N.J.’s 7th Congressional District: Sue Altman Has Ties to Anti-Israel Group, Individuals

Sue Altman, the presumptive Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s seventh congressional district, has ties to anti-Israel individuals and organizations that could hurt her in a general-election matchup against incumbent Representative Thomas Kean Jr. (R) in the heavily Jewish district.

Altman served as executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Party (NJWFP) and the New Jersey Working Families Alliance (NJWFA) from 2019 to 2023, and the NJWFP listed her as their only candidate running in the state in 2024.

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Zach Kessel

Zach Kessel was a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism and a recent graduate of Northwestern University.

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Sue Altman, the presumptive Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s seventh congressional district, has ties to anti-Israel individuals and organizations that could hurt her in a general-election matchup against incumbent Representative Thomas Kean Jr. (R) in the heavily Jewish district.

Altman served as executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Party (NJWFP) and the New Jersey Working Families Alliance (NJWFA) from 2019 to 2023, and the NJWFP listed her as their only candidate running in the state in 2024.