Our blind raters scored the candidates on their response to: What coalitions and community partners are you currently working with?

Beth Ellen Adubato

  • Community Food Bank
  • Food Bank Network of Somerset County
  • Mental Health Association of Morris County
  • RVCC—guidance counselors
  • NJ Reentry
  • Women Rising
  • SAVE of Essex County
  • SAFE in Hunterdon County
  • Hudson PRIDE
  • Hudson County Prosecutors’ Office SVU division
  • Partners—Transforming Lives Through Justice
  • NJ CASA

Brian Varela

We have endorsements from two national organizations, as well as 38 Democratic leaders across the district and state. Beyond that, we are in conversation with a large number of NJ-based and national organizations which want to help Democrats flip this seat. This includes organizations like the Working Families Parties, 32 BJ SEIU, a number of other unions, Planned Parenthood, the DCCC and dozens more. I’m happy to provide more detailed info about any of these endorsements and potential partners as is helpful.

Megan O’Rourke

I have been doing outreach with numerous organizations including (but not limited to):

  • Political: Indivisible, The Union, League of Women Voters
  • Environmental: Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Climate Revolution Action Network, League of Conservation Voters, Raritan Headwaters, Ridge & Valley Conservancy, Climate Reality Project
  • Agricultural: NOFA-NJ, Foodshed Alliance
  • Scientific: American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Union of Concerned Scientists, TriSocieties

Michael Roth

I am proud to be running a people-powered, grassroots campaign, and have connected with local elected officials (both past and present) and former candidates, community leaders like small business owners, faith leaders, and climate champions, local affiliates of labor unions, and members of Indivisible chapters, like here in Lambertville and over in Flemington with the Garden State Values. Endorsements include: Nora G. Radest, Former Mayor of Summit, 2016-2024; Claire Toth, Incoming Summit Council President; David Naidu, Former Summit City Council President and Council Member; Andrea J. Stein, Former Chair, Summit Municipal Democratic Committee, 2019-2023; and Terri Tauber, Former Chair, Summit Municipal Democratic Committee, 2008-2015, and Treasurer, Summit Municipal Democratic Committee; Thomas Dackow, Board Member of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters; Fmr. Congressman Earl Pomeroy, former Representative for North Dakota’s At-Large District and co-chair of the bipartisan Rural Health Care Coalition; Don Graves Jr., former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce.

Rebecca Bennett

I have earned a growing list of endorsements that includes members of Congress such as Pat Ryan, Seth Moulton, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, and former Congressman Patrick Murphy; national organizations like VoteVets, New Politics, Vote Mama, The Next 50, Leadership Now, and Taking the Hill PAC; and local Democrats including former Summit Mayor Jordan Glatt, former Summit Council President Marjorie Fox and former Summit Council member Phyllis Sank, Lambertville Mayor Andrew Novick and Council President Benedetta Lambert, and State Senator Joseph Cryan – the first sitting state legislator to endorse in NJ-07.

 I have also been on the ground this last year knocking on doors, making phone calls, and helping elect Democrats across NJ-07, whether it’s with our county parties or with grassroots groups, volunteers, and elected officials and candidates.

Tina Shah

I am working with each of the CD-7 county parties and local committees to engage and build relationships with leaders, volunteers, and voters. I’m also a longstanding member of – and continuing to work with in my new capacity as candidate – local and national physician organizations that are working to address our healthcare challenges, including the Medical Society of NJ, the American Medical Association PAC, and others.