Westfield, NJ: Practicing physician and Democratic candidate for Congress Dr. Tina Shah announced today that she ended 2025 crossing the million dollar threshold, raising $1,017,000, and becoming the fastest NJ-07 Democratic candidate to this benchmark. This milestone underscores Dr. Shah’s momentum and establishes her as the top candidate to defeat Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr. in one of the most competitive races in the country this year. Shah enters 2026 with nearly $650,000 on hand.
“I am so proud of the support our campaign has earned,” said Dr. Shah. “We need a representative who will lower costs for working families, protect reproductive rights, and ensure everyone has access to high-quality healthcare. New Jerseyans are demanding leaders who will put patients over industry profits. Our campaign is fighting to serve hardworking families, not Donald Trump’s billionaire buddies or special interests, and that's why I will flip NJ-07 in November.”
Race raters agree that Kean Jr. is highly vulnerable: The Center for Politics and Cook Political Report rate NJ-07 as one of the top “toss-up” congressional races in the country. Additionally, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has included Tom Kean Jr. in their 2026 “Districts in Play” list.
Dr. Tina Shah is an intensive care doctor who has spent her career fighting for her patients and to improve the quality of care in New Jersey and across the country. A triple board-certified physician, Tina has cared for patients at their most vulnerable and seen firsthand how rising costs, insurance denials, and political dysfunction put lives at risk. Instead of accepting the broken healthcare system, Tina got to work to fix it from both the public and private sectors. She served under three presidential administrations, developing innovative strategies to expand access to healthcare to veterans and leading the first federal plan to combat the burnout that drove doctors and nurses out of the field. In New Jersey, she successfully fought for legislation that stopped insurance companies from denying care. As Chief Medical Officer of an AI healthcare company, she also led efforts to cut red tape for doctors and nurses, freeing them to focus on patients and outcomes instead of paperwork. Today, Tina is running for Congress to restore sanity and science in Washington and deliver the stable, compassionate leadership New Jersey’s 7th District deserves.
To learn more about Tina and join the campaign, visit www.drtinashahforcongress.com.
