Rep. Tom Kean Jr. faces Democrat Sue Altman in NJ’s 7th Congressional District [Video]

NEW JERSEY (WABC) — Too often local races are drowned out by the drum beat of negative advertising.

The race in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District has become hotly contested once again.

Incumbent Tom Kean Jr. is trying to hold onto his seat in the House of Representatives being challenged by Democrat Sue Altman.

We sat down with the congressman to talk about issues impacting New Jersey.

“We need to lower taxes, we need energy independence and we need to have the backing of cops and we need to secure our southern border,” Kean (R-NJ-7th) said.

In addition, the congressman strongly supports Israel and Ukraine. He also wants to see more fiscal responsibility here at home.

“The massive spending out of Washington DC over the last couple of years is what’s putting New Jersey and the country in this situation of higher interest rates,” Kean said.

Kean supports Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare and …