Rebecca Bennett’s Statement on Tom Kean Jr. Reporting Even More Stock Trades

Reminder: Kean Jr. campaigned on a promise <https://us.list-manage.com/xztWwmxtAiH?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927>  to ban congressional stock trading and move his assets into a blind trust – he has broken both promises.

SOMERVILLE, NJ — Rebecca Bennett, former Navy helicopter pilot, healthcare leader, and mom of two, released the following statement after Congressman Tom Kean Jr.’s Periodic Transaction Report – which is affixed with his own signature – showed more than a dozen new individual stock trades <https://us.list-manage.com/vv2gJNEtM42?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927>  both during and after his absence from Congress:

“Tom Kean Jr. is a poster child for the failed culture of Washington corruption,” Rebecca Bennett said. “He promised voters that he would bring ‘the highest levels of ethics and transparency <https://us.list-manage.com/WBxRATq20p3?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927> ’ to Washington, but he has spent the last four years trading stocks and breaking his promise to put his assets into a blind trust. While Kean Jr. is focused on enriching himself, I’ve already divested all of my individual stocks because there should never be a question about who I am running to serve.”

During his first campaign for Congress, Kean Jr. promised his constituents that he would move his millions in personal assets into a blind trust <https://us.list-manage.com/btsteAM2CuB?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927> . He has failed to deliver on that promise and throughout his time in Congress has traded individual stocks. Today’s disclosure is the latest to show that he continued to play the stock market <https://us.list-manage.com/1AlNyQXy5Uk?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927>  during his four month absence <https://us.list-manage.com/6lmE8WOyS38?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927> .

In contrast, Rebecca Bennett has already divested all of her individual stocks and if elected, will fight to pass a stock trading ban for all members of Congress. She’s endorsed by End Citizens United <https://us.list-manage.com/6kxZ6GYnQvT?e=6bf49449f3&c2id=1c4ce9f5d4d6098e01bd83dca3215927> , signed onto the Political Integrity Pledge, a vow to not take corporate PAC money, and will work to overturn Citizens United to get dark money out of politics.

Rebecca Bennett, Democratic Nominee for Congress in NJ-07, is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, officer in the Air National Guard, healthcare leader, and mom of two. Rebecca served in the Navy for over a decade as a helicopter pilot and aircraft commander. After serving her country for over fifteen years in the military and making waves in healthcare innovation, Rebecca is running to unseat Tom Kean, Jr. 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.