no documented policy positions on file for any of the 11 candidates. The official candidate information therefore does not establish where Roth or the other candidates stand on specific issues.

The next clear date for voters is the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Before voting, voters can watch for additional campaign finance filings, candidate biographies and documented positions on federal issues. Those additions would give voters more information about each campaign’s priorities and activity without changing the basic structure of the race: 11 listed candidates competing for the U.S. House seat in New Jersey’s 7th District.