---
type: Candidate
title: "Brian Varela"
description: "U.S. House candidate, NJ-07 (2026)"
office: "U.S. House"
state: "NJ"
district: "NJ-07"
party: "DEM"
stance: "challenger"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "VARELA FOR CONGRESS"
  id: "C00902205"
ids:
  fec: "H2NJ08265"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, house, nj]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Brian Varela

Democratic challenger for U.S. House (NJ-07), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- VARELA FOR CONGRESS (C00902205)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.